Principal Environmental Consultant

WSP has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Environmental Consultant to join our large and growing team of environmental professionals in India. The role will be based within the UK Environmental Management and Assessment (EMA) team, which is part of our wider Planning and Consents business.

The role would suit an enthusiastic individual looking to deliver environmental elements of engineering projects, within a wide range of sectors including transmission & distribution, rail, highways, energy and commercial / residential, from feasibility through to planning, including detailed design and construction. 

You will have responsibility for coordinating projects, including tasks relating to bidding, project team management, project delivery, and financial management.

You will be joining a well-respected and leading global environmental consulting team with a wide range of clients across different markets and sectors including national and local government, industrial, commercial and scientific sectors. You will be integrated into the UK EMA team and will be supported in your professional career development with opportunities for training, mentoring and chartership.

Key Competencies / Skills

Essential Skills

We would love to hear from you if you have these essential skills:

• Have an appropriate academic qualification in an environmental, or related discipline (Bachelor's degree or Preferably Master's degree)

• Have at least 10 years’ experience in environmental consultancy, ideally with Environmental Impact Assessment experience

• Are ambitious and appreciate the responsibilities associated with undertaking work in highly technical subject areas

• Have strong communication skills including fluent written and verbal English with report writing skills, such as experience of Environmental Impact Assessment chapter writing

• Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex technical data and prepare clear reports.

• Should be able to explain and present highly technical subject matters in a way that is logical and understandable – using plain English

• Have good collaborative working skills and experience of interfacing with other disciplines and/or diverse stakeholders

• Are a good team worker with excellent and demonstrable attention to detail

• Are confident and highly motivated, with good and proactive communication skills and the ability to work independently, as well as part of a team

• Are able to demonstrate a sensible and proactive approach to project work 

• Are willing to help support, mentor and develop other team members; as we build the team, we would like our experienced hire to mentor, train and manage new team members

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge of the UK planning process and UK environmental legislation

• UK experience and/or UK Professional Memberships in the environmental sector will be an added advantage

• Knowledge on Environmental Assessment process for on-shore and off-shore wind energy projects and infrastructure projects

• Experience working for a global environmental consultancy

• Energy sector and/or highways experience, particularly for large-scale infrastructure projects

• Strategic Environmental Assessment and/or Environmental and Social Impact Assessment experience 

• Experience of producing socio-economic inputs for Environmental Impact Assessments

• Demonstrated leadership capabilities and experience managing project teams including delivering projects to time and on budget and resource management

BGV:

• Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
• Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner”.

The successful applicant would be responsible for many of the following:

• Working with, and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to deliver environmental inputs into projects

• Preparing and reviewing written input into technical environmental reports

• Undertaking desk-based environmental assessments

• Support the career development of more junior colleagues in the India team

• Supporting senior colleagues with ad-hoc project tasks

• Preparation of material supporting marketing and bidding

• Monitoring of deliverables/projects against scope, budget and programme