Current Vacancies

If you would like to be considered for in-house staff recruitment opportunities, please send a CV with a covering letter to info@marinespace.co.uk.  Specific opportunities will be advertised below so please check the website regularly for updates. 

Senior Marine Consultant

MarineSpace is a marine planning and environmental consultancy which provides specialist advice and services to clients across a range of sectors. As part of a continued programme of expansion the company is currently seeking to employ a Senior Marine Consultant to join our experienced team.

MarineSpace provides services to the marine aggregate, offshore wind, OFTO, wave & tidal, oil and gas, subsea cables, coastal/marine engineering and ports/harbours sectors. The successful candidate will be required to provide input to a range of projects but with a specific focus on the offshore wind and subsea cables sector. Therefore, demonstration of specific experience of project-work in these sectors would be of significant benefit for prospective candidates during the selection process.

MarineSpace is a rapidly developing company and is seeking a dynamic and hard-working individual to complement and enhance our team. The location of the position will ideally be in MarineSpace’s Norwich office although the successful candidate will be required to travel to meetings at the company’s offices in Southampton and Pembrokeshire and also attend client meetings as required. Some flexibility in the base location of candidates would be possible in exceptional circumstances.

Key responsibilities:

• Authoring and QA of technical reports (EIA, HRA, scoping reports, monitoring reports);
• Project management of studies ranging in value from £10,000 to >£100,000;
• Internal and external advice on UK marine consenting and permitting;
• Stakeholder management;
• Client engagement; and
• Business development.

Requirements:

Essential

• MSc in a relevant technical subject;
• 3 – 5 years professional experience in marine consultancy or a technical marine field;
• Demonstrable project delivery experience relevant to MarineSpace’s core activities, with specific project experience in offshore wind, subsea cables, wave / tidal energy and / or oil and gas sectors;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe software;
• Proven record of writing technical scientific reports for different audiences;
• In depth understanding of UK marine policy, legislation, consenting and environmental issues;
• Experience of practical application of EIA procedures and working knowledge of HRA;
• Excellent written and oral communication, organisational and time management skills; and
• Ability to work independently and part of a team as / when required.

Desirable

• Practical knowledge of specific marine industry sectors, as described above;
• Experience of business development within one or more of the sectors described above;
• Demonstrable knowledge of key regulatory and stakeholder organisations involved in consenting and permitting for marine developments in the UK;
• Wider knowledge of marine development activities in Northwest Europe; and
• Experience of public speaking,

Terms of employment will be commensurate with the skills and experience of the successful candidate.

MarineSpace operates a company pension and company healthcare scheme for employees.

To apply for this post please email a CV and covering letter in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format to info@marinespace.co.uk by Friday 16^th July 2021 quoting ‘Application for Senior Marine Consultant’ in the subject line.

Marine Consultant

MarineSpace is a marine planning and environmental consultancy which provides specialist advice and services to clients across a range of sectors. As part of a continued programme of expansion the company is currently seeking to employ a Marine Consultant to join our experienced team.

MarineSpace provides services to the marine aggregate, offshore wind, OFTO, wave & tidal, oil and gas, subsea cables, coastal/marine engineering and ports/harbours sectors. The successful candidate will be required to provide input to a range of projects but with a specific focus on the offshore wind and subsea cables sector. Therefore, demonstration of specific experience of project-work in these sectors would be of significant benefit for prospective candidates during the selection process.

MarineSpace is a rapidly developing company and is seeking a dynamic and hard-working individual to complement and enhance our team. The location of the position will ideally be in MarineSpace’s Norwich office although the successful candidate will be required to travel to meetings at the company’s offices in Southampton and Pembrokeshire and also attend client meetings as required. Some flexibility in the base location of candidates would be possible in exceptional circumstances.

Key responsibilities:

• Assisting in preparation of reports to a high standard, including desk studies, scoping reports, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), and specialist advice to UK Government;
• Providing support to senior and principal specialists in writing proposals;
• Contributing to survey design and planning with senior and principal specialists; and
• Working with mapping scientists to produce seabed habitat maps of EUNIS and Annex I habitats based on acoustic and ground truthing data;

Requirements:

Essential

• BSc or MSc in a relevant technical subject;
• 1-2 years professional experience in marine consultancy or a technical marine field;
• Good knowledge and understanding of the UK’s marine biodiversity, including awareness of the EUNIS marine habitat classification system;
• Knowledge and understanding of sublittoral benthic survey design and the types of data available from marine biological surveys of the seabed in coastal or offshore environments, including remote sensing and ground truthing survey techniques, and the limitations associated with these data;
• Extensive experience in the use of standard MS Office software;
• Experience of univariate and multivariate statistical analysis and different software packages (e.g. R, Primer);
• Awareness of relevant European and domestic legislation concerning nature conservation and assessment of potential environmental effects in the marine environment, including the Marine and Coastal Access Act, Habitats Regulations, EIA Directive; and
• An enthusiastic attitude and willingness to learn, as part of a team and under own supervision.

Desirable

• Experience of project management, including knowledge / experience of completing tasks to agreed budgets and timeframes;
• Experience of GIS packages (preferably ESRI™ ArcGIS or QGIS) to manipulate, interrogate and interpret spatial datasets, including integrating and analysing different types of data from multiple sources;
• Experience of public speaking;
• Specialist knowledge of a specific marine sector and associated potential impacts on the marine environment; and
• Understanding of HRAs and Marine Conservation Zone Risk Assessments.

Terms of employment will be commensurate with the skills and experience of the successful candidate.

MarineSpace operates a company pension and company healthcare scheme for employees.

To apply for this post please email a CV and covering letter in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format to info@marinespace.co.uk by Friday 16^th July 2021 quoting ‘Application for Marine Consultant’ in the subject line.

We are always interested to hear from candidates who have experience of working with marine industries in delivering consents, environmental impact assessment and operational monitoring and management services.  If you feel that your experience is relevant to MarineSpace’s operations please send your CV and a covering letter to info@marinespace.co.uk.

We are interested in hearing from consultants/associates who wish to be considered for offshore environmental survey work.  All candidates must posses relevant offshore safety / survival and medical certificates.  Please send a CV and covering letter to info@marinespace.co.uk to be considered for future opportunities.