Environmental and Regulatory Advisor

Job description / Role

Wood is recruiting for an environmental & regulatory advisor (local national)

To join its Iraq business unit focusing on developing and implementing an environmental business plan for the project for a major onshore brownfield project in Basra, Iraq on 5 days on/2 days off rotation.

This role is a full-time on-site role in Basra, Iraq with travel requirement.

Responsibilities

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is recruiting for an environmental & regulatory advisor (local national) to join its Iraq business unit focusing on developing and implementing an environmental business plan for the project for a major onshore brownfield project in Basra, Iraq on 5 days on/2 days off rotation.

This role is a full-time on-site role in Basra, Iraq with travel requirement.

The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced environmental & regulatory advisor to join our Iraq business unit.

Our clients and projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood is an integral part of operations in Iraq, and we are continuing to grow our footprint across the country. With a 90-year heritage, 10 major contracts and over 850 employees, we have the skills, expertise and asset knowledge to support clients to deliver energy security and decarbonisation ambitions.

Wood excels in supporting our clients to deliver complex upstream and midstream oil and gas projects in Iraq delivering maintenance, modifications and engineering solutions. We are committed to decarbonising existing assets, producing cleaner energy and developing a sustainable national workforce, ensuring the long-term growth of the region.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical insurance: ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Long service award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating long service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years' services of our employees at 5-year service milestones

Key objectives

• Develop and implement an environmental business plan for the project
• Provide overall leadership for environmental, socioeconomic, health, and emergency preparedness and response issues (as they relate to spills) associated with the project
• Lead the development of the required EMCAPS E&R deliverables (e.g., regulatory compliance plan, environmental management plan, health plan including preliminary versions of such plans) and coordinate with the E&R functional group to obtain the required endorsements
• Coordinate efforts to identify and acquire in a timely manner regulatory approvals, authorizations, permits, and licenses required by the project
• Ensure that environmental, socioeconomic, and health requirements/standards are properly integrated into project designs and implementation plans
• Provide input with the SHE&S-related coordination procedures for EPC contractor ITT packages regarding environmental and/or socioeconomic and/or health matters
• Ensure that construction, commissioning, and start-up activities and the transition to operations fully comply with applicable federal, state and local regulatory requirements and the project's obligations/commitments appearing in the ESHIA, EMP, loan agreements, and other agreements/contracts
• Coordinate the project's assorted E&R-related efforts (e.g., preparation of environmental, socioeconomic, and health impact assessment, environmental management plan, health plan, oil spill response plans including organization of spill prevention and response training programs and exercises, waste management plans, public consultation programs; monitoring of E&R performance/EMP implementation, compliance with environmental standards)
• Ensure the proper investigation, recording, and reporting of identified E&R compliance initiatives and non-compliance situations regarding environmental and/or socioeconomic and/or health matters
• Coordinate interfaces with government agencies and external stakeholders (including lenders) regarding the preparation of the project's ESHIA and EMP, regulatory compliance issues, and E&R performance/EMP implementation
• Coordinate in-the-field visits/inspections by senior management, senior government officials, lender representatives, and representatives of other key stakeholders regarding environmental and/or socioeconomic and/or health matters
• Participate as a member of the project's change review board to ensure that changes do not lessen the level of E&R performance and/or protection regarding environmental and/or socioeconomic and/or health matters
• Develop a management of change process for E&R-related documents and deliverables that are consistent with the project's overall MoC process
• Establish roles and responsibilities for project permitting and approval activities and EMP implementation
• Lead activities of, and provide support to, assigned project E&R resources (e.g., monitors, technicians, administrative staff)
• Interface with the E&R functional group as necessary to access available environmental and/or socioeconomic and/or health technical expertise/resources in support of project activities, identify/implement appropriate/best practices regarding environmental and/or socioeconomic and/or health matters, benefit from lessons learned, and obtain guidance related to the environmental business planning process
• Ensure stewardship and reporting of E&R performance indicators regarding environmental and/or socioeconomic and/or health matters to meet project and corporate requirements
• Provide cost and schedule estimates for the regulatory approvals process as well as for the production of the project's EHSIA and EMP and the implementation of the EMP
• Ensure appropriate tools and logistical support is provided to the project's E&R personnel
• Communicate with, and on an as needed/scheduled basis coordinate presentations to, the PT on the project's issues regarding environmental and/or socioeconomic and/or health matters
• Ensure effective communications/coordinate the flow of information between field locations and the PT office regarding environmental and/or socioeconomic and/or health matters
• Work with public affairs on developing acceptable messages for public forums and inquiries regarding environmental and/or socioeconomic and/or health matters, as appropriate, in order to address government agency, community and stakeholder concerns and issues
• Develop and implement government relations/communications plans regarding environmental and/or socioeconomic and/or health matters for proposed project facilities

Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

Expected:

• More than 10 years-based work experience preferred in one or more environmental and/or regulatory, socioeconomic and/or health-related discipline
• Applicants must possess a university degree in natural or environmental sciences, natural resource management, social sciences (e.g., anthropology, sociology), engineering or some other technical field related to E&R management regarding environmental and/or socioeconomic and/or health matters
• Senior level position with technical, environmental and/or socioeconomic and/or health skills and a working knowledge of project management, construction and operations
• Proven management and leadership skills
• Adaptable to changing priorities
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; persuasive with strong business perspective
• Experience with interacting with government officials
• Experience with interacting with a variety of external entities (e.g., NGOs, local communities, lender institution representatives)
• Second language familiarity (if applicable)
• Ability to assess and act on project resource needs

Systems:

• Advanced MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

About the Company

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.