Senior Consents Consultant
Core
Lead and assure consents management activities across complex, multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with DCO and statutory obligations.
Role type
Senior Consents Consultant (Infrastructure)
Builds
Consents and commitments delivery for major infrastructure programmes
Domain
Energy transition infrastructure / Infrastructure planning
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
DCO compliance expertise, statutory requirements knowledge, risk-based assurance, change control management, audit and assurance leadership, team supervision, NEC contractual framework experience, commercial estimation, stakeholder engagement
Preferred skills
Chartered professional membership (RTPI, IEMA, RICS, CIWEM), matrixed environment experience, complex decision-making leadership
Technologies
NEC contractual frameworks
Responsibilities
Lead coordination and delivery of consents and commitments across defined programme areas; Provide technical advice on DCO compliance and statutory requirements; Assure Delivery Partner consents management using a risk-based approach; Lead development and maintenance of Commitments Registers; Support certification, discharge of requirements and post-DCO compliance activities; Support change control processes to ensure DCO baseline integrity; Support or lead audit and assurance activities relating to consents compliance; Lead small to medium consents teams delivering medium-to-high complexity outputs; Prepare and review consulting estimates as part of tendering processes
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership