Job Title:                 Offshore EIA / HRA Specialist
Salary:                    Competitive and Rewarding + Benefits          
Hours:                     Standard Business
Location:                 UK & Ireland

Deadline for applications: 1st June 2022

Background 

Our people are the difference!

Who they are, what they do and how they do it is why we’re the award-winning, industry-leading, thriving boldly global environmental consultancy we are today. We’re APEM Ltd and we’re expanding.

As a people-first business we’re accountable for our aspirations, actions, and what we get because of them. We believe inspiration and insight come from everywhere, so no matter history or choices in life, we will empower you to be your best, so we can be our best, together.

If you’re driven, ready to guide governments, shape private client projects across the planet and improve the natural world, then we want the whole you.

The WOW factor

When home became work, we learned that flexibility, understanding and balance allowed us all to move forward and grow together.

So no matter where you’re based, the hours you keep, or the toddlers you have to entertain, we’re committed to our ways of working (WOW) with each other so we can continue to be our best.

About the role

The Offshore EIA and / or HRA Specialist roles will provide you with the opportunity to work in and help shape a rapidly developing and dynamic company involved in some of the largest and most exciting development projects in the UK energy sector, managing and contributing to the offshore components of consent applications and the management of consent compliance for multi-billion pound infrastructure projects. We are looking for candidates who can bring existing offshore EIA delivery experience or a strong offshore or marine sciences technical background to apply to our existing and future project portfolio.

We are specifically looking for candidates with a marine or coastal EIA and / or HRA background and who are able to apply their expertise and understanding of the interaction of the offshore and coastal aspects of offshore wind development to service and expand our technical offering to our clients.

Key responsibilities

Project level

• Contribution to and project management of offshore related workstreams, particularly in relation to offshore wind farm projects (e.g. site selection and offshore cable route optioneering studies, EIA and / or HRA preparation and management, consent application and post consent compliance);
• The project management and delivery of EIA and / or HRA for offshore wind farm projects;
• Providing technical advice and strategic direction to our clients; and
• Contributing to and/or leading on stakeholder liaison in support of our clients.

Key skills and capabilities

• Chartered member of a relevant professional organisation (or working towards such accreditation);
• Educated to at least degree level, but preferably MSc level, in a relevant offshore, marine sciences discipline;
• Excellent written and oral communication, organisational and time management skills;
• A professional manner with strong inter-personal skills, with an ability to communicate at all levels;
• Ideally, an established track record of providing EIA and / or HRA for major offshore infrastructure development projects in the UK (in offshore renewables or other marine development sector), with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience;
• Working knowledge of the EIA and / or HRA process and the technical assessments underpinning offshore consenting work;
• Experience of working within the planning process, ideally in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and/or the Republic of Ireland; and
• Experience working with regulators and stakeholders.

We recognise that everyone’s story is different. 

The opportunities, experiences and challenges faced in life shape who we are today and we understand that these are the things that make us individual and unique. Embracing our differences means we’re able to approach what we do from every dimension. Inspiration and insight can come from anywhere, and no matter your history or choices in life, we empower our people to be their best, so we can be our best, together. 

We welcome the whole you.