Offshore Consents Manager

Responsibilities

• Delivery of the offshore consents and licensing requirements required for one of the businesses projects, working with the Environment and Consents Lead, and the wider team.
• Leading on provision of technical environmental and consenting guidance (offshore), as well as supporting and providing oversight in the assessment, development, and execution phase.
• Preparing and managing consenting plans.
• Implementing and updating the offshore consenting strategy and manage budgets in the assessment, development, and execution phases.
• Preparing the scope of work documents and review of technical documents relating to consenting activities.
• Managing relations with relevant external service providers (e.g. Fisheries Liaison, EIA Consultants) within existing and future service agreements.
• Identifying consenting risks and develop mitigation plans for key risks for design, construction, operation, and decommissioning.
• Overseeing the delivery of surveys and studies required to support Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA).
• Identifying and owning relationships with key stakeholders (consulting bodies, statutory authorities, and key consultees) to support offshore consenting requirements.
• Building strong relationships with the project team and technical workstreams to ensure environmental and consenting requirements are embedded in design.
• Ensuring key project development documentation, such as the commitment register, programme, risk register, etc., are kept up to date.
• Fulfilling other activities as may be reasonably required from time to time, including community consultations and supporting the events schedule.

We are looking for candidates who have experience in the following areas:

• A degree in a relevant discipline (such as Marine Biology, Environmental Science, Engineering, Planning, Geography, Law).
• Demonstrating a proactive, solution-focused approach to complex consenting and environmental issues.

• Work within a renewable energy or environmental consultancy, with a clear focus on project consenting and development, taking projects through the consenting process.
• A minimum of 10 years' experience in a consenting role.
• HRA experience is highly desirable.
• Ability to engage with, empathise with, and manage stakeholders.

ersg are an equal opportunities employer; we are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all job applicants. We do not discriminate against applicants on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or religious background; all decisions are based on merit.