Senior EIA / Environmental Services Consultant

Senior EIA / Environmental Services Consultant -(BIE00033T)Your Impact:At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our businessAbout the opportunity:Our Water & Environment business is recognised as a leader in the provision of environmental consultancy for innovative and exciting major projects across the UK and Europe. We were highly commended as Large Consultancy of the Year Award at the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM)’s 2023 Awards and are part of a company listed as one of the World's Most Admired Companies in engineering and construction by Fortune magazine. Our Sustainable Business Objectives define our aspirations for how we can make a difference in creating a sustainable future for all.You will have a key role in major project delivery, working closely with our clients and helping to lead our environmental assessment and consents workstreams. Your project experience will enable you to bring together a diverse team of environmental specialists, working as part of project teams to assess potential effects, embedding environment and sustainability in the design and delivery of our projects.You will support a team of environmental and planning professionals on a variety of projects across a range of sectors. We have a portfolio of high-profile projects with Transport Infrastructure Ireland, National Transport Authority, Irish Water, Eirgrid, Local Authorities, IDA, NI Water, Translink and clients in the private sector.Our team is delivering projects for these clients and we are looking for enthusiastic and flexible staff to join our highly successfully team.You will join a vibrant and friendly environmental team, with opportunities to deliver projects across a range of sectors, including energy, water, sustainability and transport. As an Environmental Consultant at Jacobs you will have the opportunity to influence environmental outcomes for some of the most exciting major projects in Ireland, the UK and further afield. We actively encourage you to achieve your career goals, whether that be in developing existing skills, or expanding your capability into new areas. We want to inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can learn, grow, and succeed, and make a real difference to the global community.Here's What You'll Need:A degree in a relevant disciplineA good understanding of the environmental impacts associated with major projectsExperience in delivering EIAs and other types of assessments for a range of clientsKnowledge and understanding of consenting regimes in Ireland and the UK A good awareness and understanding of relevant stakeholdersStrong organisational, communication and inter-personal skills and collaborative working capabilities to co-ordinate and work within multi-disciplinary and diverse teamsChartered status and Full Membership of a recognised relevant professional body (e.g. IEMA), where a candidate does not meet this requirement, they would be expected to achieve this within their first year