Environmental Consultant (Permitting)

isepglobal; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

ise pglobal Environmental Consultant (Permitting) contract offers remote working with a part-time schedule (~3 days per week) and monthly attendance at a meeting. The role supports Oil & Gas, Petrochemical and Renewable Energy sectors and is outside IR35.

The position requires a degree in Environmental, Chemical, or a related Engineering field, with Chartered status preferred but not essential. It involves permitting, EMS, reporting, and risk assessment across design stages.

Qualifications

• Degree in Environmental, Chemical or equivalent Engineering.
• Chartered status preferred but not essential.
• Strong experience in SSSI permitting is essential.
• Awareness of decarbonization, renewables and energy efficiency principles an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Development and implementation of programs to comply with environmental regulations, permit requirements, internal policies and standards.
• Supporting project permitting process, development of permitting applications and packs and in particular SSSI permits.
• Supporting various aspects of environmental obligations including EMS, permitting strategy, permits and consents, planning strategy and support, design standards, legal compliance, carbon reporting, climate change risk assessment and adaptation.
• Consultancy style support to projects and clients including planning applications and environmental risk assessments.
• Environmental input to projects at various design stages to identify environmental impacts and mitigate delays.
• Complete, submit and/or review required regulatory reports.
• Creating reports to identify environmental risk assessments and create plans to ensure compliance.

Skills

SSSI permitting

Decarbonisation awareness

Renewables knowledge

Energy efficiency principles

Education

Degree in Environmental, Chemical or equivalent Engineering

Job description

Environmental Consultant (Permitting) Contract (3 days p/w) Remote Working

Location: Remote Working

This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading engineering business during a period of continued growth as they support the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical and Renewable Energy sectors.

The role is part time (c.3 days p/w), working remotely though attendance to a monthly meeting will be required.

This role is deemed to be outside IR35.

Role & Responsibilities

• Development and implementation of programs to comply with environmental regulations, permit requirements, internal policies and standards.
• Supporting project permitting process, development of permitting applications and packs and in particular SSSI permits.
• Supporting various aspects of environmental obligations including Environmental Management Systems (EMS), permitting strategy, permitting and consents, planning strategy and support, design standards, legal compliance, carbon reporting, climate change risk assessment and adaptation.
• Consultancy style support to projects and clients including planning applications and environmental risk assessments.
• Environmental input to projects at various design stages to identify environmental impacts at an early stage and mitigate any delay they may cause.
• Complete, submit and/or review required regulatory reports.
• Creating reports to identify environmental risk assessments associated with client / project needs and create plans to ensure compliance.

Key Skills & Knowledge

• Degree in in Environmental, Chemical or equivalent Engineering.
• Chartered status preferred but not essential.
• Strong experience in SSSI permitting is essential.
• Awareness of Decarbonization, Renewables and Energy efficiency principles an advantage.

Additional Information

This is a part time contract role, working outside IR35 that will require at least 1 day per month on site in West Wales at a major energy plant.