Senior Permitting Advisor, Offshore Wind

~ Our client, DONG Energy is a north European company with a focus on offshore wind. ~

Wind Power is the world's largest developer and operator of offshore wind power, and we use our unique knowledge in all phases of our wind turbine projects. During the last 20 years, we have developed and constructed the largest portfolio of offshore wind farms in Northern Europe.

You will be part of a growing organization with over 2000 employees dedicated to developing, constructing and operating offshore wind farms.

Our newly established Boston office is the next step in our company's growth and you will have the opportunity to play a defining role in establishing our new business.

Position Overview 

The Senior Environment & Permitting Specialist will be responsible for managing the permitting process on the Bay State Wind project. Bay State Wind is a utility scale offshore wind farm, located 15 miles off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, with water depths of between 130 - 165 feet. If given approval, we plan to build an offshore wind farm which could have an installed capacity of up to 1,000MW.

As Senior Environment & Permitting Specialist you will be managing the onshore and offshore surveys and investigations required for permit applications and documentation to be submitted to federal agencies such as BOEM and state agencies in accordance with lease requirements and applicable legislation.

With the responsibility of managing the relevant surveys and investigations you will be working closely with the relevant authorities, federal and state agencies, legal advisors and other relevant external stakeholders. In this role you will also represent DONG Energy and the Bay State Wind project towards these external stakeholders under direction of the Consents Project Manager and working closely with the US market based team.

Responsibilities 

• Managing and coordinating the input to the Site Assessment Plan (SAP), Construction and Operations Plan (COP) and the required survey plans. This includes coordination and management of specialist consultants, producing permit applications, negotiations with regulators and stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with BOEM lease and other permit conditions.
• Represent DONG Energy and/or the Bay State Wind Project at state, federal, and local government levels as well as in relation to various industry organizations.
• Plan and manage negotiation with relevant local, state, and federal authorities, government agencies in relation to permit applications and plan public meetings, community consultation and stakeholder events in agreement with the Consent Project Manager.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders involved in permitting & environmental issues.
• Develop, coordinate and implement DONG Energy's US environmental policies, and procedures, which assure compliance with federal, state, local permit and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain project environmental records in accordance with established internal DONG Energy documentation and records management procedures as well as regulatory requirements. 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor or Master's Degree e.g. within environmental science, environmental management, marine science or law.
• 5 -10 years' permitting experience working on large infrastructure and multi-disciplinary projects
• Strong knowledge of environmental legislation in relation to the US market.
• Previous experience working closely with the relevant authorities, regulatory agencies, legal advisors and other relevant external stakeholders will also be essential.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Strong level of experience in the coordination and delivery of environmental work being undertaken by multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams.
• Ability to manage and work with multi-disciplinary teams located across different time zones and geographical locations.
• Team player with a focus on finding both constructive and practical solutions to all kinds of challenges.
• Knowledge of the environmental consultancy market and experience with contract management would be advantageous.
• Excellent communication skills and proven experience and ability to speak confidently with internal and external stakeholders at various levels.