Pauric McCloskey

Pauric McCloskey has over 12 years of work experience in various environmental and renewable energy roles. Pauric is currently working as a Project Development Manager at RES, where they focus on developing solar PV generation projects across the UK and Ireland. In this role, they are responsible for project management throughout the site development, consent, and grid connection stages.

Prior to their current position, Pauric worked as an Environmental Consultant at Arup for seven years, from 2015 to 2022. At Arup, they provided environmental consultancy services and worked on projects involving linear infrastructure, such as the Midland Metro Birmingham City Centre Extension and Network Rail projects. Pauric also gained experience in coordinating expert witness reports for a public inquiry.

Before joining Arup, Pauric worked as an Environmental Consultant at Mott MacDonald from 2013 to 2015. In this role, they provided environmental consultancy and project management services for various linear infrastructure projects, including the Midland Metro Birmingham City Centre Extension. Pauric also played a crucial role in ensuring the resolution of queries raised during cross-examinations in a public inquiry, by utilizing their in-depth knowledge of scheme design.

Earlier in their career, Pauric worked as an Environmental Consultant at RSK Group plc from 2010 to 2013. Pauric'sresponsibilities included delivering screening, scoping, and environmental statements as part of the EIA process on renewable energy, infrastructure, property, and commercial projects in the UK and Ireland. Pauric also managed the coordination of various stages of the EIA and stakeholder engagement.

Pauric's work experience also includes a brief stint as an Ecological Surveyor at E3 Ecology in 2010.

Overall, Pauric McCloskey has a strong background in environmental consultancy, project management, and renewable energy, with extensive experience in coordinating and managing various stages of environmental impact assessment processes.

Pauric McCloskey completed their BSc in Geography at Queen's University Belfast from 2005 to 2008. Pauric then pursued an MSc in Environmental Consultancy at Newcastle University from 2009 to 2010. Additionally, they obtained the BREEAM New Construction 2014 certification from BRE in January 2016. Pauric also holds certifications in Construction Skills Certification Scheme and Translink Personal Track Safety (PTS) from Translink, although there is no specific information available regarding the dates of completion for these certifications.