Assistant Environmental Manager
Core
Supporting the Ecology Manager in delivering specialist ecological advice for large-scale offshore wind projects across the full lifecycle (development, construction, operation, decommissioning), focusing on Scotland.
Role type
Senior IC environmental specialist (offshore renewables)
Builds
Offshore wind projects in Scotland
Domain
Renewable energy (offshore wind) + Marine/Terrestrial Ecology
Required skills
Ornithology, benthic ecology, marine mammal ecology, fish ecology, terrestrial ecology, environmental impact assessment (EIA), mitigation and compensation measures, monitoring programmes, UK consenting and licensing processes, stakeholder engagement, report writing
Preferred skills
Nature-positive approaches, biodiversity reporting, conference participation, external communications
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Support project teams to implement measures to maximize consenting success (including S36 consent), provide expert input on ecological consenting risks, contribute to EIAs and ecological surveys, engage with environmental and planning stakeholders, develop specialist working groups, keep up to date with UK/European legislation, support biodiversity reporting.
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC