Environmental Specialist - Expression of Interest

Kent’s Environment Team welcomes expressions of interest from experienced environmental professionals working on a contracting basis to support the team’s growth and workload. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact and support the sustainable energy transition. 

We welcome interest from UK-based environmentalists who specialise in providing Environmental Management / Clerk of Works during project delivery and decommissioning phases in the energy sector. This includes providing pragmatic advice to project delivery teams regarding environmental regulatory requirements, identifying and managing necessary planning and permit applications, coordinating support from environmental topic specialists and interface with internal and external stakeholders. 

We are particularly interested in hearing from professionals with skills and experience in any of the following:

• Experience in either onshore and /or offshore energy projects;


• Solid understanding of mobilisation, construction and decommissioning phase methods and principles 


• Strong, demonstrable ability to communicate environmental requirements and principles to multi-disciplinary delivery teams;


• Ability to prepare and deliver environmental management plans and permit/licence applications;


• Experience in oil & gas, transmission & distribution and data centre projects is considered particularly desirable;


• Ability to proactively identify the need for specialist environmental support, and able to manage environmental subcontractor’s inputs


• A solid understanding and experience in navigating a range of consenting regimes, such as: Development Consent Orders; Town and Country Planning Act; Electricity Act; Infrastructure Consents Order; Marine Licensing, Environmental Permits etc


• Experience in the UK Energy Sector, including one or more of: transmission and distribution; carbon capture and decarbonisation infrastructure; oil and gas; hydrogen; sustainable aviation fuel; energy storage and data centres. 


• Contractors based throughout the UK, 

Key Requirements: 

The deliverables and services required will vary depending on the project and scope required. However, on a broad basis, the following will be required: 

• Report writing to a high standard, for both internal and external audiences 


• Close liaison with internal and external project stakeholders


• Effective communication within engineering project teams


• Management of and/or input into Project Management documents

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