Marine Consents Manager

About the Role

Base Location: Inverness, Aberdeen, Perth or Glasgow.

Salary: Competitive salary dependent on skills and experience + car/cash allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available.

Opportunities exist for both a Marine Consents Manager (MCM) and an Assistant Marine Consents Manager (aMCM) within the Marine function of the SSEN Transmission business, part of the SSE Group.

Successful applicants will be responsible for developing and consenting some of the most significant subsea cable infrastructure in Europe, working at the leading edge of project development and consenting. Helping shape the future of the UK and Europe’s energy transmission infrastructure and being a key part in delivering the UK’s 2030 goals.

The Marine Consents and Environment team work on a range of projects from short inter-island cables in the Orkney and Shetland islands to several hundred-kilometre long HVDC systems and offshore substations and platforms, as such the size and complexity of project and the level of autonomy allocated to each MCM or aMCM will be commensurate with their experience and will grow as their experience grows.

Alongside the development and consenting of subsea cables, the Marine Consent Managers lead on the development of marine habitat restoration with active projects looking at, Seagrass, Native Oysters, Seaweed and catchment scale restoration. They provide guidance to the Transmission business on how to deliver habitat restoration in the marine environment and helping to shape marine BNG.

Applicants considering the MCM role will have a detailed understanding of the marine environment and the systems and species within it. They will have experience of the subsea cable or offshore renewables sectors, with experience of managing site selection, consenting and installation processes along with detailed knowledge of regulatory regimes and legislation applicable to Scottish waters. They will be competent in drafting and reviewing reports and impact assessments and will be competent in commissioning and undertaking work to EIA standards.

Applicants considering the aMCM role will have a broad understanding of developing and consenting projects in the marine environment, preferably in Scottish waters. They will have some experience of working in the environmental or ecology sectors and will be able to demonstrate a sound understanding of the marine environment, and applicable legislation.

What do I need?

We would love you to have the following:

• The ability to think critically: utilising personal and team experience to support a project, assessing information and determining its value and importance.
• Communicating: everyone communicates differently, the ability to communicate clearly and concisely to a range of stakeholders. Displaying confidence and enabling understanding of complex topics and tasks.
• Competent written English: the ability to write and review written documents to a high standard, ensuring that the content is technically correct and concisely written.
• Visualisation: the ability and willingness to use drawings, animations, and images to illustrate complex topics will be an advantage.
• Marine works take place 24 hrs a day 365 days a year, a commitment to be available when marine operations are taking place is required, an on-call system is in place to support this.
• A strong understanding of marine legislation, its purpose and how it interacts with offshore development.
• The roles support flexible working, and as part of this we expect attendance at a base office or project office a minimum of 2 days per week.

We are expecting to fill three positions over the next 12 months, two at Marine Consents Manager (MCM) grade and one at assistant Marine Consents Manager (aMCM) grade.

About our Business

SSEN Transmission owns and operates the electricity transmission network in the north of Scotland, transporting energy from where it is generated to where it is needed, providing a safe and reliable supply of electricity to the communities it serves. Home to some of the UK's greatest resources of renewable energy, SSEN Transmission is playing a critical role in the transition to a low carbon future, developing, building, maintaining and operating a network for net zero.

What's in it for you?

An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.
As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.

Next Steps

All applications should be submitted online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.

If you would like to discuss any working differently requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact Stephanie at stephanie.murphy@sse.com / 01738 342963.

Before commencing employment with SSE, you'll be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic criminal records and credit check.