Senior Offshore Wind Advisor (SEO)

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Driven by government's aim for clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas, MMO's purpose is to protect and enhance our precious marine environment, and support UK economic growth by enabling sustainable marine activities and development. We are the independent regulator for England's seas, professionally delivering service-focussed outcomes for our customers. This is an exciting time to join the MMO as we play our part, in line with our vision for 'A prosperous future for our seas, coasts and communities', in delivering the new government's mission with a focus on growth, net zero, and protecting and enhancing of the marine environment. The Strategic Renewables Unit (SRU) sits within the MMO's Marine Development (Domestic and International) Directorate, alongside Marine Licensing Team, Marine Planning Team and the Global Team. Working within the Strategic Renewables Unit which supports our planning and licensing functions, you will focus on our strategic approach to offshore renewable energy (particularly offshore windfarms). The role will:

• help to address, short, medium to long term priorities for the MMO in the context of government ambition for net zero, green recovery and associated policy development;
• provide support or delivery lead for a range of work including technical and operational aspects of strategic projects;
• engage with other parts of the MMO, government contacts, and stakeholders;
• contribute to the functioning of the SRU including to pilot an enhanced integrated way of working across both Planning and Licensing teams;
• Have an initial focus on offshore wind
  
  The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) was created in 2009 by the Marine and Coastal Access Act. MMO is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.
Driven by government's aim for clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas, MMO's purpose is to protect and enhance our precious marine environment, and support UK economic growth by enabling sustainable marine activities and development. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) was created in 2009 by the Marine and Coastal Access Act. MMO is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. Driven by government's aim for clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas, MMO's purpose is to protect and enhance our precious marine environment, and support UK economic growth by enabling sustainable marine activities and development. more