Environmental Affairs Advisor

RWE Offshore Wind Services, LLC

Functional area: Health, Safety & Environment
Remuneration: Exempt
 

Environmental Affairs Advisor

RWE Offshore Wind

Hybrid position, Boston or San Francisco based

Job Summary

RWE Offshore Wind Holdings, LLC is looking for an Environmental Affairs Advisor to join our growing team of environmental and social performance professionals working to develop a best in class portfolio of offshore wind projects in multiple regions of the United States. The successful candidate will support the development of RWE exciting portfolio of projects.

This is a hybrid role that will be associated to either our Boston or San Francisco office with regular travel in the US.

Areas of Responsibility

• Support Federal and State permitting efforts by designing and providing oversight of multi-year environmental surveys, including the procurement and contracting of consultant/contractor services
• Provide technical, biological, ecological, and environmental expertise in support of offshore wind project development activities
• Participate in local, state, regional, and national environmental working groups to identify and address key environmental challenges and concerns associated with developing offshore wind energy projects
• Assist with external public, private, or academic collaborative partnerships on environmental initiatives
• Participate as a team member of bid teams developing proposals in response to solicitations for offshore wind energy, environmental partnership development, bid writing, and outreach efforts
• Identify and assess both positive and negative environmental, social, and sustainability impacts of the company’s operations within a net positive impact framework; develop plans to characterize and maximize net positive impact within a framework of broader, RWE-wide corporate goals and directives
• Promote sustainability throughout the organization by creating awareness and understanding of sustainability principles and practices
• Provide an interface between internal technical teams (e.g., Engineering, Site Investigations) and external subject matter expert consulting support, focused on developing collaborative approaches to environmental risk management in projects
• Maintain and/or develop working knowledge of the latest technical, regulatory and commercial developments in specialist disciplines that have the potential to reduce cost and/or risk, and improve environmental performance
• Participate in the review of a Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for submission to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), and Incidental Take Authorizations to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as well as other federal, state, and local applications to applicable resource agencies involved in the permitting of RWE projects
• Understand corporate and specifically offshore wind sustainability trends and best practices and provide recommendations for improvements, in particular on actions to reduce cost and/or risk, and improve environmental performance
• Develop and implement project-specific sustainability strategies to ensure project development and operation is aligned with RWE’s environmental performance and sustainability objectives

Candidate profile

To succeed in this role, you will have the following:

• A degree in a field of environmental engineering/science/studies, marine affairs, natural resources, biology, ecology, or related field from an accredited program
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience with a preference for candidates that have prior experience in the offshore energy sector
• Strong understanding of environmental and social impact assessments, sustainability principles, the incorporation of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in impact assessment, and stakeholder engagement
• Previous experience in baseline data collection design and survey oversight is considered an asset
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with a strong focus on results.
• Ability to work under pressure and within tight deadlines
• Ability to adapt and work in a fast-paced working environment, be responsive to change, and find paths to action in a very dynamic industry
• Proficiency in sustainability reporting software tools and databases is considered an asset
• Deep technical expertise in one, or more, of the following areas would be considered an asset: underwater acoustics, marine mammalogy, avifauna science
• Experience communicating technical material in creative ways both externally and internally (principally to internal technical teams)

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.

RWE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

For 125 years RWE has been the source of energy for millions of people across the globe. Now we’re making all that energy green. This decade alone we’re investing €50bn into renewables and will be carbon neutral by 2040 – ten years earlier than most other global targets. This is a chance to play a key role on our journey.

Join our renewables specialists, working across the clean energy spectrum to grow our operations to 50 GW by 2030 – with some of the world’s largest on and offshore wind farms and industry-leading hydrogen initiatives. We’re also considered innovators in solar development including floating photovoltaics and agri-photovoltaics. Or add your expertise to our supply and trading operations, brokering renewable electricity, green gas, commodities, and CO2 emission allowances from one of our advanced energy trading floors.

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Any questions? Your Contact in Recruiting: Elena Sanchez, paul.blimberg@rwe.com