Lead Consents & Environment Manager

Salary: £53,100 - £79,700 + car / allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

Base Location: Perth, Glasgow, Aberdeen, or Inverness

About the Role

SSEN Transmission are currently seeking a highly motivated and experienced Lead Consents & Environment Manager to support the Development and consenting of major, large-scale terrestrial Transmission infrastructure across Scotland. You will manage a professional team covering a portfolio of iconic, Critical National Infrastructure projects, ensuring that resources are effectively deployed for environmental optioneering, assessment and consenting deliverables.

As a mass transporter of renewable energy, we have a major role to play in supporting delivery of Scotland and the UK’s 2030 net zero targets, connecting new onshore and offshore renewables generation and transporting the power generated to demand centres in the rest of Scotland and beyond.

In addition to working on iconic projects, you will also join a multi-award winning team (and this year shortlisted for the RTPI “In-house Planning Team of the Year”) recognised for our sector leading planning and sustainability initiatives. There will be a high level of autonomy for your projects with the benefit of experienced support and guidance where required.

The key responsibilities involved are as follows:

• Lead, develop and motivate a strong team of consents and environment managers, driving the delivery of environmental and consenting activities throughout the project development phases within your region.
• Responsible for coordinating your team’s input to ensure all environmental, planning, legal and regulatory obligations are fully incorporated into our environmental optioneering, EIA and consenting activities.
• Ensuring appropriate governance, programme and risk management is effectively and consistently applied. Develop mutually beneficial senior stakeholder relationships both internally and externally (incl. consenting bodies, statutory authorities, key consultees, government departments and Scottish Ministers) to build an environment of mutually supportive relationships, faciliting project delivery and NetZero targets.
• Coordinate regional and national engagement activities to drive business value, build consensus, support policy change and external advocacy. This should ensure that SSEN Transmission is recognised as industry leaders in relation to Consenting and Environmental practice.

What do I need?

To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:

• In depth knowledge of the Scottish Planning Process, Consenting regimes and Environmental Impact Assessment legislation.
• Demonstrable Project Management experience of how to manage all aspects of the delivery of major projects e.g., project definition and set up, management of consultants, costs, risk, quality and timing is essential to the success of this role.
• Ideally you will have a Planning or Environmental related degree, preferably with post graduate qualification coupled with experience in a relevant industry (e.g., infrastructure, environmental / planning consultancy dealing with major consenting projects). Membership of an appropriate planning or environmental professional body is also desirable.
• A willingness to contribute, adapt, and learn within a busy, fast-moving team, dealing with challenges and opportunities across am extensive workload. Innovation and new ideas are welcomed where they can add value and improve the consenting approach and will be rewarded with good opportunities for long term career progressions within this key sector.
• A positive ‘can do’ attitude to delivering complex and challenging packages of work, focused on finding and driving forward solutions and innovation.

About our Business

SSEN Transmission owns and operates the electricity transmission network in the north of Scotland, transporting energy from where it is generated to where it is needed, providing a safe and reliable supply of electricity to the communities it serves. Home to some of the UK's greatest resources of renewable energy, SSEN Transmission is playing a critical role in the transition to a low carbon future, developing, building, maintaining and operating a network for net zero.

What's in it for you?

An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.

Next Steps

All applications should be submitted online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.

If you would like to discuss any working differently requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact Stephanie at stephanie.murphy@sse.com  / 01738 342963.

EXTERNAL: Before commencing employment with SSE, you'll be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic criminal records and credit check.

Closing date: 19th November 2023.

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