Job Description
Consents Advisor for a major Offshore Wind Project based in The Uk
Responsibilities
- Work with the Offshore Consents Manager, Environmental Lead, Environmental Clerk of Works and wider project team to ensure all offshore consents and licenses are in place and conditions discharged.
- Support the Consents team and packages in managing the compliance with all consent conditions, commitments and relevant legislation in the construction phase of the project.
- Taking ownership of monitoring and tracking of consents commitments.
- Assist with the management of specialist consultancy support to ensure team objectives are met.
- Liaison with internal project stakeholders and supporting engagement with key external stakeholders as required.
- Taking a lead on distinct workstreams within the Consents and Environment area of the project during the construction phase (wind farm and transmission works) and also looking towards the longer-term operations phase.
- Providing support on the management of budgets, programme and risks.
- Engagement with Contractors as required.
- Support the delivery of the project’s environmental monitoring commitments
- Work with the Offshore Consents Manager and wider consents and environment team to deliver applications or variations to existing consents where required.
EXPERIENCE
- Good knowledge and experience of environmental management and consenting for infrastructure projects, ideally with marine experience.
- 3-5 years post graduate experience within the renewable energy industry, ideally offshore wind.
- Degree qualified in a relevant discipline (e.g. marine biology, environmental science/engineering, planning, geography, law)
- Relevant training courses in consents, permitting, environmental management
