Permitting Manager
Reference: 692591
Location: Southwest England – Hybrid
Type: Permanent
Sector: Nuclear
Description
Our client is a global leader in the nuclear power industry.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Permitting Manager to develop and maintain the environmental impacts assessment for a significant nuclear sector project in the UK. This role is crucial to the project's success, ensuring high levels of regulatory compliance and environmental protection standards.
Key Responsibilities
Develop comprehensive environmental assessment frameworks, handbooks, and detailed planning schedules
Model, measure, and assess environmental radioactivity and other environmental contaminants
Undertake offsite radiological and environmental impact assessments for discharges and disposal routes
Author technical specifications for environmental baseline studies and regulatory submission reports
Coordinate with technical specialists, engineers, and operations teams to gather input data for environmental assessments
Ensure identification of relevant environmental features, devices, systems, and circuits that are important to environmental protection
Develop processes for Design Reviews, HAZIDs, HAZOPs, and HASANs adequate for environmental compliance
Author and review environmental assessments and reports
Identify relevant environmental impact scenarios and established processes for implementation
Manage environmental scenarios during construction, including impact assessments and change control
Liaise with Environment Agency (EA) and Local Planning Authority (LPA) during the permitting process
Provide subject matter expert guidance on environmental matters to project teams and senior management
Contribute to project environmental assessment workshops, design reviews, and BAT (Best Available Techniques) optioneering
Facilitate understanding of UK environmental regulatory context through briefing and training
Key Requirements
Master's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or related field
Experience in environmental assessment in an authoring role
Experience in developing specifications, scopes of work, environmental methodologies, and assessment strategies
Senior-level expertise in one or more specific areas of environmental analysis (e.g., ecology, soil characteristics, aqueous or gaseous discharge, radioactive contaminant management)
Experience in environmental assessment governance, regulatory challenge, review, and regulator liaison
Strong knowledge of UK environmental regulations and permitting processes
Experience within the nuclear sector highly desirable
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced environmental professional to take on a challenging and rewarding role in a cutting-edge nuclear project.
Given current workloads, Simpson Booth regrets to inform that in the instance you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of your application, you should consider yourself unsuccessful at this time.