Dominick Murray

Experienced renewables professional with a strong background in consenting, environmental engineering and management, project management, and stakeholder relations. Demonstrates expertise in project development, concept screening, and due diligence, with a proven track record in managing consenting, permitting, and approvals processes. Skilled in conducting ESIA, risk assessment, and assurance audits while ensuring compliance with ISO 14001 and 45001 standards. Adept at SHEQ management and personnel leadership, leveraging knowledge gained from a near-twenty-year career across all renewable technologies to deliver sustainable solutions. Committed to driving excellence at pace and fostering collaborative stakeholder engagement to achieve organisational goals.

• Developed a new Permitting and Approvals standard within Fortescue Energy, delivering increased efficiency, visibility, and assurance.
• Delivered Permitting and Approvals Strategies across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
• Mentored regional Permitting and Approvals specialists across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South America.
• A track record of success related to the successful delivery of Permitting and Approvals, Environmental, Assurance and Risk obligations across a multi-million-pound global pipeline, and operational portfolio.
• Embedded business-leading standards, systems, and processes.
• Experienced in delivering Environmental and Social Impact Assessments across multiple projects and renewable technologies.
• Experienced navigating both national and international regulatory frameworks.
• A strong track record in promoting and protecting core values and purpose.
• Comfortable working under pressure consistently maintaining delivery of high-quality work across parallel work streams.
• Experienced in developing and managing multi-million-pound budgets.
• Led SSE Renewables to a successful accreditation to ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.
• Led the development and recruitment of multiple teams in areas including: Approvals and Permitting, Assurance, Risk, SHE, and Environmental Management.
• Strong interpersonal and motivational skills through engagement with peers and staff management.
• Excellent written and presentation skills developed through the preparation annual Business Reviews, routine reporting to Group SHE Committee, SSER Executive Committee, SSER SHE Committee, Directorate and Senior Management forums, and broad array of other stakeholders internal and external.
• Excellent negotiating skills developed through engagement with internal and external stakeholders, resulting in budget savings.
• Former Chair of the SSER Occupation Health and Wellbeing Group.
• Completion of SSE's Internal Leadership Development Programme.
• Additional Languages: Basic Norwegian.