Consents Manager

4 weeks ago

Warrington, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Company Description

There has never been a better time to join United Living Infrastructure Services as we build a team to deliver major infrastructure construction projects across the UK supporting the governments Net Zero transition targets. 

A subsidiary of United Living Group, United Living Infrastructure Services provide design, construction, commissioning and maintenance services for the UK's critical energy and water infrastructure.

Working in partnership with our clients, which are the UK’s largest network owners and operators, we work on highly complex projects to deliver resilient infrastructure, meeting the needs of local communities as well as national interests.

One of our key strengths lies in our ability to deliver projects nationally, but also ensuring that within each programme of work, we engage with local communities.

We do this through employing people who are representative of the local communities we work in, training and developing them to take pride in the work they do, and to be responsible for delivering leading levels of performance across our projects.

Job Description

United Living are recruiting for a Consents Manager to join our growing Major Projects team to provide our clients with a range of consent management services for major infrastructure projects. The role will be based at our head office at Lingley Mere, Warrington and will offer a flexible hybrid working pattern with typically 3 days on site or at the office and the rest from home.

As Consents Manager you'll support many aspects of project development, including supporting and leading internal and external stakeholders in delivering and maintaining the necessary consents in accordance with relevant environmental and planning legislation for various projects.

All of the projects being developed are Nationally Significant Infrastructure projects across the UK, all subject to Development Consents Orders. The first being a Carbon Capture Pipeline in the North West commencing from January 2025. 

Duties & Responsibilities:

🔖 Consents Management: Responsibility for supporting or leading the management of  consents and approvals for infrastructure projects. Typically this will involve managing specialist consultant submissions and managing the application process.
⚖️ Compliance: Stay abreast of regulatory requirements, environmental standards, and planning regulations to ensure adherence throughout the project lifecycle.
🤝 Stakeholder Engagement: Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with key project stakeholders and statutory bodies through ongoing engagement to successfully deliver consents.
📑 Documentation and Reporting: Maintain accurate records of consents, permits, and approvals, and prepare reports to support project documentation and compliance requirements.
🛠️ Project Coordination: Work closely with project managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to integrate consent requirements into project plans and schedules, ensuring alignment with project objectives and timelines.
👥 Team Collaboration: Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to share knowledge, provide guidance on consent-related matters, and foster a culture of collaboration and excellence.
👩‍💼 Team Leadership: Be the leadership of the consents and third party engagement for the project team.

Qualifications

Skills & Experience:

⚡ Proven experience in consents management, environmental permitting, or regulatory compliance within the infrastructure sector. We particularly seek candidates with experience and understanding of the DCO (Development Consent Order) process.
⚡ Project management skills, including the ability to prioritize tasks, manage competing deadlines, and coordinate activities across multiple projects.
⚡ Strong understanding of either planning regulations, environmental legislation, or land rights and regulatory frameworks relevant to infrastructure projects.
⚡ Excellent interpersonal skills.
⚡ Evidence of success in forming and maintaining working relationships in a multi-disciplinary environment.
⚡ Good negotiation/collaboration skills to ensure full support within the framework.
⚡ Ability to work independently and as part of a team, leading where required.
⚡ Up to date with the latest developments in Professional Competence.

Behavioural Qualities:

🚀 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:

🎓 Relevant degrees that provide a solid foundation (e.g. Town Planning (or similar), Law, Geography, Environmental Science or Management, Construction, Engineering, Project Management, etc.)

Additional Information

Additional Information:

Must be highly computer literate including Microsoft Office and confident in managing and working with data 
Must be a good time keeper. This job is a full-time role, 8am-5pm Monday to Friday
This is a office based role working with the management team at the head office at Lingley Mere, Warrington

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