Assistant Environmental Consultant

Arup is seeking an experienced Assistant Environmental Consultant for their Manila team in the Philippines. The role involves supporting environmental assessments, stakeholder engagement, and preparing technical reports. Candidates should have at least 3 years of relevant experience and a degree in Environmental Science or related fields. Strong analytical, writing, and interpersonal skills are required. This position is not a graduate role and offers opportunities for professional development.
Joining Arup
Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach have set us apart for 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.


Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of advisors and experts working across 34 countries with over 19,000 employees. Headquartered in London, providing design engineering, architecture, planning and advisory services across every aspect of the built environment. Founded to be both humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination, technology, and rigour to shape a better world.


The Opportunity
This is an opportunity for an experienced Assistant Environmental Consultant to join our Manila team, supporting the delivery of high quality and professional services to a diverse range of well regarded clients.


You will take on meaningful responsibility from day one while building the experience and expertise needed to support your ongoing professional development and future accreditation.


This is not a graduate role and requires prior environmental consulting experience with the ability to contribute confidently from day one. Your role in our team


Reporting to a Project Manager and Project Coordinator, and working on a day to day basis with the project teams. Support the team in all E&S assessment aspects, including undertaking of surveys and site investigations/ stakeholder engagements. Assist in permit applications and stakeholder issues needed to advance projects. Data encoding and analysis of survey results. Conduct desk studies, including qualitative and quantitative risk assessments. Assist towards both statutory and non-statutory impact assessments, technical reports, environmental strategies, corporate reporting and prepare documents for submission within the planning system. Liaise with relevant external parties to ensure understanding of the client’s needs and project requirements. There is scope for the role to take on a more responsibility for technical tasks. This will depend on business need. Is this role right for you?
Minimum 3 years of experience supporting/ undertaking environmental impact assessments / environmental design/ resettlement action plans/ environmental modelling/ public engagements as well as environmental experience with municipalities. Degree in Environmental Science/ Engineer, or any other relevant related fields; post graduate studies will be an advantage. Familiarity/ experience with modelling or simulation tools/ software is an advantage. Familiar with concept on environmental survey/ sampling methodology and stakeholder engagement procedures in the Philippines. Excellent technical writing, analytical, and presentation skills. Familiarity with environmental assessment practices in the Philippines. Self-starter and team player, able to adaptable and work independently coupled with strong interpersonal skills. Proficiency in both written and spoken English and Filipino (Tagalog). Other Filipino dialects are an advantage. What We Offer you
At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.


Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total rewards that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.


We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities.


Different People, Shared Values


Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.


Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultu