Planning & Consents Manager

Planning & Consents Manager

Deeside, North Wales

Excellent Salary + Benefits

Red Sky Personnel are recruiting on behalf of a leading infrastructure contractor for an experienced Planning & Consents Manager to support the delivery of a nationally significant carbon capture pipeline project.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role on one of the UK's most important low-carbon infrastructure projects. Working within a major projects team, you will lead the management of planning, environmental consents and third-party approvals required to successfully deliver a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) under the Development Consent Order (DCO) regime.

The Role

Reporting into the Major Projects team, your responsibilities will include:

• Managing planning and environmental consents throughout the project lifecycle.
• Supporting the preparation, submission and management of Development Consent Orders (DCOs) and associated approvals.
• Coordinating planning, environmental and technical consultants.
• Ensuring compliance with planning legislation, environmental regulations and consent conditions.
• Building strong relationships with local authorities, statutory consultees, landowners and key stakeholders.
• Maintaining planning registers, approvals and project documentation.
• Preparing reports and briefings to support project governance and senior management.
• Working closely with project managers, engineers and environmental specialists to integrate planning requirements into project delivery.
• Identifying planning risks, constraints and mitigation measures.
• Providing planning and consenting advice across the wider project team.

About You

To be considered, you will have:

• Previous experience in a Planning & Consents, Consents Manager or Infrastructure Planning role.
• Experience working on major infrastructure projects, ideally within utilities, energy, pipelines, rail or highways.
• Knowledge of the UK planning system and environmental consenting processes.
• Experience working on NSIPs and Development Consent Orders (DCOs) is highly desirable.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience engaging local authorities, statutory bodies and external consultants.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• The ability to manage multiple workstreams within a complex project environment.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to work on a nationally significant carbon capture infrastructure project.
• Long-term, high-profile project within a growing infrastructure business.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Collaborative and supportive project environment.
• Career development within a leading infrastructure contractor.

If you're an experienced Planning & Consents professional looking to play a key role in delivering one of the UK's largest infrastructure projects, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today for a confidential discussion.