Senior EIA Consultant

• Step Into Leadership: Develop junior team members while staying hands-on with delivery.
• Variety & Responsibility: From technical report writing to mentoring graduates and leading client meetings, no two weeks are the same.
• Liaising with clients, statutory bodies, and stakeholders to ensure timely, compliant project delivery.
• Conducting or supporting field surveys and interpreting technical data.
• Delegating tasks and providing guidance to junior team members.
• Coordinating and contributing to Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) for a variety of projects.
• Supporting or leading project management to ensure scopes, budgets, and timelines are met.
• Sector Growth: Contribute your expertise to renewable energy, infrastructure, and housing projects.
• Writing and reviewing technical reports and appendices on environmental assessments.

We’re partnering with a specialist environmental consultancy delivering innovative water and renewable energy projects across the UK. They’re seeking an experienced EIA Consultant to join their growing Cardiff team.

If you’re an experienced EIA professional looking to make a real impact, grow your career and work in a supportive, innovative consultancy, we want to hear from you.

• Able to produce clear, concise technical reports and assess environmental risks.
• Comfortable managing your own projects and contributing to multi-disciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of EIA processes and regulatory requirements.
• Mix of public and private sector work (~50/50).
• Experienced in engaging with clients and regulatory authorities.
• Environmental science, ecology, geology, hydrology, or civil engineering.
• Bonus: Experience with renewable energy or infrastructure projects.
• Not suitable: Acoustics or air quality-focused candidates.
• 3–10 years’ experience in EIA consultancy.
• Confident mentoring or delegating to junior colleagues.
• Initial 15-minute chat (role overview).

Salary: Competitive + Bonus + Share Options

This role offers a unique mix of technical work, project coordination, client engagement and mentoring junior staff. If you enjoy a collaborative environment and want a role with depth, challenge, and visible impact, this is for you.

• Supportive, Values-Driven Team: Be known by name, not number. Great ideas move fast.
• Small business with flat hierarchy and collaborative culture.
• Employee-Owned Trust (EOT) with long-term incentives via company shares.
• Cardiff office, hybrid working expected in-office 3 days/week.
• Tax-free bonus scheme plus PAYE bonus depending on tax status.
• Full interview with two staff members: structured questions + case studies.