Permitting Manager

Location:Southwest England Hybrid

Type:Permanent

Sector:Nuclear

Description

Our client is a global leader in the nuclear power industry.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Permitting Manager to develop and maintain the environmental impacts assessment for a significant nuclear sector project in the UK. This role is crucial to the project's success, ensuring high levels of regulatory compliance and environmental protection standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive environmental assessment frameworks, handbooks, and detailed planning schedules
• Model, measure, and assess environmental radioactivity and other environmental contaminants
• Undertake offsite radiological and environmental impact assessments for discharges and disposal routes
• Author technical specifications for environmental baseline studies and regulatory submission reports
• Coordinate with technical specialists, engineers, and operations teams to gather input data for environmental assessments
• Ensure identification of relevant environmental features, devices, systems, and circuits that are important to environmental protection
• Develop processes for Design Reviews, HAZIDs, HAZOPs, and HASANs adequate for environmental compliance
• Author and review environmental assessments and reports
• Identify relevant environmental impact scenarios and established processes for implementation
• Manage environmental scenarios during construction, including impact assessments and change control
• Liaise with Environment Agency (EA) and Local Planning Authority (LPA) during the permitting process
• Provide subject matter expert guidance on environmental matters to project teams and senior management
• Contribute to project environmental assessment workshops, design reviews, and BAT (Best Available Techniques) optioneering
• Facilitate understanding of UK environmental regulatory context through briefing and training

Key Requirements

• Master's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or related field
• Experience in environmental assessment in an authoring role
• Experience in developing specifications, scopes of work, environmental methodologies, and assessment strategies
• Senior-level expertise in one or more specific areas of environmental analysis (e.g., ecology, soil characteristics, aqueous or gaseous discharge, radioactive contaminant management)
• Experience in environmental assessment governance, regulatory challenge, review, and regulator liaison
• Strong knowledge of UK environmental regulations and permitting processes
• Experience within the nuclear sector highly desirable
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced environmental professional to take on a challenging and rewarding role in a cutting-edge nuclear project.

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