Senior Project Manager (Planning & Environment)
Location - Dublin (Hybrid)
Ref - SPMPE
Ventus is working with a leading Irish Renewable Energy developer, to appoint a Senior Project Manager to join their growing Planning and Environment team.
This role will be responsible leading the delivery of Planning and Environmental Impact Assessment Report/Appropriate Assessment applications/assessments for specific infrastructure projects, manage baseline environmental and constraints assessments and other projects where required.
Main Accountabilities:
Lead and project manage the planning process, including planning design for specific renewable energy project(s) up to the point of consenting decision and any subsequent challenges to same. Lead and project manage specific baseline assessment studies carried out as part of the project selection process.
Develop and inform Environmental Compliance issues by keeping abreast of planning outcomes, changes in legislation, policy decisions, and national and local authority development plans to maximise potential opportunities and outcomes for the company. Track and identify, prepare/liaise/contribute and/or submit relevant submissions or comments on policy documents as they arise, such as national strategies, regional planning guidelines, county development plans, renewable energy strategies, planning applications, and planning guidelines that could impact on the company’s project development pipeline as appropriate.
Lead the implementation of protocols for effective engagement with key stakeholders, including all relevant statutory and non-statutory consultees relevant to the planning processes of specific projects. Develop, in conjunction with the Key Stakeholder Executive, effective project plans to ensure appropriate management of communications and consultation with local communities and other relevant stakeholders around proposed development sites.
Provide environmental, planning, and project management expertise in relation to the delivery of renewable energy projects. Review the significance of developing planning/environmental-related legislation and relevant planning/Judicial decisions and advise management on same. Prepare and/or check scopes for third-party services for projects and fully participate in the various stages of associated procurement processes. Ensure that the procurement of third-party services for projects under the planning and environmental remit is carried out in compliance with company procurement guidelines, and monitor and evaluate the performance of principal consultants with respect to their use on future projects.
All employees are expected to co-operate fully with all provisions taken by the company for ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of co-employees and members of the public using the premises, and to understand and apply all Health & Safety legislation and regulatory requirements as a fundamental element of any design undertaken, ensuring the safety of employees and members of the public during construction, testing, and commissioning.
Proactively participate in the Performance Management process to ensure delivery of own, and the wider team’s, objectives.
Requirements:
5 -7 years’ experience in project managing/working on planning applications and preparation of EIAR/AA for large scale projects.
Hons Degree in Environmental Science, Engineering or equivalent.
Postgraduate (Lvl 9 FETAC) qualification in a relevant discipline, (e.g. Environmental Science, Engineering, Planning Law) desirable but not essential.
Project management across a range of projects with differing priorities, risk profiles and timelines.
Proven track record of delivering complex projects through the Irish planning system.
Specific expertise in the delivery of EIS/EIAR/AA/NIS documentation for large scale development projects.
Significant technical expertise in the areas of infrastructure planning process and environmental assessment and licencing. In depth knowledge of relevant legislation and policy in these areas.
Strong report writing, analytical, and presentation skills. Deep understanding of EIA, NIS, Appropriate Assessment, and Planning Acts.
Membership of relevant professional body (e.g. IPI, RTPI, IEMA) desirable.
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