Consents & Environment Manager

Transmission Infrastructure Projects
An opportunity has arisen for a Consents & Environment Manager to support the delivery of large-scale electricity transmission infrastructure projects. This role is project-delivery focused and plays a key part in ensuring environmental, planning and consenting requirements are met to enable timely construction and commissioning.

• Lead the discharge of planning consent conditions and environmental licences across major projects.
• Prepare environmental contract specifications and associated obligations.
• Coordinate and monitor contractor and project environmental compliance against statutory and internal requirements.
• Procure and manage consultancy support, including environmental clerks of works (EnvCoW) and post-consent surveys and assessments.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with statutory bodies, consenting authorities and key external stakeholders.
• Undertake inspections and audits to assure compliance with planning and environmental commitments.
• Promote best practice and continuous improvement in environmental and regulatory performance across delivery teams.

• Proven project management experience within major infrastructure or nationally significant projects.
• Strong understanding of cost, risk, quality and programme management in a delivery environment.
• Demonstrable experience engaging, influencing and negotiating with external stakeholders and authorities.
• Degree qualified in an environmental discipline; postgraduate qualifications and professional body membership are desirable.
• Background in infrastructure, utilities or environmental consultancy preferred.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.