Environmental Assessment Coordinator - Expression of Interest

Scope of Work:

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 leading EIA, SEAs and other multi-disciplinary environmental assessments for projects in the energy sector. This includes managing the assessment and consenting process, coordinating input from the topic specialist teams, interfacing with internal and external stakeholders and preparing application documents.

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
• 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, with particular consideration given to Scotland and Northwest England

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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