Senior Environmental Advisor

Wood Group; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consultancy is seeking an Environmental Advisor in Aberdeen. The role involves providing technical environmental support, managing permits, and engaging with stakeholders. Candidates should have experience in oil & gas, excellent communication skills, and relevant qualifications. The company offers flexible working arrangements and is committed to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Meaningful projects across emerging energy sectors

Qualifications

• Experience in a technical environmental advisory role, preferably in Oil & Gas.
• Established competence in permit management.
• High level of communication skills in both written and spoken format.

Responsibilities

• Provide environmental support to operations.
• Manage permit applications and reporting.
• Engage with regulatory and offshore stakeholders.

Skills

Technical environmental advisory

Permit management

Communication skills

Technical writing

Planning and organizational skills

MS Office Suite

Environmental legislation knowledge

Education

Offshore BOSIET and MIST

Job description

Description

• Provision of environmental support to the Wood and client operations.
• Permit management - application compilation, submission, and associated reporting.
• Regulatory and offshore stakeholder engagements.
• Support the awareness and implementation of environmental and sustainability strategies.
• Providing support to client HSE management in incident and accident investigations through the use of an appropriate Investigation process (e.g. Helix or Taproot).
• Maintaining Environmental Management System (EMS) compliance requirements, inclusive of undertaking audits where required.

Participating in industry working groups representing the client and Wood.

Join a culture of innovation, pushing the boundaries of what is possible to seek the best solutions for our clients.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projectsdelivered to leaders of industry across emerging energy sectors
• Flexible working arrangementsthat balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid and remote working where relevant
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion;we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

Responsibilities

Desirable:

• Professional membership of environmental body.
• Trained and competent External Auditor.

Knowledge, skills and experience:

• Experience in a technical environmental advisory role with experience in project / contracts in Oil & Gas or other industry.
• Excellent working knowledge of ETS and relevant environmental legislation and regulations.
• Established competence in permit management - application compilation, submission, and associated reporting.
• Excellent technical writing skills.
• Collating and interpreting environmental performance data.
• Good planning and organisational skills.
• On-site practical knowledge and experience (on and offshore and in asset lifecycle).
• Effective / competent MS Office Suite User.
• High level of communication skills in both written and spoken format.

Personal attributes:

• Demonstrable commitment to company and client values.
• Commitment to continuous improvement.
• Strong communication and networking skills.
• Trustworthy and approachable.
• Highly developed influencing and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

Essential: Offshore BOSIET and MIST.