Principal Consultant (EIA)

Principal Consultant (EIA)

WSP

Naas, Ireland

As a Principal EIA Consultant, you will take a leading role in delivering Environmental Impact Assessments across a range of sectors including electricity transmission, renewable energy, gas, and other major infrastructure projects. You’ll provide technical direction, manage project delivery, support regulatory processes, and work closely with clients and stakeholders to ensure high‑quality outcomes.

This role is ideal for an experienced consultant ready to step into a more senior, visible position—taking ownership of complex projects, guiding multidisciplinary teams, and contributing to the continued development of our EIA capability.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the delivery of EIAs for major energy and infrastructure schemes
• Provide specialist environmental advice to clients, colleagues, and project managers
• Collaborate with environmental specialists, engineers, and clients to embed sustainable design and environmental enhancement
• Manage complex, multi‑disciplinary project teams to ensure high‑quality, on‑time, and commercially sound outcomes
• Support client relationship development, helping identify opportunities where WSP can add value
• Contribute to business development activity, including supporting bids, proposals, and framework submissions
• Represent WSP at meetings, workshops, and public consultations
• Contribute to innovation in EIA delivery through Digital EIA, Technical Excellence initiatives and Future Ready thinking
• Mentor and support junior team members, contributing to skills development and team capability
• Promote a positive team culture and model WSP’s commitment to health, safety, inclusion, and wellbeing
• Support the wider team in achieving business objectives and delivering high‑quality project outcomes

Your Team

Our Environment team in Ireland is made up of environmental scientists, ecologists, geologists and environmental engineers who work collaboratively to deliver impactful projects across the energy, transport, development, manufacturing and mining sectors. Based in our Naas office, you’ll be part of a supportive and highly capable group with a strong sense of shared ownership and purpose. You’ll help deliver complex, high‑profile projects and contribute to the continued growth and evolution of the team—directly supporting Ireland’s sustainability ambitions.

What we’ll look for you to demonstrate…

• A relevant environmental or planning degree (or equivalent experience)
• Significant experience in EIA delivery for major energy or infrastructure projects
• Strong working knowledge of Irish planning legislation and EU directives, with experience engaging with An Coimisiún Pleanála and public consultation processes
• Broad understanding of environmental issues and how they interact across disciplines
• Experience managing complex projects and coordinating multidisciplinary teams
• Strong relationship‑building skills with clients, regulators, and stakeholders
• Experience contributing to bids, proposals, or business development activities
• Commitment to mentoring and developing others, with experience supporting team capability growth
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Chartership (or working towards Chartership) with a relevant professional body