Environmental Specialist
CR/077915
Posted: 06/06/2025
- Negotiable
- Denmark, Ballerup
- Contract
Environmental Specialist
Location
• Base: Denmark (primarily remote, with 1-2 days per month on-site)
Contract Type
• Freelance/Consultant Position
• Duration: Minimum 1.5-year contract
• Project Focus: Urgent need for consultants in Environmental Assessment Offshore
Role Overview
Join a dynamic and project-oriented team to play a central role in environmental assessment processes for Denmark’s critical offshore wind construction projects. As an Environmental Specialist, you will handle environmental feasibility studies, manage regulatory permits, and coordinate assessments for offshore facilities. You will work in a strong professional environment focused on knowledge sharing, collaborating closely with project managers, authorities, consultants, and stakeholders such as fishermen, citizens, and international partners.
Key Responsibilities
• Permit Acquisition: Apply for and secure necessary permits for feasibility studies and the establishment of offshore wind facilities.
• Environmental Assessments: Conduct and coordinate environmental assessments for plans and specific projects, including public phases, meetings, consultations, and Espoo processes.
• Professional Input: Provide expert assessments and input on technical and environmental conditions as an integrated part of project development.
• Project Collaboration: Participate in planning and environmental work, focusing on time, finances, quality, and strong teamwork within the project group.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the voice of the project, maintaining close dialogue with stakeholders (e.g., fishermen, citizens, authorities) and building bridges in complex contexts.
• Contract Management: Manage contracts and quality-assure consultancy services.
• International Coordination: In projects with international connections, handle dialogue and coordination with foreign partners regarding route studies, feasibility studies, and regulatory processes.
• Project Management Support: Work closely with project managers, authorities, and consultants to ensure smooth progress and compliance.
Qualifications and Experience
• Education: Higher education with a strong interest in environmental aspects of the sea.
• Experience:
o Proven experience with environmental assessments at sea.
o Basic knowledge and hands-on experience with environmental assessment processes and permits for offshore projects.
o Familiarity with marine feasibility studies prior to establishing offshore facilities is a plus.
o Experience with electromagnetic fields, the Water Framework Directive, or Natura 2000 at sea is advantageous but not required.
• Legislative Knowledge: Good understanding of relevant legislation and the ability to apply it in complex project settings.
• Skills:
o Familiarity with standards and methods for offshore environmental work.
o Comfortable engaging in dialogue with advisors, specialists, and diverse stakeholders.
o Ability to initiate and drive progress independently and collaboratively.
• Sector Experience: Ideal candidates will have worked within the offshore wind industry.
Work Environment
• Hybrid Setup: Primarily remote work, with 1-2 days per month on-site as required.
• Collaboration: Thrive in a project- and development-oriented environment with a focus on knowledge sharing.
• Impact: Contribute to some of Denmark’s most significant offshore construction projects, supporting client’s mission as owner engineers.
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your expertise in environmental assessments and offshore wind to make a tangible impact on Denmark’s renewable energy landscape. You’ll work in a collaborative, knowledge-driven setting, bridging complex stakeholder needs and driving sustainable progress
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Location
• Base: Denmark (primarily remote, with 1-2 days per month on-site)
Contract Type
• Freelance/Consultant Position
• Duration: Minimum 1.5-year contract
• Project Focus: Urgent need for consultants in Environmental Assessment Offshore
Role Overview
Join a dynamic and project-oriented team to play a central role in environmental assessment processes for Denmark’s critical offshore wind construction projects. As an Environmental Specialist, you will handle environmental feasibility studies, manage regulatory permits, and coordinate assessments for offshore facilities. You will work in a strong professional environment focused on knowledge sharing, collaborating closely with project managers, authorities, consultants, and stakeholders such as fishermen, citizens, and international partners.
Key Responsibilities
• Permit Acquisition: Apply for and secure necessary permits for feasibility studies and the establishment of offshore wind facilities.
• Environmental Assessments: Conduct and coordinate environmental assessments for plans and specific projects, including public phases, meetings, consultations, and Espoo processes.
• Professional Input: Provide expert assessments and input on technical and environmental conditions as an integrated part of project development.
• Project Collaboration: Participate in planning and environmental work, focusing on time, finances, quality, and strong teamwork within the project group.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the voice of the project, maintaining close dialogue with stakeholders (e.g., fishermen, citizens, authorities) and building bridges in complex contexts.
• Contract Management: Manage contracts and quality-assure consultancy services.
• International Coordination: In projects with international connections, handle dialogue and coordination with foreign partners regarding route studies, feasibility studies, and regulatory processes.
• Project Management Support: Work closely with project managers, authorities, and consultants to ensure smooth progress and compliance.
Qualifications and Experience
• Education: Higher education with a strong interest in environmental aspects of the sea.
• Experience:
o Proven experience with environmental assessments at sea.
o Basic knowledge and hands-on experience with environmental assessment processes and permits for offshore projects.
o Familiarity with marine feasibility studies prior to establishing offshore facilities is a plus.
o Experience with electromagnetic fields, the Water Framework Directive, or Natura 2000 at sea is advantageous but not required.
• Legislative Knowledge: Good understanding of relevant legislation and the ability to apply it in complex project settings.
• Skills:
o Familiarity with standards and methods for offshore environmental work.
o Comfortable engaging in dialogue with advisors, specialists, and diverse stakeholders.
o Ability to initiate and drive progress independently and collaboratively.
• Sector Experience: Ideal candidates will have worked within the offshore wind industry.
Work Environment
• Hybrid Setup: Primarily remote work, with 1-2 days per month on-site as required.
• Collaboration: Thrive in a project- and development-oriented environment with a focus on knowledge sharing.
• Impact: Contribute to some of Denmark’s most significant offshore construction projects, supporting client’s mission as owner engineers.
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your expertise in environmental assessments and offshore wind to make a tangible impact on Denmark’s renewable energy landscape. You’ll work in a collaborative, knowledge-driven setting, bridging complex stakeholder needs and driving sustainable progress
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Calum Galvin
Senior Recruitment Consultant
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