Associate Director – EIA (London)

The opportunity

• Impactful work: Lead and advise on major UK projects, coordinating multi -disciplinary teams and in -house planners.
  

• Sector breadth: Housing, education, retail, leisure, sport and infrastructure—varied portfolios and marquee clients.
  

• Evolving regime: Help shape best practice as policy shifts from traditional EIA to EOR, strengthening our client’s offer and delivery model.
  

• Career platform: Take a senior leadership role with visibility, client ownership, team mentoring and scope to grow.
  

What you’ll do

• Lead EIA strategy, scoping, ES/EO documentation and submissions; ensure technical robustness and quality control.
  

• Manage complex, multi -site programmes with tight timelines; allocate resources, budget and risk effectively.
  

• Direct specialist topic inputs; integrate baseline, assessment and mitigation across disciplines.
  

• Advise clients on EIA/EOR routes, consenting strategy and stakeholder engagement.
  

• Build and deepen client relationships; drive proposals and win work.
  

• Coach and develop colleagues; foster a collaborative, high -standards culture.
  

What you’ll bring

• Professional credentials: Chartered RTPI (essential) with an RTPI -accredited Masters; and/or RICS (Planning & Development route) and/or IEMA (or similar) accreditation.
  

• Academic background: Typically a 2:1 (or equivalent) at first degree level; please provide full details of A -Level/GCSE (or equivalents).
  

• Experience: 5+ years in planning/EIA (or closely related) with proven delivery of large, complex, often EIA -led schemes.
  

• Skills: Outstanding technical competency, report writing, analysis and communication; able to work with minimal supervision.
  

• Commercial edge: Market credibility plus a track record of nurturing clients and winning repeat/new work.
  

• Bonus: Specialist EIA topic interests/skills welcome.
  

What’s on offer

• Competitive salary with a profit -sharing bonus reflective of a staff -owned business model.
  

• Flexible, supportive culture with genuine work -life balance.
  

• Professional development via structured training, leadership exposure and major -project responsibility.
  

• Inclusive environment: Our client is an equal opportunities employer; applications from all backgrounds are encouraged, and reasonable adjustments will be provided where needed.
  

How to apply

Please send your CV (and a short covering note) to [email protected]or call07789 371470 for a confidential conversation.

If your profile aligns, we’ll be in touch to arrange interviews at a convenient time.