Environmental Assessment Coordinator - Expression of Interest

Kent; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent’s Environment Team is seeking experienced environmental professionals to support contracting work across the UK energy sector. The role focuses on leading EIA, SEAs, and multi-disciplinary environmental assessments, coordinating input from topic specialists, and preparing application documents.

Ideal candidates will have experience with onshore and offshore projects, diverse consenting regimes, and strong report-writing skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in onshore and/or offshore energy projects.
• Solid understanding of consenting regimes (e.g., DCOs, TCPA, Electricity Act, Infrastructure Consents).
• Experience in UK Energy Sector, including transmission/distribution, decarbonisation infra, oil/gas, hydrogen, storage or data centres.

Responsibilities

• Report writing to a high standard for internal and external audiences.
• Close liaison with internal and external project stakeholders.
• Effective communication within engineering project teams.
• Management of and/or input into Project Management documents.

Skills

Energy projects

UK energy sector

Stakeholder liaison

Report writing

Job description

Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world‑class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

About you:

Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world‑class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.

Our purpose and beliefs:

As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG

We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY

We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE

We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us:

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:

We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

Scope of Work:

Kent’s Environment Team welcomes expressions of interest from experienced environmental professionals working on a contracting basis to support the team’s growth and workload. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact and support the sustainable energy transition.

We welcome interest from UK-based environmentalists who specialise in leading EIA, SEAs and other multi-disciplinary environmental assessments for projects in the energy sector. This includes managing the assessment and consenting process, coordinating input from the topic specialist teams, interfacing with internal and external stakeholders and preparing application documents.

We are particularly interested in hearing from professionals with skills and experience in any of the following:

• Experience in either onshore and /or offshore energy projects
• A solid understanding and experience in navigating a range of consenting regimes, such as: Development Consent Orders; Town and Country Planning Act; Electricity Act; Infrastructure Consents Order; Marine Licensing, Environmental Permits etc.
• Experience in the UK Energy Sector, including one or more of: transmission and distribution; carbon capture and decarbonisation infrastructure; oil and gas; hydrogen; sustainable aviation fuel; energy storage and data centres.
• Contractors based throughout the UK, with particular consideration given to Scotland and Northwest England

Key Requirements:

The deliverables and services required will vary depending on the project and scope required. However, on a broad basis, the following will be required:

• Report writing to a high standard, for both internal and external audiences
• Close liaison with internal and external project stakeholders
• Effective communication within engineering project teams
• Management of and/or input into Project Management documents

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.