Principal Environment Scientist

AtkinsRéalis one of the world’s leading providers of engineering professional consulting and support services with offices across Ireland. We are seeking a self-motivated, proactive and driven Principal Environmental Scientist with excellent communication skills to join our Environment team. You will work alongside engineers, environmental scientists, and other staff on our portfolio of infrastructure projects in Ireland that includes some of the most exciting and pivotal projects in the water, energy and transport sectors, as well as on specialist environmental projects.

• Responsible for leading the development and delivery of complex projects/programs on accelerated delivery timelines.
• You will work closely with our project managers, internal/external design teams, planners and our clients to schedule and monitor work programs, mitigate risk to program delivery and plan internal resources accordingly.
• Is capable of organising, managing and delivering large / strategic environmental projects, including EIARs and non-statutory environmental reports.
• Can motivate, mentor and provide guidance to staff on the environmental team.
• Has excellent project management skills, including technical delivery, management of finances, client liaison and programme delivery on complex and/or multi-disciplinary projects.
• Combines excellent organisational, technical, numerical and communication skills to demonstrate logical thinking and concise reporting.
• Project management of a wide variety of projects (transport, energy etc.) ensuring delivery on time, within budget and to high technical standards.
• Liaison with clients, stakeholders, regulators, sub-contractors and other internal disciplines.
• Preparation of proposals and input into bids for multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects.
• Managing project teams including working with the local and wider AtkinsRéalis teams across Ireland and the UK.
• You will also establish and maintain excellent working relationships with our sub-consultants.

• Degree qualified in a relevant science or environmental engineering subject (e.g. environmental science, sustainability, air and climate, noise, geology, hydrogeology etc).
• Masters qualified in a relevant specialism preferred, but not essential.
• You must have relevant post-graduate experience within a consultancy environment, specifically in the preparation and co-ordination of EIAR and non-statutory environmental reports etc.
• Chartered Membership of relevant professional body.
• Demonstrable experience working on different types of projects (transport, energy  etc.).
• Excellent working knowledge and demonstrable understanding of relevant planning and environmental legislation, and technical guidance and industry standards / best practice, particularly in relation to the preparation of EIARs.
• Proven track record in technical report writing and ability to complete technical reports to required best practice standards.
• Proven track record in project management of major environmental projects and development of bids.
• Experience of providing technical support and mentoring as part of a team.

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