Environmental Officer

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The opportunity_**

Join us in making a real impact as an **Offshore Environmental Officer**, you'll play a key role in ensuring our offshore assets across the UK & Ireland meet and exceed environmental compliance. But we’re not stopping there—we’re on a mission to go beyond compliance and drive real sustainability

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Pay, benefits and culture_**

If you’re looking to join a company where you can work hard, have fun, and help to create a Net Zero future - then you’re in the right place’

Our passion for embracing new ideas and being open-minded to change helps us continue to grow successfully.

We’re committed to helping all of our people thrive during their time with us, recognising and rewarding every person for their hard work and commitment.

Alongside a competitive salary, bonus, and market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits and employee discounts to help you thrive across all aspects of your life. You can spend your flexible fund on the benefits that matter to you, whether that’s an electric vehicle, private healthcare, additional holiday or one or more of our other benefits.

We’ll offer you the flexibility, freedom and responsibility to make an impact in your role; whether that’s on-site, in the office or hybrid working from home.

We’re committed to championing diversity representation across gender, ethnicity, LGBT+, disability and more. This applies to all our roles, underpinned by our Everyone’s Welcome inclusion programme.

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What you’ll be doing_**
- Lead the day-to-day environmental management of offshore assets, ensuring adherence to all regulatory and company standards.
- Plan, procure, and manage environmental compliance surveys to meet consent, marine licence, and other regulatory obligations.
- Oversee fisheries and fishery liaison activities, maintaining positive relationships and ensuring best practices.
- Utilise and develop tools for tracking, auditing, and reporting on asset consenting and environmental performance.
- Conduct environmental data collation and analysis to support compliance and broader sustainability objectives.
- Manage environmental projects and initiatives at both site-specific and portfolio levels.
- Support senior leadership, including the Environmental Manager and Head of Offshore Consents, and deputise when required.
- Assist with the implementation of ISO environmental standards (e.g., ISO 14001 & ISO 50001) across the portfolio.
- Collaborate with Offshore Wind Business Units to ensure full compliance with consenting requirements during project delivery, construction, and operational phases.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including landowners, planners, regulatory authorities, consultants, the Crown Estate, Marine Directorate, and the Marine Management Organisation.
- Represent EDF Renewables UK at internal and external environmental forums, industry events, and stakeholder engagements.

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What do you need to be great at this role?_**

You will hold a relevant undergraduate and/or post graduate degree in town and country planning, environmental management or similar.
- Membership (or working towards membership) of relevant professional institute, e.g., Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment, Royal Town Planning Institute or similar.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements relevant to operational renewable energy assets, particularly concerning environmental compliance.
- Track record in delivering projects, initiatives and/or performance improvements.
- Experience of working on energy projects, particularly offshore wind farms, in development, construction and/or operation is desirable.
- Experience of working on the consenting and/or environmental compliance of offshore assets is desirable.
- Experience of managing external consultants desirable.
- Experience of managing external contractors on site is essential.
- ISO14001 implementation and compliance desirable
- Experience in environmental data collation and monitoring desirable (greenhouse gas inventory)
- Natural communication and interpersonal skills.
- Innovative, enthusiastic and self-motivated
- Ability to prioritise effectively and consistently deliver against tight time constraints while working flexibly as part of a team.
- Ability and being comfortable working in outdoor environments in variety of weather conditions
- Comfortable influencing and engaging with stakeholders
- Familiar with reactive work environment and flexibility in work location/timing of work
- The successful applicant must be willing to work within EDF Renewables’ health and safety requirements at all times.

Location: Scotland, Durham or remote with lots of travel.

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Why EDF Renewables?_**

At EDF Renewables UK & Ireland we’re committed to tackling climate change. Our rapidly growing team of 500 talented people share an ambition to create a net zero future where c