RPS is looking for an EIA consultant to join us at our busy and vibrant head office near Oxford, or to be based at our offices across the UK (Brighton, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Chepstow, Edinburgh).We are working on some of the most exciting Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects in the UK and internationally at the moment including as lead for the new BP/EnBW Offshore Wind Farms, international interconnectors, Gatwick Airport Northern Runway Project and innovative battery storage and energy projects across the UK. Our team works with AWE and Radioactive Waste Management (RWM), as well as many major energy companies. Our track record in renewables, transport and net zero carbon means that we gain repeat business across these sectors.
This will be a great move for a candidate who is ready for the next stage in their career. This role has the potential to include a mix of team work from our office and working from home and will increase your experience across a variety of projects from small to large long-term flagship projects, across primarily infrastructure (airports, highways, energy and waste), leisure and residential industry.
Your role
RPS is a leading global environmental consultancy. We specialise in all areas of the built and natural environment, shaping the future of our environmental, social and economic landscapes. You’ll be working within a multi-disciplinary environment with highly experienced and collaborative colleagues. There is a genuine ethos of ensuring a good work/life balance within this diverse and friendly team. You will have the opportunity to be part of a highly regarded environmental team, including leading industry experts as well as partner with the wider RPS Health Impact Assessment, sustainability, climate change, planning, landscape, ecology, heritage and transport teams.
You’ll manage a range of EIA projects within a consultancy environment and provide advice on EIA Regulations and screen, scope and produce Environmental Statements and a typical week could include:
Work on major EIA projects for internal and external clients.
Working with our experienced EIA team to manage multi-disciplinary teams (internal and external) for nationally significant infrastructure projects. Many of these teams are based within the Oxford office, facilitating close working with transport, landscape, ecology, heritage and planning teams.
Drafting reports.
Detailed technical review of ES chapters in preparation for client or legal review.
Working with our digital and design teams to further develop our capacity in digital EIA.
Your skills/experience
You will need to have excellent report writing skills, be able to work collaboratively and have the ability to work with clients legal teams and other consultancies. A good eye for detail is essential as is strong problem-solving skills, helping to address client concerns and ‘make complex easy’.
We’d like you to have a first degree in a relevant environmental subject and ideally an MSc in a relevant topic e.g. Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Management or similar. You’ll have some experience in working in a consultancy or related sector and an understanding of what is required to manage EIA projects. A desire to work in the offshore wind and the radioactive waste/nuclear industries would be an advantage.
There will be some travel so a full UK driving license is required.
What we offer you
We will provide you with a flexible, friendly and creative environment to develop your skills and challenge yourself. Via our robust career development framework, we are proud to be able to support our people to innovate, collaborate and build meaningful careers. Our network of people and knowledge will expand your horizons and give you access to a variety of interesting projects across the UK.
Our employees are rewarded with competitive salaries, opportunities to invest and many other benefits including: 25 days holiday + bank holidays, Option to purchase up to 5 extra days per year, car allowance, Company pension scheme, Group Disability Scheme, Share Incentive Scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Health Screening, Employee Assistance Programme (including numerous wellbeing initiatives and mental health support), Dental Cover, Gadget Insurance Professional Memberships and access to BenefitHub offering discounts, cash back offers and rewards
About RPS
RPS is a leading global professional services firm of 5,000 people. We define, design and manage projects that create shared value in a complex, urbanising and resource-scarce world. Connecting with our global expertise we make it easy for our clients to create winning solutions for their communities and their clients. By being confidently pragmatic we solve problems that matter. We make complex easy.
Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Mindful that a truly inclusive organization must make appropriate use of talent on a global basis and without unnecessary barriers, we are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion principles in all People processes in order to be as diverse as the communities and clients we work with, thereby securing, developing, and retaining the best available talent for the company’s future.
Our approach to Diversity and inclusion
Our people live our purpose, deliver our promise, and demonstrate our behaviours every day. Our behaviours define who we are. Developed by our people, they underpin everything that we do. They create the memorable experiences we are known for and make RPS a great place to do great work.
‘Stronger Together’ is one of our five core behaviours and it is inherent in creating an inclusive workplace:
‘We are respectful, acknowledge diversity, and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. We bring out the best in one another, always assuming best intent. People who learn and grow thrive in our business, sharing in our success.’