Marine Consultant

DNV Group; Oban; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

DNV Group invites a Marine Consultant to provide technical leadership, project management, and client support across a range of marine environmental consultancy projects. The role focuses on delivering high-quality assessments, supporting project delivery, and developing specialist technical expertise within marine environments.

You will manage small to medium projects, engage with clients and regulatory authorities, mentor graduate consultants, contribute to tender submissions, and help develop

Qualifications

• Experience in marine environmental assessment.
• Ability to manage project workstreams with increasing autonomy.
• Develop specialist technical expertise in marine environments.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and contribute to marine environmental assessments for offshore wind, subsea cables, and decommissioning.
• Analyse environmental data including sediment properties, macrobenthic communities, seabed imagery, and water quality datasets.
• Produce clear, technically robust reports and ensure compliance with relevant legislation, guidance and industry standards.
• Undertake quality assurance reviews of technical outputs prior to submission.
• Mentor graduate consultants and early-career staff with technical guidance.
• Assist with development of internal guidance documents, methodologies and best-practice procedures.
• Manage small to medium-sized projects and technical work packages from inception to completion.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to client expectations.
• Support preparation of project proposals and tenders; build relationships with clients and regulators.
• Identify opportunities for repeat business and cross-selling of services; contribute to new service offerings.

Job description

Role Purpose

The Marine Consultant will provide technical, project management, and client support across a range of marine environmental consultancy projects. The role involves delivering high-quality technical assessments, supporting project delivery, and contributing to business growth initiatives.

The successful candidate will have experience in marine environmental assessment and be capable of managing project workstreams with increasing autonomy while developing specialist technical expertise.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Delivery

• Prepare and contribute to marine environmental assessments, including:
  • Supporting Technical Reports for offshore wind, subsea cables, oil and gas decommissioning, aquaculture
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) chapters
  • Habitats Regulations Assessments (HRA)
  • Water Framework Directive (WFD) assessments
  • Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) assessments
• Analyse and interpret environmental data, including sediment physico-chemical properties and macrobenthic communities, seabed imagery and water quality datasets.
• Produce clear, technically robust reports, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, guidance and industry standards.
• Undertake quality assurance reviews of technical outputs prior to submission.

Team and Knowledge Development

• Contribute to internal knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Support graduate consultants and early-career staff through mentoring and technical guidance.
• Maintain awareness of relevant environmental legislation, policy and industry developments.
• Assist with development of internal guidance documents, methodologies and best-practice procedures.

Project Management

• Manage small to medium-sized projects and technical work packages from inception to completion.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to client expectations.

Client and Stakeholder Engagement

• Support preparation of project proposals and tenders.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with clients and regulatory authorities.

Business Development

• Contribute to tender submissions and proposal development.
• Identify opportunities for repeat business and cross-selling of services.
• Support development of new service offerings and technical capabilities.