eMagine Solutions
Senior Environmental Specialist (ESIA/EIA)
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We’re hiring for a 50,000-person leading international, multidisciplinary consultancy with offices in London and across the Middle East and Africa. They’re looking for a highly experienced Senior Environmental Specialist (ESIA/EIA) with strong ecological impact skills to join their established Water & Environment team in London.
This is a delivery-focused role supporting major infrastructure programmes across planning/urban design and transport, in the UK and internationally.
What you’ll be doing
- Lead and deliver workstreams across ESIA/EIA, ESMS, SEA and planning assignments
- Assess environmental and social impacts for large-scale infrastructure projects and programmes
- Own delivery of project tasks to meet client requirements, budget and timelines
- Manage specialist sub-consultants and coordinate multi-disciplinary studies
- Support business development: proposals, budgets/fee estimates, client relationships, opportunity pursuit
- Present confidently to clients (meetings, workshops, presentations)
- Supervise, manage and mentor junior staff (including planners and interns outside the core environment team)
- Travel internationally as required (typically 1–3 weeks at a time)
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What we’re looking for (must-have)
- Bachelor’s (2:1 or above) and/or Master’s in environmental/ecological discipline
- 5–8+ years relevant experience in ESIA/EIA (ecological component strongly preferred)
- Experience working in a multi-disciplinary consultancy
- Strong report writing skills (clear, concise, structured)
- Knowledge of international safeguard standards (e.g. IFC, World Bank, EBRD, AfDB)
- Excellent communication and presentation skills; proactive, motivated, collaborative
- Strong IT skills (common professional software)
- Fluent written and spoken English
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Highly desirable
- International project experience (especially Africa and/or the Middle East)
- Knowledge of UK EIA legislation and the UK planning system
- Additional languages (especially Portuguese, also French/Spanish)
- Working towards or holding membership/chartership (IEMA, IES, CIEEM, CIWEM or similar)
- Any of: air quality, noise, water resources, GIS
Package (high level)
- Salary negotiable based on experience
- Non-contributory pension (minimum 10% company contribution)
- 35% uplift while working overseas + per diem
- Medical insurance
- Discretionary bonus
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