Senior Environmental Advisor

-; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consulting firm is seeking an environmental advisor in Edinburgh, Scotland. The role includes supporting environmental operations, managing permits, and engaging stakeholders in the Oil & Gas sector. Candidates should have relevant experience and qualifications including Offshore BOSIET and MIST. They offer meaningful projects, flexible working arrangements, and a commitment to diversity.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Global connections in the consulting industry

Qualifications

• Experience in a technical environmental advisory role in Oil & Gas or other industries.
• Working knowledge of ETS and relevant environmental legislation.
• Competence in permit management and reporting.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Technical writing skills

Planning and organizational skills

Communication skills

MS Office Suite

Education

Offshore BOSIET

MIST

Job description

JOB 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 projects delivered to leaders of industry across emerging energy sectors
• Flexible working arrangements that 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.

ABOUT US

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.