Candidate Profile

• Postgraduate diploma
• At least 10 years professional experience, including 5 years on permitting for major infrastructure projects in the marine environment, with proven experience in offshore wind energy
• Fluent German and English (written and spoken)
• Experience in stakeholder management
• Experience of public consultations and permitting of offshore wind project in Germany is a must
The successful candidate will also demonstrate:
- Excellent communication and listening skills
- An excellent ability to summarise and express yourself both orally and in writing
- Excellent organisational skills

Activities

TotalEnergies has been awarded by the Bundesnetzagentur (German Federal Network Agency) two marine concessions and is now seeking two (2) Permitting Managers to locally reinforce its strong Offshore Wind team.

The Permitting Manager plays a key role in the development phase of the Project(s):
- Being responsible for the preparation of necessary authorizations within the timeframe imposed by the terms of the Wind Energy at Sea Act ("WindSeeG"), in particular the Plan Approval procedure issued by the Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie ("BHS"), as well as the local regulations.
- Defining the scope, contracts, and coordinates consultants.
- In coordination with the technical team, establishing the variable characteristics that will be included in project authorisation and their impact in compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Defining the environmental and biodiversity action plans required to obtain authorizations.
- Representing the project company on environmental field missions.
- Managing the environmental stakeholders, presenting them with the specific aspects associated with environmental issues as part of the process of obtaining authorizations.
- Liaising with key internal and external stakeholders, including industry working groups, on permitting and environmental issues.
- Participating in the assessment of environmental risks for audits or technical project reviews at the request of HSE and/or risk managers.
- Participating in the development, maintenance and dissemination of guidelines relating to environmental studies for offshore wind projects

Context & Environment

TotalEnergies' ambition is to be a world-class player in the energy transition. As part of this, we are committed to providing solutions that contribute to fighting climate change and advancing sustainable development.

Since 2020, we invested in a number of landmark floating and fixed-bottom offshore wind projects, in both mature and growth regions across Europe and Asia. This has positioned us as a key player in the industry - with cumulative wind power generation capacity of more than 3.5 gigawatts - and contributed to our goal of being one of the world's top 5 renewable energy companies.

The Permitting Manager will join the German project team, part of the fast-growing and dynamic Offshore Wind Business Unit. He/She plays the key role in the management of multiple stakeholders, which is critical to the successful execution and acceptance of offshore wind projects.

The team will ultimately be based in Germany with an office to be opened in Hamburg. The position will be based in Germany with frequent travels to Paris.

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TotalEnergies is a broad energy company that produces and markets fuels, natural gas and electricity. Our 100,000 employees are committed to better energy that is more affordable, more reliable, cleaner and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, our ambition is to become the responsible energy major.

TotalEnergies targets 35 GW of a renewable generation capacity in 2025 and will continue to expand its business to become a leading international player in renewable energies.
To contribute to TotalEnergies Company's ambitions, TotalEnergies Renewables has positioned itself in the field of photovoltaics and offshore wind power in order to become the leader in responsible energy produced, distributed and consumed around the world.

Offshore Wind (OFW) is an active and dynamic Business Unit at TotalEnergies Renewables. After the acquisition in the United Kingdom of two floating and landed wind farms, a pre-commercial floating project in France and floating projects in Korea, Offshore Wind currently has a portfolio in development and/or under construction of a capacity greater than 16 GW. We have strong ambitions to develop in Europe (France, UK, etc.), the United States and Asia (Japan, Korea, Taiwan, etc.).