Consents Manager

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom ASSYSTEM Full time
Job Title

Consents Manager

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Consents Manager to join our team at Assystem. The successful candidate will be responsible for evaluating consents and engagement requirements to ensure that our clients deploy a cost-effective and sustainable solution to their projects.

The ideal candidate will have a strong Town Planning background and knowledge of wider consents permits and licenses required to implement new developments. They will also have experience in delivering Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects through the Planning Act 2008 legislation or similar.

The Consents Manager will be responsible for:

  • Promotion and delivery of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects through Development Consent Order (DCO) legislation
  • Delivery of technical engagement programmes for stakeholders including local authorities, statutory and non-statutory bodies and the general public
  • Stakeholder facilitation, negotiation and mediation
  • Planning and consenting legislation
  • Statutory planning policy advice and appraisal
  • Strategic management of consents deliverables
  • Consents application preparation
  • Collaborative and cross-disciplinary working
  • Knowledge of wider consenting regimes e.g. Environmental permits
  • Project management and co-ordination of large, multi-disciplinary teams

The successful candidate will have:

  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop positive internal and external relationships at all levels
  • Good negotiation / collaboration skills to ensure full support within the framework
  • Embraces and leads change with an ability to influence and implement best practice internally and at project level
  • High levels of resilience and adaptability
  • Proven ability to influence and persuade key stakeholders
  • Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering stakeholder engagement and managing communications that are underpinned by a customer focus
  • Strong commercial acumen

We place great emphasis on both written and verbal communication; those that flourish within our organisation are naturally inclined to engage with their colleagues & stakeholders alike and to be proactive in reaching out to others in overcoming hurdles.

In common with many places of work, we seek personnel that are professional, positive, open and honest. We would expect the successful candidate to exhibit the following behavioural traits:

  • Ability to see things differently - prepared to question standard approaches in order to manage consenting risks and programme deadlines
  • Support and develop - create a local leadership team by delegation, coaching and mentoring
  • Decisiveness - makes day-to-day business choices that have commercial implications, knowing when to inform others or ask for support
Qualifications

Person profile:

  • Relevant degree
  • Member of Professional Body (MRTPI)
Additional Information
  • 5+ years knowledge of delivering projects through the Town & Country Planning Act legislation
  • Prior experience of delivering a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project through the Planning Act 2008 legislation or similar including large EIA projects
  • Up to date with latest developments in Professional Competence

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people's ability to dare are the only things that matter . Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

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