Environmental Engineer – Environmental Studies & Regulatory Permitting

Environmental Engineer – Environmental Studies & Regulatory Permitting – Ref. JOB-1621

SUMMARY

As part of the development of energy infrastructure projects, ALDEBARAN Group is seeking an Environmental Engineer to support the management of environmental studies and regulatory procedures required to obtain administrative permits and authorisations.

You will work on large-scale projects, coordinating specialist environmental consultancies, monitoring Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), and preparing regulatory application dossiers, while ensuring that environmental considerations are taken into account at every stage of the project.

Would you like to contribute to energy infrastructure projects and play an active role in the environmental transition?

Join ALDEBARAN Group , a company committed to the energy transition and industrial performance.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

You will be responsible for managing and monitoring environmental studies, ensuring their technical quality, regulatory compliance and alignment with project requirements.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Managing and coordinating environmental consultancies responsible for ecological surveys (fauna, flora, natural habitats and wetlands).
• Monitoring the progress of field investigations and ensuring compliance with seasonal and environmental constraints.
• Reviewing the quality, consistency and completeness of study reports and collected data.
• Coordinating Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and ensuring that the project's environmental impacts are properly assessed.
• Reviewing and challenging the proposed avoidance, reduction and compensation measures (the Avoidance–Reduction–Compensation (ERC) sequence) submitted by environmental consultancies.
• Ensuring that environmental considerations are integrated into design decisions and selected technical solutions.
• Managing the preparation of the environmental sections of administrative permit and authorisation applications.
• Checking regulatory compliance and consistency across all documents included in the application dossiers.
• Participating in discussions with government authorities and regulatory bodies responsible for reviewing and approving applications.
• Coordinating the preparation of responses to comments, observations and requests for additional information from the relevant authorities.
• Acting as the main point of contact between environmental consultancies and the various project teams, including engineering, construction, operations, land acquisition and HSE.
• Monitoring consultancy schedules, budgets and services, organising coordination meetings and tracking deliverables.
• Identifying and anticipating environmental and regulatory risks that could affect the project schedule or implementation.

YOUR PROFILE

• At least 7 years of experience in environmental studies, impact assessments or administrative permitting procedures related to infrastructure projects.
• Engineering degree or equivalent academic qualification.
• Good knowledge of French environmental regulations applicable to infrastructure projects.
• Proven expertise in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and the Avoidance–Reduction–Compensation (ERC) sequence.
• Knowledge of ecological surveys covering fauna, flora, natural habitats and wetlands.
• Familiarity with key regulatory procedures, including Natura 2000, protected species regulations, the French Water Act (Loi sur l'eau) and environmental authorisations.
• Knowledge of GIS tools would be an advantage.

YOUR MOTIVATION

You are not only an experienced Environmental Engineer specialising in environmental studies and regulatory permitting, but you are also committed to contributing to projects with a low environmental impact.

You strive to identify the best technical and economic solutions to minimise each project's carbon footprint.

ALDEBARAN GROUP

ALDEBARAN Group operates in the energy and infrastructure sectors, supporting clients in France and internationally.

The company supports projects committed to reducing their carbon footprint and environmental impact, with the ambition of achieving net-zero emissions as quickly as possible.

We recruit engineers and managers who share this vision and are eager to play an active role in the energy transition.