Kent’s Environment Team welcomes expressions of interest from experienced environmental professionals 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 managing permits, licenses, consents and approvals in the energy sector. This includes coordinating environmental assessments/appraisals, 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:
- Coordinating environmental assessments, including complex Environmental Impact Assessments
- 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; offshore wind; energy from waste; energy storage and data centres.
- Experience in supporting projects throughout the project lifecycle, including feasibility, pre-application/pre-FEED, FEED, detailed design, construction, and decommissioning.
Please note that at this stage, we are only looking for environmentalists working on a contracting basis. If you are interested in staff roles, please continue to check our recruitment vacancies as we aim to continue to grow our core team in the near future
Key Requirements:
The deliverables and services required will vary depending on the project and scope required. However, at 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 to Project Management documents
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As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.
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