Environmental Technical Specialist - Oil and Gas

Location

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Category

Engineering

Date Published

14/02/26

Status

Open

About you

Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.

Our purpose and beliefs

As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG

We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY

We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE

We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us:

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

About the job

Kent is seeking an Environmental Technical Specialist – Oil and Gas to join our growing Environmental Team within the Oil & Gas market in Aberdeen. This is a pivotal opportunity to help shape a new and expanding team, strengthen our technical capability, and enhance Kent’s presence and reputation across the sector.

Skills & Responsibilities

• Overall technical lead for all environmental support to UK Oil and Gas projects.
• Lead technical delivery to ensure high‑quality environmental input across projects.
• Conduct environmental and sustainability consultancy scopes for the Oil and Gas sector.
• Provide strategic environmental guidance and advice to clients.
• Produce, review, check and approve technical reports to ensure accuracy and quality.
• Lead and mentor junior specialists on projects, providing technical and professional guidance.
• Prepare cost estimates for new work scopes.
• Manage projects to ensure delivery in line with agreed scope, budget and schedule.
• Engage directly with clients to maintain effective working relationships.
• Support team capacity building, including recruitment aligned with demand.

In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization.

The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee's current workload and with respect to their professional development.

Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience

• Extensive experience delivering environmental and sustainability services.
• Degree(s) in a relevant subject area.
• Strong experience delivering environmental and sustainability services within UK Oil & Gas market, ideally within the Aberdeen market.
• Experience leading technical scopes and meeting delivery/cost targets without compromising quality.
• Strong understanding of relevant legislation and industry standards, with the ability to apply this knowledge effectively.
• Ability to prepare high‑quality technical reports and review others’ work.
• Experience in a client‑facing technical role
• Extensive experience delivering environmental and sustainability services.
• Degree(s) in a relevant subject area.
• Strong experience delivering environmental and sustainability services within UK Oil & Gas market, ideally within the Aberdeen market.
• Experience leading technical scopes and meeting delivery/cost targets without compromising quality.
• Strong understanding of relevant legislation and industry standards, with the ability to apply this knowledge effectively.
• Ability to prepare high‑quality technical reports and review others’ work.
• Experience in a client‑facing technical role
• Experience contributing to bids and proposals from a technical perspective
• Proactive in identifying opportunities to improve technical quality, processes, or team capability
• Network of existing clients and industry contacts beneficial

Communication

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable explaining environmental requirements to senior management.
• Strong client engagement skills focused on clarity and technical assurance.
• Able to lead teams and establish clear communication routines.

Behaviour/ Core Competencies

• Proactive team player with excellent problem‑solving skills.
• Highly organised and comfortable in a fast‑paced environment.
• Empathetic to team needs and supportive of colleagues’ development.
• Resilient to fluctuating workloads typical in consultancy.
• Flexible and able to balance technical delivery with team leadership.
• Able to manage their own workload and coordinate others.

HSSEQ

The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment and Quality rules of the Company; it’s clients and the governing authorities of the host country.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process. Please contact us confidentially at recruitment.uk@kentplc.com to find out how we can support you.