Senior or Principal Marine Environmental Consultant – Energy Transition

The Opportunity:
Tetra Tech RPS Energy is adding a Senior or Principal Environmental Consultant – Energy Transition to our Marine Consenting and Environment team.

We operate a hybrid working arrangement and you can be based in Chepstow, Edinburgh, Woking, Aberdeen or London (home working can be considered). We have flexible working opportunities, including part time roles, to ensure a balance of family and working life.

We are at the forefront of the industry – delivering offshore infrastructure projects in complex marine environments including renewables, carbon capture storage (CCS) and oil & gas developments. Our experience includes 20 years working across the UK, wider Europe, Americas, Australia and Asia. You’ll become a member of a deeply experienced marine consenting and environment team who have been selected as the lead Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Habitats Regulations Assessments (HRA) consultant for several industry milestones. Notably, we delivered the Environmental Statement (ES) for the Liverpool Bay HyNet CCS project, a pioneering effort in the UK’s journey towards a low-carbon future, combining technological innovation, economic benefits, and significant environmental impact. Additionally, we have recently provided crucial environmental consultancy services for several of our clients’ O&G infrastructure decommissioning, including high-profile initiatives in the Southern North Sea and East Irish Sea Basins
To read more about our Marine, Consenting and Environment team follow this link: https://shorturl.at/JuLh3

Your Role:
As part of an established team of energy transition professionals, you will have a strategic role providing United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) and international permitting services to clients within the oil & gas and energy transition sectors. You will have the opportunity to work alongside colleagues mentoring junior team members.
Produce a range of environmental management and permitting documents including environmental statements, environmental management systems, UK Master Application Template (MAT) and Subsidiary Application Template (SAT), Oil Pollution Emergency plans etc.
Undertake the technical and commercial aspects of project management
Be involved in business developmentMaintaining and deepening relations with our existing clients
Providing quotes and helping prepare bids for potential work

There will also be opportunities to work with us on international permitting and environmental assessments for energy transition and Oil & Gas projects, particularly in north and west Africa.

Qualifications:
You will be degree qualified in a relevant subject (environmental science, marine biology, ecology, engineering, chemical engineering etc.)
You will have a clear knowledge of offshore legislation and the UKCS or international offshore consenting permitting process
You will have awareness of Health and Safety systems, Environmental Management Systems, Decommissioning or Oil Pollution Emergency plans
You have project managements skills in a commercial environment
You will be willing and able to travel on an ad hoc basis, for client and contractor meetings

Why Tetra Tech:
Tetra Tech RPS Energy has been a leader in the technical consultancy and operational support in the offshore wind and oil & gas industry since 1999. In 2023 we joined Tetra Tech, enabling us to combine our expertise with the reach and resources of a prestigious global organisation.

Our business provides key solutions to our clients in the following sectors:
Marine planning, environmental assessment and consents
Offshore site investigation and survey, including geological, geophysical and geotechnical survey planning, management and client representatives provision
Offshore and Land Seismic survey operations including project management, and technical software and Seismic data processing. Supply of technical client representatives
Operational and Wellsite geological services and drilling support
Technical Advisory including sub surface, reserve audits and upstream assets
Marine assurance and Quality Health Safety Security & Environment (QHSSE)
Marine protected species observation
Geoscience consulting including project management, geological desk studies, ground modelling, geohazard assessments
Our own Training division and network to compile bespoke curriculum and provide multiple blended delivery options