Environmental Manager, Offshore Wind

Imagine a future where you’re helping to secure and implement the permits for our offshore wind farms located along the east coast of the US

Join us in this role where you’ll play a key role in delivering permits for our offshore wind projects on the east coast of the United States. Our team of environmental and permitting specialists work within the US Permitting, Environmental & Marine Affairs team securing permits from federal and state agencies. In this role, you’ll support one our proposed offshore wind energy projects located.

Welcome to Permitting, Environmental & Marine Affairs
You’ll be part of our team where you, together with your colleagues, will help drive permitting success by being involved in a range of environmental, permitting, and scientific topics to support securing and complying with conditions for federal and state permits for the proposed offshore wind farm which is currently in the development phase.

As a team, we

You’ll play an important role in:

• leading work packages and specific tasks to aid in securing a full suite of federal, state, and local permits
• leading planning and coordinating efficient environmental and regulatory reviews, incl. preparing applications to regulatory entities
• assess, determine, and refine the development boundary conditions of the project, including supporting management of external consultants undertaking surveys and environmental studies
• creating and maintaining positive relationships with internal stakeholders, agency personnel, and other key external stakeholders and interest groups
• analyzing and determining key risks, and elevating potential recommendations to project team members for consideration

To succeed in the role, you:

• hold at least a bachelor’s degree within a relevant field, e.g., permitting, environmental policy, marine biology, marine affairs, or other related disciplines
• have min. 2 years of related work experience, e.g., from the wind industry, large scale infrastructure projects or environmental assessment
• possess knowledge of key Federal or State regulations and policies relevant to development, as well as a solid understanding of the concerns of key decision-makers, policymakers, and federal or state authorities.  Direct experience of the states of Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, and/or Rhode Island is preferred
• have excellent technical writing skills and stakeholder management abilities and are a trustworthy and impactful communicator
• have a high level of ambition with strong personal drive, collaborative and open-minded, innovative, and ready to bring fresh ideas to the table
• are curious and have a desire to be a part of offshore wind being part of North Americas energy mix.

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Join a global leader in renewable energy
Ørsted is a growing green energy major and global leader in climate action. With us you’ll play a part in driving change towards a green energy future. You’ll grow your talent in a fast-paced and high-growth industry where you have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop through challenging assignments and industry-leading experts. Here, you can perform in a friendly work environment based on trust, respect, and collaboration.

Shape the future with us
Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we’ve found the right candidate.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via accomodation@orsted.com.

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country. We don't take applications or inquiries from external recruiters or agencies into account for this position.