Senior / Principal EIA Consultant (Aviation)

Overview

In this role you will help navigate the environmental consent landscape to enable aviation expansion. You will work within the Environmental Consents team in London to shape planning approaches, provide EIA and related environmental advice, and deliver multi-disciplinary inputs across projects. You’ll collaborate with specialists to improve environmental performance on aviation schemes and contribute to business development and mentoring. This is an opportunity to influence major UK aviation infrastructure with innovative techniques and a strong focus on sustainability.

Pay / Benefits

• Work-life balance
• hybrid working policy
• inclusive culture and Belonging
• Thrive wellbeing programme
• Virtual GP service
• gymflex scheme (up to 40% off) and menopause support package

Responsibilities

• Manage environmental inputs for aviation projects including planning applications, EIA, airspace change proposals, and DCO support
• Lead bidding, project delivery, and financial management for multi-disciplinary aviation projects
• Coordinate and deliver environmental surveys, reports (Environmental Statements, scoping, screening), and HSE considerations
• Engage with clients, stakeholders, and partners to secure opportunities and guide resourcing, programming, and strategy
• Support business development through proposals and strategic bid activities
• Promote innovation in techniques (Digital EIA, Technical Excellence, Future Ready EIA) and upskill junior colleagues
• Lead meetings with internal teams and external clients, ensuring timely delivery and quality
• Contribute to the wider WSP business strategy while maintaining health, safety, and wellbeing values

Key requirements

• Environmental degree-level qualification in EIA or similar
• Practitioner or Chartered Environmental Status and Full IEMA membership (or equivalent)
• Experience delivering EIA for aviation schemes under UK planning regimes (e.g., TCPA 1990, Planning Act 2008)
• Proven ability to coordinate tasks across technical teams and external stakeholders while delivering on time and within budget
• Ability to lead and participate in meetings with clients and partners
• Experience coordinating environmental surveys and related HSE requirements
• Bid preparation experience and handling client change requests with appropriate fee adjustments
• Strong written and verbal communication, report writing, and quality assurance skills

• leadership
• stakeholder management
• communication
• EIA (aviation schemes)
• planning applications
• Environmental Statements

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