Consents & Environment Manager

Position: Consents & Environment Manager
Location: Scotland

Consents & Environment Manager

Description:

To work as part of a multi-disciplinary project team to deliver Nationally significant electricity infrastructure projects. The projects will be at different stages of development from feasibility to achieving development consents (Town & Country Planning Act, Electricity Act and other environmental consents), and in some cases supporting our delivery teams through construction. The following are key activities that would be undertaken:

Lead on and coordinate project optioneering and environmental studies to ensure all environmental and consenting risks are understood and incorporated into the development and refinement of project designs.
Manage external consultants to deliver proportionate and robust Environmental Impact Assessments and supporting documentation to submit consent applications.
Develop, control and build mutually beneficial external stakeholder relationships (consenting bodies, statutory authorities and key consultees)
Negotiate challenging consent conditions with statutory authorities and submitting robust supporting information.  

The Consultant would ideally have:

A working knowledge of the Scottish planning process, relevant consenting regimes and Environmental Impact Assessment legislation.
Demonstrable Project Management skills and experience of how to manage the delivery of consenting and environmental compliance for major projects (e.g., project definition and set up, procurement and management of consultants, cost management, project risk, quality assurance and programme management).
Environmental or Planning related degree with experience in a relevant industry (e.g., infrastructure, environmental / planning/ statutory body/ consultancy dealing with major consenting projects). Membership of an appropriate planning or environmental professional body is also desirable.
A willingness to contribute, adapt within a busy, fast-moving team, dealing with challenges and opportunities across an extensive workloadersg are an equal opportunities employer; we are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all job applicants. We do not discriminate against applicants on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or religious background; all decisions are based on merit