Senior Environmental Adviser

Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Senior Environmental Adviser, based in Aberdeen.

Responsibilities:
* Accountable to provide advice to the project team on the interpretation of applicable UK environmental legislation, EU Directives, global treaties and other industry guidance.
* Responsible to prepare and obtain environmental regulatory development approvals, permits and consents for the project activities, and support all other regulatory approvals with appropriate environmental input.
* Responsible to demonstrate compliance with the company's standards and applicable regulations and seek assurance from the company's environmental management team at regular points in the project schedule.
* Responsible to productively engage with regulators and key stakeholders in a proactive manner, taking a lead in the relationship management with OPRED.
* Responsible to deliver environmental risk management activities including environmental aspects identification (ENVID), EIA, planning and constructability assessment, procedures, and work instructions.
* Responsible for advising on pragmatic and effective environmental risk management and impact mitigation solutions in support of project activities.
* Responsible to identify, analyse, and report on project environmental baseline and related performance data.
* Responsible to help identify, prepare and deliver training, including awareness training and specific training on environmental issues, risks, standards and processes.
* Responsible to provide contract management for services required to deliver specified environmental deliverables.
* Responsible to plan environmental inspections and audits, and support incident investigations as required.
* Responsible to mobilise to site as required for delivery of environmental work programme elements; some element of UK travel is anticipated in this role.
* Support the development of the project environmental management system elements, including the administration and continuous improvement.
* Participate in emergency response support as required.
* Any other reasonable duty as per instruction by your manager.

Experience & Qualifications:
* Relevant degree qualified Environmental professional with extensive onshore and offshore industry planning, development and operational experience
* A member of a professional body (chartered status strongly preferred)
* Experienced major projects professional, ideally with experience from Power, Infrastructure or Oil & Gas projects
* Self driven and results oriented individual with demonstrated evidence of strong interpersonal and influencing skills
* Excellent communicator, both orally and written
* Proficient and demonstrable experience of the following specific practices (onshore & offshore environments):
- Environmental legislation
- National infrastructure planning
- Habitats regulations assessment
- Cumulative impact assessment and impact mitigation
- Baseline survey scoping, design and management
- Lifecycle emissions and sustainability assessment
- The UK emissions trading scheme
- Emissions to air - venting, emissions control, monitoring data management, analysis and accounting
- Chemical use and impact assessment
- Water management
- Waste management
* Audit and investigation experience, ideally able to carry out internal audits of the Environmental Management System and external contractor and vendor audits as required
* Awareness of the company's HSES Policies and Business Management System (BMS)
* Awareness of the company's Values & Business Principles

Contract position.

If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then, please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: TR/070688.

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