Principal Environmental Consultant – Offshore Oil & Gas

Overview

Senior Permitting & Licensing specialist to lead complex UKCS offshore oil and gas permits. You will guide projects from development through decommissioning, coordinating with operators, regulators and internal teams. Your work shapes regulatory compliance and project scope across late-life and decommissioning stages. You’ll apply technical expertise to deliver robust permit strategies, reports and QA. This role offers a collaborative environment where your leadership accelerates safe, compliant offshore operations.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible hybrid working
• Market-competitive salary
• Training and professional development
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing benefits
• Enhanced parental and shared parental leave
• Company pension scheme

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage permitting and licensing projects
• Prepare and review UKCS oil and gas permits including term and life chemical permitting
• Act as Project Manager or Sponsor or provide secondment support
• Manage day-to-day relationships with clients, operators, regulators and stakeholders
• Provide technical advice and guidance to consultants within the team
• Lead permit preparation, report writing and quality assurance
• Support projects through operational, late-life and decommissioning stages
• Collaborate with wider environmental, engineering and advisory teams

Key requirements

• Significant professional experience in oil and gas permitting
• Strong knowledge of offshore energy industry, especially operational/late-life projects
• Experience leading and project managing scopes of work
• Degree in a relevant discipline (environmental science, chemistry or engineering)
• Strong knowledge of offshore legislation and regulatory requirements
• Proven track record of working effectively with operators, regulators and stakeholders
• Excellent analytical, communication and report-writing skills
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Experience engaging with industry forums and working groups advantageous

• Stakeholder management
• Strong communication
• Analytical mindset
• UKCS oil and gas permit knowledge
• Regulatory requirements understanding
• Project management

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