Senior EIA Associate Director (Energy Sector), UK-Wide

At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40 countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are Jacobs' greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family–friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched–funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work–life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We're happy to discuss hybrid, part–time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business

About the opportunity:

We are looking for an Associate Director with a track record in environmental leadership roles for major energy sector projects to join our team leading some of the largest, most complex and exciting projects in the UK. Our team of EIA Specialists have excellent relationships and active frameworks and projects in the energy sector. To support our energy clients' aspirations for growth, we are currently looking for individuals with relevant experience and capability in energy sector Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), such as for renewable energy generation or electricity transmission/distribution.

Your Impact:

You will have a pivotal role in major project delivery, working closely with our clients and helping to lead our environmental assessment and consents workstreams. Your project experience will enable you to bring together a diverse team of environmental specialists, working as part of project teams to assess potential effects, embedding environment and sustainability in the design and delivery of our projects.

• A degree in a relevant discipline.
• Experience in delivering EIAs and preparing Environmental Statements (ES).
• Knowledge and experience of the UK energy sector.
• Knowledge and understanding of consenting regimes, such as the Planning Act/Development Consent Orders (DCO), Transport & Works Act, and Town & Country Planning Act.
• Strong leadership, project management and governance experience, with demonstrable commitment to health, safety and security and inclusivity, the integration of project legacy into decision making, and champion of innovative thinking to improve project and legacy outcomes
• A demonstrable commitment to health, safety and security and inclusivity
• Chartered status and Full Membership of a recognised relevant professional body (e.g. IEMA). Where a candidate does not meet this requirement, they would be expected to achieve this within their first year.

We support agile careers and also have opportunities for you to work on our wider portfolio of projects across various sectors including those in flood alleviation, water and transportation (highways and rail).

Our Culture:

We're invested in you and your success. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to make inclusion and diversity core attributes of our identity, embedded in all our employment and business practices in all locations. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative.

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