Offshore Consent Manager

RWE Renewables UK Management Ltd.
To start as soon as possible,  full time, permanent
Functional area: Health, Safety & Environment; Consulting
Remuneration: PC
 

Main Purpose of Job: 

This role is within the RWE Offshore Wind Development UK and Ireland Consenting Team.

There is a need to recruit an Offshore Consent Manager to support Offshore Consenting activity on current and future offshore wind projects. The role will support the many aspects of project development, construction and operation including delivering and maintaining the necessary consents for the project. 

This role is expected to initially be placed within our Dogger Bank South Project.

 Key responsibilities include:

• Full responsibility for offshore aspects of Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitats Regulations Assessment in order to deliver a robust and deliverable Development Consent Order and deemed Marine Licence.
• Contribute to relevant aspects of the drafting of the project’s consents application
• Leading on Offshore Consenting aspects for examination
• Responsible for securing additional environmental consents and licences as may be required through the development, construction or operation of the project
• Principle liaison and negotiation with the fishing industry and third party offshore operators to secure necessary commercial agreements.
• Assistance in procurement for, and management of, EIA consultants and other contractors, as required, to progress consenting.
• Liaison with project engineers to define the offshore aspects of the project’s consent envelope.
• Interface management within the Project to ensure communication between the relevant work package managers, contractors, consenting consultants and key stakeholders
• Delivery of required pre-construction plans and discharge of consent conditions and requirements to enable FID
• Manage additional consent and licence applications and Licence variation requests
• Interface with Engineering, Procurement and Commercial teams as appropriate to ensure consenting requirements are included within tender documentation 

Key Deliverables:

• Development, implementation and day-to-day management of the Offshore Consents plan and programme, including delivery of key consents milestones in order to achieve consent. 
• Develop significant working relationships across the Project to ensure consent requirements are integrated into all relevant contracts and project design.
• Management of offshore surveys, survey methodologies and collection of offshore data, ensuring that any offshore survey work procured by the Offshore Consents team is conducted in a safe and efficient manner.
• Engagement with key project stakeholders and statutory bodies in order to develop cooperative relationships and deliver consents.
• Ensure compliance with any consent requirements and licence conditions during development through liaison with statutory authorities, package managers and contractors.
• Programme reporting, risk management and budget management for relevant offshore workstreams

 Knowledge and Skills:

Demonstrable competence and experience of working in a major infrastructure project and understanding of DCO and Marine licensing Processes highly desirable;

•  Good people management skills including motivational and support skills
• Analytical skills – ability to work to a high level of accuracy and to produce a high standard of written work
• Evidence of success in forming and maintaining working relationships in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Great organisational skills with the ability to organise work to meet deadlines
• The ability to respond to changing priorities and demands and adopt a flexible approach to working

Other information:

• The role reports to Team Lead Offshore Consents on a line basis and the Senior Consents Manager of a project on a project basis

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Any questions? Lisa Phillips, lisa.phillips@rwe.com

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Offshore wind is a pivotal element of our carbon neutral ambition. Already No.2 in the global market, we plan to triple our 2.2GW output by 2030, led by projects such as Sofia (1,400 MW) and Kaskasi (342MW). With our financial stability, this is where you’ll also have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we continuously improve, together.

Renewables is the future of our business, and Offshore wind a pivotal element of our carbon neutral ambition. With 800+ fixed bottom and floating turbines – plus others totalling 800MW we operate for partners – we’re already the No.2 generator globally. And we plan to triple our 2.2GW output by 2030, led by landmark projects such as Sofia (1,400 MW) and Kaskasi (342MW). Offshore wind is a constantly evolving technical, practical and social challenge. Our financial stability means you’ll have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we pivot to harness new technologies – and continuously improve, together.

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