We are seeking to identify a senior level consultant, with a background in leading the delivery of consents and stakeholder engagement on major infrastructure projects. For the first assignment in mind you would be responsible for supporting and leading on interface issues and be responsible for the effective co-ordination and management of the consent, environment, stakeholder engagement, land and quality teams. This includes liaison with the  Contractor, Local Authorities and other Stakeholders to ensure that the various construction teams have all of the consents and permissions necessary.

We would also expect candidates to have a strong Town Planning background and knowledge of wider consents, permits and licenses required to implement new developments.  We specifically seek somebody with experience within Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects and a thorough understanding of the legislative requirements required under the DCO planning process.

You are to be responsible for evaluating consents and engagement requirements to ensure that Assystem deploy a cost effective and sustainable solution to our client.

Some site attendance is likely when assigned to specific projects.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Leading and managing a project team
• 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
• Project management and co-ordination of large, multi-disciplinary teams
• Liaise with project legal teams
• Discharging secondary consents
• Acting as Delivery Assurance Partner

Skills & Experience:

• Experience of delivery consents on major infrastructure projects authorised through a DCO or Hybrid Bill
• Proven ability to lead a team
• 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.
• Can advise on all aspect of the legal powers within a hybrid Bill / DCO
• 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 
• Strong commercial acumen.

Behavioural Qualities:

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.