Senior Project Manager/Environmental Lead

• Primary responsibility for coordinating and managing your projects from consultation to the start of construction.
• In the construction phase, you are responsible for ensuring compliance with licenses and environmental legislation during the process until the wind farm is completed.
• Lead on procuring investigations and inventories, conducting consultations, writing consultation documents and environmental impact assessments and identifying and maintaining contact with all interested parties.
• Responsible for the schedule and budget, work closely with the rest of the team who have expertise in all the fields of work from land contracts and biology to GIS and electricity grid connection.
• Development of the appropriate planning-led strategy for each project;
• Suitably plan, organise, monitor and report on all phases of projects life cycle.
• Negotiate agreements including consultancy contracts, landowner agreements, and provide input into commercial decisions, ensuring best value is achieved in all such negotiations.
• Construction safety management and environmental management.
• Ownership and deep understanding of each project in the context of its unique local environment, including the establishment of leading community engagement model(s) at the earliest opportunity for each project proposition;
• Application of best-in-class project management practises.
• Support management on growing the portfolio in Sweden.

• Our aim is to operate as a group of leaders in our field.
• You will have a proven track record of leadership within project management, specially within environmental law and permitting.
• Flexibility is important in our team. You will be someone who can adapt easily to new working environments according to business needs.
• As a development professional resilience is one of your strengths. You will have the ability to drive our projects to completion.
• You are an excellent communicator. You are focused on open and honest communication regardless of the forum.
• You are a team player with a willingness to pitch in where and when you are needed.
• Our business is built on results. You are a driven person who seeks to exceed expectations.
• You will have a very strong commercial You will have the knowledge and experience to support our projects achieving the required return on investment.
• As a diligent person you are focused on the details. Your aim is to have an in depth understanding of all project at each development stage.

• Relevant academic education, for example in environmental science, engineering, law, or geography/social science.
• You need to have 3-5 years' experience of working with project management and the environmental code, preferably in wind power.
• Experience of other industrial or infrastructure projects is an advantage.
• Excellent Swedish and English both in speaking and writing while seeing communication as a natural part of your daily work.
• Experience of managing projects, ideally a Project Management Professional (PMP);
• Record of implementing internationally recognised project management and planning skills;
• Experience of planning, permitting and delivery of grid connections for energy projects;
• Experience of resource assessment and technology selection;
• Ability to liaise with a diverse set of external stakeholders, in particular, planning authorities, communities, statutory consultees and landowners
• Proven experience of sourcing new opportunities and problem solving
• Experience managing a broad range of technical consultants and using a systematic approach to ensure project progression.

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