Senior EIA Coordinator Senior Environmental Specialist
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8 hours ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Role Purpose
Egis Engineering Ireland is seeking to appoint a Senior Environmental Consultant to join our expanding Planning and Environmental team.
The Senior EIA Coordinator / Senior Environmental Specialist will lead and coordinate the environmental assessment process for complex infrastructure and development projects. The role focuses on ensuring the technical quality consistency and robustness of Environmental Impact Assessment Reports (EIARs) and associated environmental documentation while working closely with planning design and specialist teams.
This is a senior technical role with responsibility for environmental integration risk management and mentoring junior staff.
Key Responsibilities
We are interested in hearing from passionate and proactive professionals who can demonstrate experience in the following areas:
- Act as EIA Coordinator for multi-disciplinary projects overseeing preparation of EIARs and related environmental assessments.
- Coordinate environmental specialists (ecology water noise air traffic etc.) ensuring timely inputs and consistency across chapters.
- Review EIAR chapters for technical quality completeness and compliance with EIA legislation and guidance.
- Ensure correct application of the mitigation hierarchy and integration of mitigation into project design.
- Lead environmental risk identification and resolution throughout the project lifecycle.
- Provide expert input on environmental topics including water soils biodiversity climate waste and human health.
- Review baseline data impact assessments and significance conclusions for technical robustness.
- Ensure appropriate consideration of Habitats Directive Birds Directive Water Framework Directive and EIA Directive requirements.
- Oversee preparation and review of Natura Impact Statements (NIS) and AA screening documentation.
- Support preparation of environmental management measures CEMP inputs and monitoring proposals.
- Work closely with planning colleagues to align environmental assessments with planning strategy and submission requirements.
- Liaise with clients statutory bodies and internal teams on environmental matters.
- Support responses to statutory queries RFIs and public submissions.
- Contribute to early-stage constraints mapping and environmental inputs to option selection and design development.
Qualifications :
Essential Qualifications and Requirements
- Minimum of a Level 8 or Level 9 qualification (or equivalent) in Environmental Science Environmental Engineering or a related discipline.
- Minimum 710 years experience in environmental consultancy or infrastructure projects.
- Proven experience coordinating EIARs and managing multi-disciplinary environmental inputs.
- Strong understanding of Irish and EU environmental legislation and guidance.
- Demonstrated ability to critically review technical reports and environmental data.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Desirable Requirements
- Experience acting as Lead EIA Coordinator on large infrastructure projects..
- Prior involvement in the design and consenting process for large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Experience leading public consultation and stakeholder engagement activities.
- Membership of a professional body (e.g. IES Engineers Ireland CIEEM).
- Strong interest in sustainability climate adaptation and environmental policy development.
Competences
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- High attention to detail and quality
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Confident decision-making on environmental risk
- Collaborative and proactive approach to teamwork
Additional Information :
What we offer:
We offer a great place to work and competitive salaries. We support staff development through continuing professional development a career pathway programme and a professional association membership so that you can continue to perform at your best and further develop your career.
We facilitate flexible core hours (37.5hrs/week) the bike to work scheme tax saver commuter tickets and have a company pension and a company health insurance group that offers discounts on premiums.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Floor Care
- Hospital Experience
- Hospitality Experience
- Computer Skills
- Environmental Services
- Cleaning Experience
- OSHA
- Contract Management
- Team Management
- Custodial Experience
- EHS
- Commercial Cleaning
About Company
Egis is a leading global architecture, consulting, construction engineering and operating firm. We work side by side with clients to build a more balanced, sustainable and resilient world.
