Associate Director - Environmental Impact Assessment

Associate Director - EIA
Kent/London
Salary up to £70k DOE
Are you an experienced EIA professional ready to take the next step in your career? If you're looking for a role where you can genuinely lead, influence projects, and work closely with clients and multidisciplinary teams, this could be the opportunity for you.
As an Associate EIA Consultant, you'll play a key role in shaping and delivering Environmental Impact Assessments across a diverse portfolio of UK projects. You'll be trusted to take ownership, guide teams, and act as a central point of contact, while still being supported by a collaborative and knowledgeable senior team.
What you'll be doing day to day
In this role, you'll be heavily involved in both the technical and coordination aspects of EIA delivery, including:
·Preparing EIA Screening and Scoping Requests
·Managing and compiling Environmental Statements, including drafting introductory chapters and setting up topic chapter templates
·Coordinating, reviewing, and integrating inputs from topic specialists into cohesive Environmental Statements
·Acting as a key point of contact between clients and the wider project team, ensuring clear communication and high-quality outputs
What we're looking for in you
You'll bring strong EIA coordination experience and the confidence to lead elements of projects independently. Ideally, you'll have:
·Significant experience in an environmental or planning consultancy or public sector environment
·A relevant degree or master's qualification (e.g. Environment and Development, Environmental Policy, Planning, or similar)
·Practitioner membership of ISEP
·Proven experience coordinating EIAs across a range of project types
·The ability to lead aspects of EIA coordination without direct Director supervision
·Experience working on NSIP projects (desirable)
Why join?
You'll benefit from flexible working arrangements, exposure to nationally significant projects, and the chance to collaborate across multiple offices and disciplines. This is a genuine opportunity to step into a role where your expertise will be recognised and your development supported.