Associate / Associate Director, EIA - Onshore Renewables (UK Wide)

Overview

In this role you drive environmental consents for onshore renewables, shaping planning strategies and delivering EIA-led insights. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to support large-scale projects and pursue new business opportunities. You’ll balance technical delivery with stakeholder engagement, policy awareness, and leadership across project lifecycles. This is a strategic position with impact on the UK renewables pipeline and the firm’s Net Zero objectives. You’ll join a culture that values curiosity, inclusion, and practical innovation.

Pay / Benefits

• Work-life balance
• Hybrid working policy
• Inclusivity and belonging
• Thrive health and wellbeing programme
• Virtual GP service
• Gymflex discount up to 40% on gym memberships

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate environmental contributions across project designs and assessments
• Deliver environmental advice and support to clients, PMs, and colleagues
• Lead large, complex projects with oversight on quality, safety, finance, and delivery
• Recruit, bid, and manage project teams; contribute to financial management
• Drive market growth in onshore renewables through bids, proposals, and framework opportunities
• Promote innovative approaches (Digital EIA, Future Ready EIA) and improve performance
• Mentor and develop internal teams; foster an inclusive, positive team culture
• Build and maintain strong client relationships and manage stakeholder/regulator engagement
• Identify opportunities to influence project strategy, resourcing, and delivery
• Lead thought leadership and cross-functional collaboration with sector leads and account managers
• Support planning applications, EIA work, and DCO/examinations as part of consenting
• Contribute to business development and strategic planning in the renewables sector

Key requirements

• Relevant environmental or planning degree (or equivalent experience) with chartered status or working towards chartership
• Experience delivering Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) for onshore renewables
• Familiarity with consenting processes, including HRA and planning regimes
• Strong client communications and stakeholder engagement skills
• Knowledge of environmental and planning policy trends
• Excellent written and verbal communication, reporting and QA
• Proven people management and team development experience
• Experience in bids, proposals, and strategic planning for new work

• leadership
• stakeholder engagement
• communication
• Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) for onshore renewables
• Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA)
• planning regimes (Town and Country Planning Act, Planning Act 2008)

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