Associate Planning / EIA Consultant

SLR is a global leader in environmental and advisory solutions, helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with over 5,000 staff across 5 regions – including over 1,900 staff across Europe, working in six primary business sectors: Mining, Energy, Industry, Infrastructure, Built Environment and Power.

Having enjoyed continued growth, expansion and diversification, SLR currently has an exciting opportunity for an experienced IPI/RTPI Planner / EIA Coordinator at Associate Consultant level. You will play a vital role in developing our already established portfolio and help to grow SLR’s mineral, renewables and built environment planning and EIA capabilities. This will offer the opportunity to work on projects throughout Ireland and the UK.

The role

Working within the Planning and EIA Team, you’ll have the opportunity to support and drive the company’s Built Environment and renewable energy offering forward. You will be focussed on coordinating planning and consent applications, providing input and coordinating EIARs, as well as dealing with consultees and regulators.

With a comprehensive understanding of the relevant planning and environmental legislation, you’ll provide advice on the day-to-day challenges our clients face, strengthening relationships and playing a key role in evolving the wider Planning and EIA team by developing junior planning staff. Your excellent track record of project management will be essential, as the SLR team focuses on the delivery of an integrated offer to clients. 

Rewards & Benefits

SLR's ‘One Team’ culture is at the heart of our business, providing a collaborative and supportive environment where people can develop and grow. Through a structured career framework, regular performance reviews, and support towards chartership, professional qualifications and licences, we offer excellent opportunities for long-term career progression. Our flexible benefits and reward package includes:

• Competitive salary with discretionary bonus
• Company pension
• Private medical insurance
• Life, income, and travel insurance
• Salary sacrifice car lease and cycle‑to‑work schemes
• Volunteering and Community Giving
• Flexible, hybrid and agile working
• 25 days’ annual leave plus flexible public holidays
• Buy or sell leave options
• Core working hours
• Cross‑border remote working and sabbatical opportunities
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay
• Workplace Nursery benefit

About you

Along with extensive and demonstrable Planning experience focusing on the Built Environment and the renewable energy sectors, you will have excellent knowledge of Irish planning legislation along with the aspiration and established network to develop new business, with the support of senior colleagues and the wider organisation.

• A track record of project delivery expertise
• Full IPI or RTPI membership
• Full drivers licence
• Experience of leading multidisciplinary projects and coordinating and preparing EIARs
• Experience mentoring junior colleagues
• You’ll need highly effective communication and strong negotiation skills, interacting with and influencing colleagues, client’s and regulatory authorities

Culture & Inclusion

Inclusion is fundamental to who we are. We are committed to equal opportunities and foster a workplace where everyone can thrive, supported by active Culture & Inclusion Committees and Employee Networks. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

About Us

We’re Making Sustainability Happen.

We don’t have all the answers to the complex sustainability challenges faced by humanity today. But we’re working on it. We are a consultancy with 4,500+ employees, working on projects in over 125 countries around the world.

When you join SLR, you’ll work alongside some of the world’s leading advisors and technicians on projects of global importance in the environmental space.

We know sustainability starts from within. And no matter how good we are today, we can always do better. We continually work on our internal ethics to set the standard for organisations and reflect the advice we give to clients.