Senior EIA Coordinator

About the role

Egis Engineering Ireland is looking for a Senior EIA Coordinator to join its expanding Planning and Environmental team. The role leads and coordinates the environmental assessment process for complex infrastructure and development projects, ensuring the technical quality, consistency and robustness of Environmental Impact Assessment Reports (EIARs) and related documentation, in close collaboration with planning, design and specialist teams. It is a senior technical role covering environmental integration, risk management and mentoring junior staff.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and delivery of EIARs from scoping and option selection through design development, statutory submission and post-submission responses.
• Coordinate environmental specialists (ecology, water, noise, air, traffic, etc.) and ensure timely, consistent inputs across chapters.
• Provide senior technical review and quality assurance of EIAR chapters, reports and deliverables, checking compliance with EIA legislation and Irish guidance.
• Ensure correct application of the mitigation hierarchy and integration of mitigation into project design.
• Review baseline data, impact assessments and significance conclusions, and support environmental management measures, CEMP inputs and monitoring proposals.
• Work with planning colleagues to align assessments with planning strategy and submission requirements, and liaise with clients, statutory bodies and internal teams.
• Support responses to statutory queries, RFIs and public submissions, and escalate significant environmental and consenting risks to project managers and clients.
• Contribute to early-stage constraints mapping, option selection and design development, and support bids, tenders and proposals with environmental scopes, methodologies, programmes and fee estimates.
• Mentor junior environmental consultants and coordinators, and monitor project performance against scope, programme and fee.

Required profile

• Level 8 or Level 9 qualification (or equivalent) in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Water or a related discipline.
• 8-10 years' experience in environmental consultancy or infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience coordinating EIARs and reviewing environmental assessment documentation.
• Strong understanding of Irish and EU environmental legislation and guidance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Desirable: lead EIA Coordinator experience on large infrastructure projects, prior involvement in design and consenting, public consultation experience, water/wastewater plant experience, membership of a professional body, and strong interest in sustainability and climate adaptation.

Required skills

• Analytical and critical thinking, high attention to detail and quality.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Confident decision-making on environmental risk and collaborative teamwork.