Consent Manager: Offshore Wind Ref: 2031

**Job Title:

Consent Manager: offshore wind

**Salary**:

Competitive and Rewarding + Benefits
Hours:

Standard Business

**Location**:

Remote - United Kingdom**The APEM Group is a global environmental consultancy, we work with a range of clients including large corporations and governments to help them understand and solve a wide variety of environmental projects in the UK and globally.

Our successful pioneering work has attracted investment and enabled us to grow and combine forces with other businesses who share our ethos and integrity. At our core, our people are working towards the protection of the environment across the globe.

**Why join us?**

Working for GoBe will put you at the forefront of work in the renewable offshore wind energy sector. We have played a part in over 70% off all current UK offshore wind farms, supporting businesses with gaining consent for planning permission. We help businesseswith site selection and feasibility studies, navigate legislation and identify ways to mitigate environmental impact.

In return we offer an opportunity to join us at an exciting time for growth, GoBe has joined the Apem Group and we are looking to leverage our expertise and grow even faster which in turn opens up careers growth for you.

**About the role**

You will be the main focal point (internal and external) for the delivery of offshore wind consents. Your work will support clients from specific work, focussing on a key part of planning/consents through to clients who use GoBe for the full process fromland identification through to planning agreed. You will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders including client development & engineering teams, legal advisors and external stakeholders to ensure the efficient delivery of consent related material.

You will be supported by an internal Project Director and Assist Offshore (and where relevant) Onshore Project Managers. You will be expected to advise clients on key consenting risks and work with technical teams to find solutions to effectively managethese risks.

In summary you will:

- Lead the delivery of consent related workstreams for offshore wind farm projects
- Lead stakeholder and client engagement
- Manage the delivery of EIA & HRA
- Management of internal & subcontractor teams
- Financial & programme management

**About you**

You will gain experience in all aspects of the consenting process and decision-making steps throughout the development phase therefore we are looking for someone with considerable experience in this field. You will played a major part in a project team,leading and managing teams in to complete all work required, ideally you will gained this experience within off-shore wind although we are open if you are looking to transfer your skills from onshore infrastructure projects to offshore wind.

You will have a good understanding of working within the planning process for NSIPs, ideally in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and/or the Republic of Ireland. You will also need a good technical knowledge of EIA’s and / or HRA’s. It would alsobe beneficial if you have experience of working with regulators and external stakeholders for government bodies.

You will need excellent written and oral communication, organisational and time management skills alongside a professional manner with good inter-personal skills, with an ability to communicate at all levels.

**Next steps