Location
Leeds

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Due to continuing success in the offshore wind sector, Wood PLC is seeking a talented, motivated and passionate EIA professional to join our Resilient Environments International team. Our team has a proven track record supporting consents for high profile offshore wind projects and is positioned for further growth and expansion to enable continued success in this exciting market. With a strong future pipeline following recent UK leasing rounds, you will play an integral role in realising cutting edge projects.

We combine industry-wide major infrastructure experience, a digital EIA approach, and in-depth knowledge of the wind sector to deliver cost effective solutions for our clients. You will join a fantastic working culture where individual backgrounds, experiences and expertise are valued and celebrated, making us Team Wood.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your EIA and consent project management experience and actively shape the future direction of offshore wind and the team at Wood. You will work on a portfolio of live offshore wind projects and benefit from a significant pipeline offering great progression and diversity. Our unrivalled market position enables delivery of end-to-end solutions from site selection and consenting through to design and delivery, with exciting career opportunities worldwide in offshore renewables and the wider energy transition space.

Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting the onshore team to deliver robust EIA, survey management, stakeholder engagement and consenting advice to support consent submission
- Acting as day-to-day contact for the onshore EIA team, land access team and client team members to maintain programme momentum
- Supporting management of the project onshore EIA budget and programme
- Contributing to key areas of your technical competence
- Keeping up to date with industry developments and sharing knowledge with the team
- Supporting development of processes and templates through lessons learned to add value and efficiencies to projects

Experience
- Varied onshore EIA, consents and licensing experience, ideally in onshore linear connections and energy infrastructure during the development phase
- Experience coordinating specialist technical input to deliver high quality EIAs for projects including Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects in the energy or other linear sectors
- Experience coordinating multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience in budget management and reporting
- Scottish experience is useful
- Established network in the offshore industry
- Willingness to travel, including possible international travel

About you
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, clients, suppliers and industry
- Motivated, passionate and able to work effectively within a supportive team environment

Qualifications
- Degree or equivalent in a relevant environmental discipline with a strong emphasis on EIA and/or SEA
- Postgraduate qualification in environmental science, planning or related field (desirable)
- Membership of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) or other professional accreditation/registration with a recognised body (desirable)
- A technical specialism would be useful