Planning & Environmental Compliance Specialist

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Vacancy Number: 29041

Category:
Engineering - Planning / Environmental

Job Type: Full-time

ESB Engineering & Major Projects is seeking an experienced Planning and Environmental Compliance Specialist to manage the delivery of planning and environmental compliance across its UK windfarm portfolio, with a particular focus on projects in Scotland.

The role will involve managing the discharge of planning conditions, supporting environmental compliance during project delivery, engaging with statutory authorities and key stakeholders, and providing expert planning and environmental advice to multidisciplinary project teams.

The successful candidate will have strong knowledge of UK and Scottish planning and environmental regulatory requirements, experience in major infrastructure consenting and compliance, and the ability to manage consultants,stakeholders and project requirements in a structured and collaborative manner.

In support of ESB’s strategic objectives of decarbonising electricity,building resilient infrastructure and empowering customers,this role enables the efficient and compliant delivery of renewable energy projects across the UK, helping ESB togrowits low-carbon generation portfolio while managing environmental and planning risks effectively.

• Manage planning and environmental compliance activities, including the discharge of planning conditions, for ESB’s portfolio of consented UK onshore wind farms,in particular the Scottish wind farm portfolio.
• Lead consultations with key external stakeholders and statutory authorities asrequirede.g. local authorities, Nature Scot, SEPA, Marine Scotland, public consultations etc.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across ESB and partner companies to manage the preparation and submission of planning and environmental consenting applications to the appropriate statutory authorities, in compliance with the relevant legislative requirements.
• Manage the procurement and delivery of planning, environmental and other related consultant services to support project consenting and compliance activities.
• Provide expert planning and environmental advice to project teams across ESB to successfully scope and deliver projects in a timely mannerby contributing to feasibility, screening and other studies for sites as required.
• Find solutions to planning and environmental consenting issues, with limited oversight and advise project teams on technical planning and environmental matters.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant planning and environmental regulatory requirements for ESB development projects especially in areas ofnew technologies.

• Level 8 Planning/Environmental Science/ Environmental Engineering Degree or equivalent qualification and witha minimumof7 years’ experience in the area of Planning and/or Environmental Compliance and experience in discharge of planning conditions on consented major infrastructure projects.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of UK,andin particular the Scottish,planning and environmental regulatory requirements, including major infrastructure consenting processes such as Section 36,EIAand Habitats Regulations assessment.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging internal and external stakeholders and leading public consultations.
• Demonstrated abilityin effective decision-making and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with key stakeholders.
• Organised and structured approach to project delivery, withprovenproject managementexpertiseand commercial awareness.
• A full clean driving licence.
• Level 9 Planning / Environmental…