Your mission OSC is seeking an experienced Marine Consultant to become a member of its team. The Consultant will have a strong track record of working in offshore sectors, specifically wind, tidal, military, and/or oil and gas, and delivering expertise on environmental impact assessments, licencing, and/or equipment specifications and deployment methods, with prior experience working in the field (minimum 2 years’ experience). Types of equipment suitable candidates will have knowledge in include: buoys, ADCPs, cameras (RGB & IR), echosounders, C-PODs /F-PODs, noise measurement, Passive Acoustic Monitoring (arrays/buoys/static recorders), acoustic releases, etc. The successful candidate will have previous experience (minimum 1 years) of project management, liaising with and building positive relationship with stakeholders and clients, as well as preparing and submitting tenders and proposals, marine licencing, EIAs, and client reporting. Your profile Responsibilities: Provide mitigation advice for offshore industries; Technical, financial, and contractual management to OSC & client requirements; Client liaison and stakeholder management; Assist with proposals, tenders, and vendor pre-qualification documents; EIA, HRA, MMMP, and client report preparation; Potential for line management of junior staff. The successful candidate will have the following: Required: Legally permitted to work in UK prior to employment; Degree in a relevant discipline ( e.g. marine biology / ecology / marine engineering); Experience with equipment configuration, and deployment; Experience working with wind, tidal, military and/or O&G sectors in pre/post-consent project delivery; Offshore fieldwork experience ( e.g. MMO/PAM/Environmental Scientist); Prior project management and financial management experience; Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Familiarity with Microsoft Office programmes ( e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams); Able to work on own initiative and prioritise effectively, achieving results against deadlines; Genuine interest about the business, and the industry; Ability to lift 20 kg; Full, clean UK drivers licence; and, Commercially aware, discreet, and able to handle sensitive information. Desirable: Knowledge and experience of environmental surveys ( e.g. water & sediment sampling); Experience managing personnel and teams; MMO, and PAM training; Offshore survival certifications ( e.g. BOSIET & medical); Familiarity with statistical analysis and coding software ( e.g. R, MATLAB, Python); Creation of maps in QGIS (or similar GIS software); Knowledge and experience of marine fauna taxonomic identification. Why us? Employment: Full-time/permanent position Salary: Commensurate with qualifications & experience Holiday: 32 days birthday inclusive of bank holidays Benefits: Health insurance Team: Friendly, flexible & supportive work environment Training: Multiple opportunities for CPD Location: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, UK with offshore work globally Start date: ASAP About us Ocean Science Consulting Limited (OSC) is a technology-focused marine science company involved principally in providing environmental services worldwide. OSC specialises in marine mammal and underwater-sound monitoring, acoustical and statistical modelling, Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) surveys, and image-data analyses, and is currently expanding its services portfolio. OSC has a track record for providing environmental monitoring (mitigation for regulatory compliance) and scientific research (field studies and experiments) for a large clientele and range of marine industries .