Environmental Consenting Senior Professional

An exciting opportunity to join the Planning and Environment Developer within a leading Civil, Environmental & Renewables department delivering large-scale renewable energy and infrastructure projects across Ireland and internationally. This role plays a key part in supporting the organisation’s Net Zero Strategy, focused on decarbonising energy systems, delivering resilient infrastructure, and supporting a sustainable future.

You will contribute to the development of onshore renewable and infrastructure projects, ensuring they meet all environmental and planning requirements from early-stage feasibility through to construction.

Key Specialisms of the Team:

• Environmental Consenting, Licensing & Compliance

• Planning Application Management

• Environmental Management Systems

• Environmental & Ecological Studies

• Sustainability Leadership & Reporting

• Environmental Site Investigations, Remediation & Incident Response

Position Overview:

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and managing the delivery of environmental consenting, Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), sub-threshold environmental reporting, and licensing across various onshore infrastructure and renewable energy projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Commissioning, preparing, managing, and reviewing environmental reports for consent applications (e.g. CEMP, feasibility studies, environmental constraints reports).

• Leading the project management of environmental workstreams across a diverse portfolio.

• Developing and contributing to consenting strategies, identifying risks and opportunities.

• Preparing tenders, evaluating bids, and managing external environmental consultants.

• Coordinating and reviewing technical environmental studies and surveys.

• Supporting stakeholder engagement with both internal teams and external regulatory bodies.

• Collaborating across multiple disciplines to deliver projects to schedule and quality standards.

• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of environmental legislation, policies, and best practices.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Level 8 Degree in Environmental Science, Planning, Engineering or related discipline.

• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in environmental consenting and/or EIA project delivery.

• Strong knowledge of Irish environmental regulatory frameworks and planning systems.

• Proven experience in drafting or co-authoring Environmental Impact Assessment Reports (EIARs) or similar.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging planning authorities and statutory consultees.

• Highly organised with strong commercial and project management awareness.

• Full, clean driving licence and access to own transport.

Desirable Qualifications & Skills:

• Level 9 Degree in Environmental Science, Engineering or related field.

• Chartered status (or working towards chartership) with a recognised professional institution.

• Project management qualification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2).

• Experience in renewable energy, energy storage, or major infrastructure projects.

• Familiarity with EU and Irish public procurement processes.

• Knowledge of UK consenting processes or environmental regulation.

• Experience with marine or industrial emission licensing and related surveys.

• Expertise in a specialist area such as noise, air quality, or surface water quality.

Benefits & Salary:

• Competitive salary based on experience

• Discretionary bonus and benefits

• Flexibility for remote working

• Opportunity to work on nationally significant renewable energy projects