Environmental Advisor

Base Location: Bilbao, Spain

Salary: Competitive based on experience + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, well-being, and family.

Work pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First option available

The role

As an Environmental Advisor, you'll play a key role in ensuring our renewable energy projects across Spain meet environmental legislation and sustainability requirements throughout the development, construction and operational phases. Working closely with multidisciplinary project teams, you'll provide environmental expertise, manage compliance obligations, coordinate specialist consultants and build strong relationships with regulators and stakeholders to help deliver projects responsibly.

You will

• Provide environmental advice across renewable energy projects, ensuring compliance with Spanish and European environmental legislation, permitting requirements and internal standards throughout development, construction and operation.
• Lead and support environmental due diligence, oversee Environmental Impact Assessments and Environmental Management Plans, and identify environmental risks, constraints and mitigation measures to support successful project delivery.
• Manage environmental consultants and contractors, ensuring high-quality environmental assessments, monitoring, reporting and compliance with project commitments and permit conditions.
• Build effective relationships with environmental regulators, statutory bodies and external stakeholders, responding to environmental queries, reports and claims while maintaining a collaborative approach.
• Support project teams by developing environmental specifications for contractors, contributing to procurement documentation and promoting environmental best practice across projects.

You have

• A degree in Environmental Science, Biology, Geography or a related discipline, with strong knowledge of environmental legislation, environmental impact assessment and environmental monitoring.
• Experience working on infrastructure or renewable energy projects, with a strong understanding of environmental compliance throughout project development, construction and operational phases.
• Knowledge of Spanish and European environmental legislation, permitting processes and environmental regulatory frameworks.
• Experience coordinating environmental consultants, managing environmental monitoring and reporting, and working with regulatory authorities and external stakeholders.
• Fluent English language skills, a valid driving licence and the flexibility to travel throughout Spain.

This role requires a Full EU driving license and willingness to travel within Spain and Southern Europe as and when required by projects.

About SSE

SSE has an ambitious goal: to be a leading energy company in a net-zero world. We are building the world's largest offshore wind farm. Transforming the grid to provide greener electricity to millions of people and investing over £20 billion in local energy, with another £20 billion in the pipeline.

SSE Renewables provides the green energy the world needs today and tomorrow. We are at the forefront of developing, building, and managing renewable energy facilities, including wind farms, hydroelectric power plants, and solar and battery projects. Join a global team of 1,800 energy experts powering the transition to a net-zero future.

Work with an Equal Opportunity Employer

SSE will make all reasonable adjustments necessary to ensure that your application and experience with us are positive. Please contact andrew.duncan2@sse.com to discuss how we can support you.

We are committed to promoting an open and inclusive work environment where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and particularly welcome applications from those who may be underrepresented in our workforce or sector.

Ready to apply?

Start your application online by using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept online applications. We will contact you after the closing date to let you know if we will proceed with your application. If you are offered a role with SSE, you may need to undergo a criminal background check and a credit check before starting work.

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