Senior Consent Manager - Offshore Wind

Company Description

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 21 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission. 

Job Description

Are you passionate about shaping a more sustainable future and would you like to play a key role in Vattenfall’s transition to cleaner energy? Do you want to help drive the development, construction, and operation of our offshore wind portfolio? Vattenfall is looking for a Senior Consent Manager to strengthen its Offshore Consenting team in Denmark.

The Offshore Consenting team is an international team with representation in all Vattenfall’s key markets. We are involved throughout the offshore wind value chain, from pre-tender, through the tendering phase, project delivery, and throughout the operational phase. We are responsible for securing permits for Vattenfall’s offshore wind portfolio, and for enabling permit compliance during project delivery and operations. 

In Denmark, Vattenfall and its partners are operating 5 offshore wind farms, including the Vesterhav Nord and Syd projects that were fully commissioned in 2024. Beyond our current portfolio, we have been awarded the two new Danish projects Hesselø and North Sea Central both including an onshore and offshore scope.

What will you do?

As Senior Consent Manager, you will play a pivotal role in enabling our offshore wind projects in Denmark. You will act as a coordinator and problem solver within the organization, working together with different teams and disciplines. In addition, you will be a key contact person externally towards authorities. For this position we are looking for a candidate with a strong profile within onshore permitting and environmental conditions, e.g., experience from onshore grid infrastructure projects in Denmark.   

Consenting Strategy

• Analyse Consenting requirements, risks, and opportunities to support project execution
• Deliver and implement a Consenting Strategy in development and construction of the projects in collaboration with the offshore scope.

Obtain Consent

• Understand, anticipate and communicate which permits, laws and regulations are applicable to our projects;
• Ensure timely application for and receipt of permits, licenses and dispensations Enable Consent Compliance
• Actively track and manage our permit requirements and commitments;
• Work with project teams and packages to enable full permit compliance of their respective scopes;
• Engage with and report to both local and state authorities.

Steer Consent

• Monitor and anticipate regulatory developments with a potential impact on our permits.
• Contribute to regulatory developments directly through consultations, or via our industry associations or interest groups.

Location  
Copenhagen or Kolding. 

Qualifications

You have an analytical mindset coupled with strong project management, communication- and interpersonal skills. You can structure and process complex information and discern implications for our business and can communicate clearly with various stakeholders and secure quality and timelines in projects.

You have experience working in international and multidisciplinary teams and thrive in a dynamic environment, skillfully managing multiple tasks under tight deadlines. Your excellent interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills allow you to build and maintain positive relationships across diverse teams. You can work well independently and in collaboration with others and have the dedication to see a task through despite challenges. Above all, you consistently prioritize health and safety in all aspects of your work.

You can have fun whilst being serious and are serious about having fun.

Next to this you bring:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in the fields of biology, environmental science, spatial planning, or another relevant field;
• Knowledge of onshore environmental and spatial planning regulations; 
• Ideally you have +5 years of relevant experience. Alternatively, you have gained (permit management) experience in other renewable energy, or other large infrastructure-, industrial-, or construction projects;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in Danish (native or near native) and English (full working proficiency).

 

Additional Information

Our offer 
Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development. 

More Information 
We welcome your application in English, no later than, November 11th 2026. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website. 
 
For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Anne Vriesema via [email protected]

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation. 

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall. The screening will be performed by a third party, DISA Global Solutions AB.
 
We look forward to receiving your application!