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Environment & Eco-Innovation Lead, offshore wind

Environment & Eco-Innovation Lead, offshore wind

  • Location Netherlands - Europoort - Rotterdam - Refinery
  • Travel required Negotiable
  • Job category HSSE Group
  • Relocation available No
  • Job type Professionals
  • Job code 142050BR
  • Experience level Senior
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Job summary

Rapidly growing its renewables business is core to bp’s strategy – by 2030 bp aims to have developed around 50GW of net renewable generating capacity up from 3.3GW in 2020. In line with our future strategic growth ambitions for offshore wind in the Netherlands, we are looking to hire great people to join our offshore wind team in the Netherlands.

We are looking for a high calibre individual to join our expanding project team to provide environmental technical, scientific and innovation leadership and coordination. The Eco-Innovation Lead will work as part of a multi-disciplinary project team to develop and deliver the Eco-Innovation Programme associated with Dutch bids.

This role has been advertised in bp's Rotterdam office location adjacent to the Rotterdam refinery, but we welcome applications from all interested candidates as we look to establish our local Netherlands offshore wind team.

Are you ready to take your career to new heights?

In line with our future strategic growth ambitions for offshore wind in the Netherlands, we are looking to hire great people to join our offshore wind team in the UK and the Netherlands. These roles will form part of a multi-disciplinary project team which, if successful, will work together in the development, construction and operation of wind farms off the west coast of the Netherlands. This is just one part of the exciting integrated energy system that bp is looking to create in the Netherlands, with renewables at its centre.

Environmental and Eco-Innovation Lead

In this role You will:
Be responsible for leading and implementing ecological innovation and biodiversity related research programme and associated individual project activities, covering the following:
  • Liaison with government and potential academic and contract research partners
  • Provide technical and scientific advice and guidance to project and programme development.
  • Preparation of detailed work programmes and scopes of work for each of the activities undertaken
  • Coordination of the monitoring and modelling effort that will provide insight into local and basin-scale impacts on key environmental receptors
  • Facilitating field research and pilot programme activities
  • Activity planning and programme status reporting (internally to bp and externally)
  • Profile and promote the programme and its scientific outcomes through relevant national and international meetings, events and media, including a dedicated web portal
  • Support offshore wind projects contributing to company ambitions for achieving Biodiversity net positive impact NPI
  • Provide environmental advice to the management team and ensure appropriate environmental and relevant regulatory compliance policies, systems, standards, guidelines, procedures and bridging documents are in place to fulfil the requirements of the Project and bp
What You will need to be successful:
  • Fluent in English AND Dutch
  • 10+ years’ relevant experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in environmental science or equivalent / appropriate experience level (Master’s/PhD Level preferred)
  • Experience in managing and coordinating multi-disciplinary project teams across multiple external organisations
  • Existing relationships or engagement with national regulatory agencies, academic research and non-government organisations
  • Track record running and implementing biodiversity-related scientific research and monitoring projects
  • Managing and coordinating implementation of individual projects and multi-year programmes
  • Track record of participation in international (subject relevant) expert workshops and conference events.

Why join us

This role is in support of bp’s Gas & Low Carbon Energy entity which supports all bp’s new energy projects including offshore wind, solar, hydrogen and CCS.

This role will form part of the multi-disciplinary project team which, if successful, will work together in the development, construction and operation of wind farms off the west coast of the Netherlands. This is just one part of the exciting integrated energy system that bp is looking to create in the Netherlands, with renewables at its centre.

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!

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