Senior Environmental Permitting & UK ETS Lead

emplify GmbH; Coleshill Heath; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Uniper seeks an experienced environmental permitting professional to lead permitting for UK energy projects. You will coordinate permit applications, manage consultants, and ensure compliance with UK ETS requirements while driving robust environmental performance across assets.

Your role includes leading annual UK ETS monitoring and reporting, maintaining carbon accounting processes, and engaging regulators to support regulatory horizons and internal guidance.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in UK ETS, permit management and regulator engagement.
• Proven track record delivering environmental permitting for large projects.
• Strong understanding of UK environmental legislation and regulatory frameworks.
• Ability to develop permitting strategies aligned with project delivery and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead coordination and delivery of environmental permits and consents for UK energy projects.
• Manage external consultants conducting environmental assessments for permit applications.
• Provide specialist advice on environmental permitting and UK ETS requirements.
• Lead annual UK ETS monitoring, reporting and verification for the generation fleet.
• Maintain carbon reporting processes and governance for audit readiness.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Regulatory engagement

UK ETS experience

Environmental permitting

Project management

Education

Environmental Science degree

Tools

Regulatory reporting tools

Job description

Uniper seeks an experienced environmental permitting professional to lead permitting for UK energy projects. You will coordinate permit applications, manage consultants, and ensure compliance with UK ETS requirements while driving robust environmental performance across assets.

Your role includes leading annual UK ETS monitoring and reporting, maintaining carbon accounting processes, and engaging regulators to support regulatory horizons and internal guidance.