Position summary

AECOM, the world’s largest environmental consultancy, is hiring an experienced Strategic Environmental Consultant for its fast-growing team in the Netherlands. The role is responsible for acquiring and delivering projects such as due diligence, audits, environmental impact assessments (EIA) and permit applications, working from AECOM’s modern office in The Hague with national and international clients, primarily in the private sector, while contributing to the energy transition nationally and internationally.

Why this role matters

AECOM’s Environment Business Line provides sustainable solutions to complex environmental problems, helping clients reduce their impact, achieve compliance and manage risk. Through AECOM’s SustainableLegacies programme, the role embeds sustainability across the business and helps develop AECOM’s EHS market and environmental practice in the Netherlands.

Key responsibilities

• Develop the market and team by growing AECOM’s EHS market and team in the Netherlands, with a focus on the environmental field.
• Set strategy by defining vision, priorities and strategy together with the team.
• Sell and manage accounts by selling the full EHS services package and maintaining relationships with key accounts.
• Act as a trusted adviser to clients and colleagues, and participate in policy and technology forums, strategic projects and conferences.
• Lead programmes and projects as a senior adviser or technical expert.
• Drive cross-selling by collaborating with other business lines to stimulate cross-selling and insourcing.

Team and stakeholders

The role sits in AECOM’s Environment Business Line (Europe & India SBU), working with national and international private-sector clients, key accounts, and colleagues across other business lines, within a global network of experts.

Key details

• Based in The Hague (energy label A office, directly on the A4); hybrid working model.
• Benefits include 28 holidays plus Good Friday and Liberation Day, a fully AECOM-funded pension (11.25% employer contribution), a personal learning budget up to €1,000/year, and an NS Business Card.

Requirements

• A completed relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree.
• Extensive experience in the environmental field (H&S experience is a plus but not required).
• Excellent communication skills in Dutch (C2/native) and English.
• A commercial, “seller-doer” mentality with a strong network and team spirit.
• Experience with business development and writing proposals, project and client management, leading and delegating, creating high-performance teams, and performing or supervising analyses.