Senior Consultant (EIA)

Senior Consultant (EIA)

WSP

Naas, Ireland

As a Senior EIA Consultant, you will play a key role in supporting and delivering Environmental Impact Assessments across sectors such as electricity transmission, renewable energy, gas, and wider infrastructure. You will contribute technical expertise, manage work packages, coordinate multidisciplinary inputs, and support engagement with clients, regulators and stakeholders.

This is an excellent opportunity for a developing consultant ready to take on more responsibility—supporting project delivery, mentoring junior colleagues, and building your profile within a high‑performing team.

In this role, you will:

• Support the delivery of EIAs and environmental assessments for major energy and infrastructure projects
• Provide environmental advice to project managers, clients and colleagues across disciplines
• Coordinate inputs from environmental specialists and engineering teams to ensure integrated, high‑quality outputs
• Take responsibility for specific workstreams, tasks, and deliverables within complex projects
• Assist with client communication, attending meetings, workshops and public consultations
• Contribute to the preparation of tenders, proposals and supporting business development activities
• Help embed innovation through Digital EIA, technical best practice and Future Ready thinking
• Support and mentor junior team members, contributing to a positive learning culture
• Promote a collaborative team environment and uphold WSP’s commitment to health, safety, inclusion and wellbeing
• Work proactively to help the team meet deadlines, deliver quality, and achieve project and business objectives

What we’ll look for you to demonstrate…

• A relevant environmental or planning degree (or equivalent experience)
• Experience supporting or delivering EIAs for energy or infrastructure projects
• Good working knowledge of Irish planning legislation, environmental regulations and EU directives
• Understanding of environmental issues across multiple technical disciplines
• Experience coordinating project tasks, managing deadlines and delivering high‑quality outputs
• Strong communication and relationship‑building skills with clients, colleagues and stakeholders
• Experience supporting bids, proposals or other business development activities
• Commitment to personal development and mentoring junior colleagues
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Working towards Chartership (or an interest in pursuing it)