International energy consultancy Xodus Group has hired two new recruits to its environmental team in Aberdeen, Scotland, as part of plans to double the division by the end of 2019.
Jonathan Ashburner (pictured, right) has joined as cables and interconnectors lead while Gill Rodger (pictured, left) returns to the company as the head of governance and assurance.
Ashburner began his career as a research scientist for the British Antarctic Survey and in 2014 moved into consultancy work at Affric.
His experience includes coordinating the successful marine consent applications and environmental impact assessment for the NorthConnect HVDC interconnector project.
Rodger re-joins Xodus after seven years at Centrica/Spirit Energy, most recently holding the role of environmental discipline lead.
She started her career at Marine Scotland carrying out research in the chemistry department, then moving into environmental protection where she worked on regulatory compliance.
From there, she joined Xodus as a consultant for more than four years supporting a wide number of clients and projects in the marine environment.
Xodus environment manager Christina Horspool said: “I am thrilled to welcome Jonathan and Gill to further enhance our incredibly successful environment division.
“By investing in our people, we are developing a team which brings together energy experts from a range of environmental disciplines to address the global energy challenge.
“In a period of sustained growth, the environment division will continue to recruit throughout 2020, including adding further graduate positions to develop the next generation of experts in energy.
“Talented team members will allow us to expand our capabilities to become the leading global energy consultancy.”