Permitting Management Specialist (Construction Execution)

Quick Facts

• Focus: Permitting management for construction execution (HVDC underground cable project)

• Key duties: coordinate permit conditions, environmental supervision, authority meetings, and plan changes during construction

• Stakeholders: authorities, environmental specialists, technical experts

Description

Support the project leadership with cross-cutting permitting and environmental matters up to commissioning. Manage and track permit conditions, ancillary requirements, and obligations from planning approval decisions during construction across multiple sections. Coordinate environmental construction supervision, soil science supervision, and hydrogeological supervision, including plan changes and revegetation/recultivation measures.

Responsibilities

• Support project leadership on permitting and environmental topics until commissioning

• Steer and accompany permitting-relevant issues during construction of an HVDC underground cable project in multiple sections

• Manage and follow up on permit conditions, ancillary requirements, and obligations from planning approval decisions

• Prepare and conduct coordination meetings with permitting, technical, and nature conservation authorities and other stakeholders

• Coordinate environmental construction supervision (ÖBB), soil science construction supervision (BBB), and hydrogeological construction supervision (HBB)

• Address specialist topics such as soil and land management, challenges in marsh and moor areas, and water management measures with construction-related environmental requirements

• Coordinate and support revegetation and recultivation measures

• Develop, coordinate, and accompany necessary plan changes and other permitting-legal adjustments during construction

Requirements

• Degree in engineering, environmental sciences, landscape planning, geography, geosciences, spatial planning, or comparable qualification

• Multi-year experience in implementing, supporting, or managing infrastructure or utility line construction projects (ideally line/power network or large projects)

• Knowledge of environmental, nature conservation, water, and planning law

• Experience dealing with authorities, technical experts, and construction-time environmental specialists

• Preferably experience in managing permitting conditions and ancillary requirements during construction

• Strong communication, teamwork, and personal responsibility

• High flexibility, willingness to travel, and on-site presence at construction sites

• Very good German and English (written and spoken)

Benefits

Not specified in the provided posting.