Team Leader - Marine Consents

Job Description
Join a global professional services leader committed to solving the worlds biggest challenges across energy transport utilities and urbanisation.

GHD is one of the worlds leading professional services companies operating in the global markets of water energy and resources environment property and buildings and transportation.

Privately owned by our people GHD provides engineering architecture environmental and construction services to private and public sector clients across five continents. Focused on creating lasting community benefit our connected global network of over 12000 people delivers projects with high standards of safety quality and ethics.

The Role

Are you ready to lead the way in shaping sustainable offshore development GHD Advisory is looking for a dynamic and experienced Marine Consents Lead to manage and grow our UK-based consultancy services while playing a global role in delivering offshore wind and marine infrastructure projects across Europe and beyond.

In this high-impact leadership role youll direct and deliver complex environmental approvals for major infrastructure projectsespecially in the rapidly evolving offshore wind sector. Youll provide strategic advice lead a growing team and collaborate with colleagues and clients across EMEA APAC and the Americas.

This is your opportunity to work at the cutting edge of marine environmental consulting to influence major policy and permitting frameworks and to elevate GHDs presence as a trusted advisor in the offshore industry.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of marine EIAs consents and permitting strategies for large-scale offshore developments in UK and European waters.
• Serve as Project Director or Technical Lead on complex high-profile environmental projects across international markets.
• Collaborate with global GHD teams to offer advisory services and share best practice on marine approvals and compliance.
• Mentor and grow a high-performing team providing technical guidance leadership and career development opportunities.
• Guide and coordinate strategic bids and proposals identifying and pursuing opportunities aligned with business growth goals.
• Foster long-term client relationships acting as a trusted advisor and delivering consistent value through insight and delivery excellence.
• Represent GHD at industry events stakeholder engagements and internal forums actively contributing to market visibility and thought leadership.
• Integrate environmental considerations into project design by working closely with engineers planners and regulators.
• Oversee the production of high-quality clear and impactful reports and communications tailored to clients regulators and stakeholders.
• Stay informed on emerging trends and regulatory developments contributing to continuous improvement and innovation in our services.

Key Skills & Experience Required

• A Bachelors degree (or higher) in Environmental Sciences Marine Science or a related discipline.
• 10 years of experience in marine environmental consulting including strong expertise in offshore wind and subsea infrastructure.
• Demonstrated success delivering environmental impact assessments and permitting projects ideally including UK DCO applications or equivalent.
• Deep understanding of UK environmental regulations with international experience in marine consenting considered a strong advantage.
• Familiarity with environmental and social risk frameworks including IFC Performance Standards and Equator Principles.
• Proven ability to lead and develop teams bringing strong people management and mentorship skills.
• Strong business acumen with a track record of successful project delivery client growth and proposal development.
• Exceptional interpersonal skillsable to influence negotiate and build consensus across multidisciplinary teams and stakeholder groups.
• Skilled in technical writing data analysis and regulatory engagement with an ability to distill complex issues into actionable strategies.
• Passion for sustainability innovation and creating lasting environmental value through infrastructure development.

Why Join GHD

GHD is a global professional services company committed to solving the worlds biggest challenges in water energy and urbanisation. As part of our growing Advisory business youll work on career-defining projects with international impacthelping to shape the future of offshore energy and marine development. We offer a collaborative inclusive and flexible work culture where your expertise will be valued and your ideas will help drive real change.

Our Commitment to you

Commitmentis a powerful word that defines how we do business how we serve our clients and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognise your achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas removing barriers where we can. Finally we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.

Equality diversity and inclusion lies at the heart of our team culture.We operate a flat intellectual hierarchy meaning every voice is heard and has genuine influence. We believe deeply in diversity of race gender sexual orientation religion ethnicity national origin and experience and we recognise the value this brings our collective team approach to solving challenging client problems.

Inclusionis hugely important to us and we want to ensure every team member can balance work around their unique personal circumstances. In addition to a competitive salary we offer a wider variety of benefits to support you including 25 days paid leave with opportunity to purchase additional leave matched pension contributions and family-friendly flexible working. We will advocate for your profession development and provide access to formal education through the GHD Business School and practical application through technical delivery. We actively promote inclusion and equity focussed initiatives with the example of our STEMAZING partnership which offers STEM outreach programmes for women.

Working Location

This is a hybrid role with an expectation of an average of 2 days per week working at one of our offices in London Manchester Chester Guildford or Newcastle.