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Introduction
Wind Prospect and its sister business Nevis Environmental, are looking to recruit staff to the Environmental Services team. Established in 2012, the team has a variety of commission’s underway working on projects at preconstruction to operational phase. From our base in Cockermouth, Cumbria or Inverness, Scottish Highlands, we provide support to renewable energy or infrastructure projects across the UK.
Wind Prospect is one of the most successful independent renewable energy developers in the world. We have played a major role in the development of wind energy onshore internationally. Wind Prospect Group has grown rapidly and in 2007, featured in the Sunday Times “Fast Track 100 List”. In 2010 we featured in the “International Fast Track 100”, reflecting the scale and growth of our overseas businesses. Wind Prospect has been involved in the wind industry since its inception in Europe, and is a major player in the wind energy sector in the UK, Ireland, France, Poland, South Africa, China and Australia.
Nevis Environmental is our environmental business, providing support to renewable or infrastructure clients under a separate brand. From our experience in operating in the onshore wind sector for the past 15 years, we have a wealth of knowledge and experience in delivery of environmental projects.
Environmental Services
Our environmental services team either as the Wind Prospect or Nevis Environmental brands provides environmental support to projects during preconstruction to operational phases. We have a variety of clients from large utilities to small developers and with the variety of work being undertaken. Our work is increasing and as a consequence we are looking to appoint staff to support this growing area of the business.
Roles being made available will provide technical and management support to projects with particular focus on the natural environment and the supervision of construction/operational projects within it. The roles offered can be at any of our locations supported by our environmental services team, this being Cockermouth, Lancaster or Inverness.
JOB PURPOSE/PRIMARY OBJECTIVES
- Provide technical and management support in respect to the environmental activities and responsibilities at a project level for clients.
- Oversee the planning, organisation and execution of assigned projects, liaision with clients and other stakeholders and to ensure all enquiries and queries are dealt with promptly and satisfactorily. To delegate and supervise tasks where appropriate, managing the project team to use individual expertise to effectively achieve the project aims.
- The role also requires you provide supervision to members of the project team, to ensure a high quality of service by ensuring all project outputs are checked in accordance with quality control procedures. You will facilitate the sharing of knowledge and skills throughout the organisation by providing technical expertise to other staff and other projects as required.
KEY TASKS/DUTIES
Management
- Manage the delivery, resourcing and planning of technical guidance to projects.
- Assist the production of long and short term business planning, including marketing and business development activities.
- Assist in the strategy and direction for the business unit.
- Act as line manager for allocated staff
- Manage, specify and procure necessary resources for staff to conduct workload.
- Periodically review IMS system to make sure it is appropriate and current to the business unit.
- Manage the client feedback and provide routine reviews of lessons learnt.
- Undertake project management activities including client reporting, progress tracking and liason with clients as required.
- Tendering, appointment and management of other environmental consultants.
Pre Construction Duties
- Undertake the coordination, management and implementation of environmental activities and tasks alongside other project team members and consultants.
- Supervise others in the team and appointed consultants in the delivery of activities for clients projects
- Represent the client and project stakeholders at meetings with statutory consultees and others.
- Undertake liaison with legal, professional and technical bodies associated with environmental and planning matters during the pre construction phase of projects.
- Manage and coordinate the discharge of planning conditions, consents and other agreements with statutory consultees and others as required for project work.
- Manage and contribute to the production of technical documents including habitat management plans, environmental management plans alongside other project team members and appointed consultants.
Site / Construction Duties
- Undertake inspections and audits along side other project team members to ensure the projects are constructed in accordance with the consents, commitments and expectations of the statutory bodies.
- Undertake routine reporting on the site activities and compliance
- Provide proper professional and practical advice to contractors, consultants and project team members associated with habitat, mammals, flora and fawna issues and where appropriate resolve issues in a practical and efficient way.
Operational Duties
- Continued liaison with consenting authorities and clients in respect to planning and environmental compliances on site
- Manage and coordinate habitat management funds, restoration funds or project agreements during the operational phase of the project.
- Commissioning follow up studies and reports with external consultants.
- Undertaking environmental audits and inspections as required.
Project Management
- Liaison with clients, stakeholder and statutory consultees.
- Tendering, appointment and management of other environmental or planning consultants.
- Assist with programme, cost budgets and progress reporting in respect to planning and environmental matters.
- Support in improvement of procedures and systems associated with ISO 14001 accreditation within the group and business unit.
- Development of key business activities in relation to environmental management and planning support during wind farm life-cycle across the UK.
For more information or an informal discussion, please do not hesitate to contact Colin Aimers, General Manager on 01900 878055 or careers@windprospect.com
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