Consents Manager in Warrington
Posted by Millbank Holdings
£70,000 – £75,000 a year
Warrington · Permanent
Do you have a proven track record of securing planning permissions, environmental permits, licences and statutory approvals within highly regulated sectors?
Can you confidently lead consent strategies, manage regulator and stakeholder relationships, and reduce programme risk across major capital projects?
The Opportunity
Our client, a leading engineering and project delivery organisation, is seeking an experienced Consents Manager to support major nuclear and infrastructure programmes across the UK. This is an excellent opportunity to play a pivotal role in ensuring critical projects achieve the permissions, approvals and regulatory compliance required for successful delivery, while helping to establish best-in-class consents management practices within a growing business.
We would also welcome applications from these industries
Nuclear, defence, energy, utilities, major infrastructure, transportation and environmental project delivery.
This role would suit candidates working in these roles
Consents Manager, Planning Manager, Environmental Consents Manager, Regulatory Compliance Manager, Environmental Permitting Manager, Development Manager, Planning & Approvals Manager, Infrastructure Consents Lead, Environmental Compliance Manager, Stakeholder & Approvals Manager.
Your duties and responsibilities will be
- Lead the development and implementation of consent, permitting and approvals strategies to support project delivery, programme objectives and statutory compliance.
- Oversee the identification, tracking and management of permissions, licences, permits, conditions and stakeholder commitments throughout the project lifecycle.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, technical specialists, regulators and external stakeholders to ensure high-quality submissions and timely approval outcomes.
- Maintain robust consent registers, compliance records, reporting systems and governance processes, providing accurate information to support project decision-making.
- Proactively identify approval-related risks, constraints and dependencies, ensuring issues are resolved effectively to protect programme milestones and delivery objectives.
You will have the following qualifications and experience
- Extensive experience managing consents, planning approvals, environmental permitting or regulatory compliance activities on major projects within nuclear, defence, energy, infrastructure or similarly regulated sectors.
- Strong understanding of UK planning legislation, environmental permitting frameworks, statutory approvals processes and compliance obligations.
- Demonstrable experience developing approval strategies, managing consent schedules and working closely with regulators, local authorities and key stakeholders.
- Degree qualified in Planning, Environmental Management, Environmental Science, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Law or a related discipline, with relevant professional membership or accreditation advantageous.
- Proven ability to work across engineering, commercial, construction, environmental and project controls functions whilst managing risk, governance and compliance requirements.
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