Principal Consultant - Post Consent Compliance Manager
Core
Lead environmental compliance and consent management activities for major UK infrastructure projects from consent through construction, ensuring regulatory obligations are discharged.
Role type
Senior IC Principal Consultant (Environmental Compliance & Consents)
Builds
Post-consent compliance services for electricity transmission, renewable energy, hydrogen, solar, and onshore wind projects.
Domain
UK Infrastructure / Environmental Regulation / Planning Law
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Environmental consent management, post-consent compliance, UK planning regimes (DCOs, Town and Country Planning Act, Electricity Act S36), environmental permitting, stakeholder management, compliance reporting, project management
Preferred skills
Construction phase compliance management, sector-specific experience (transmission, renewables), professional membership (IEMA, RTPI, CIWEM, CEnv), line management
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Lead environmental consents and post-consent compliance roles on major infrastructure projects; develop and implement consent management strategies; establish and maintain consents/commitments registers; oversee compliance processes; coordinate discharge of requirements applications; act as primary contact for compliance queries; liaise with regulatory bodies; support audits and inspections; prepare compliance reports; collaborate with multidisciplinary teams; support business development; mentor junior staff
Seniority
Principal, strategic advisor & team lead