Our client are leaders in consent promotion and delivery. Advising and managing the best route to successful project outcomes, with a blend of consenting, construction, and planning experience. Drawing on a wealth of embedded project team experience in client, consultant and contractor roles, they support projects from feasibility to completion.
As part of their continued growth plan, they are hiring a Senior Project Manager to work within consents management. As Senior Project Manager, you will plan, manage, and support major consent and land activities across client project programmes, at varying stages of the lifecycle.
Experience of working in construction or engineering delivery phase of projects is desirable, as is a Project Management qualification and a legal, town planning, environmental, or construction qualification.
Senior Project Manager - Planning ConsentsLocation: London, Hybrid, with travel around SE EnglandSalary: Competitive, circa £80,000pa
Key Responsibilities
- Managing and bringing together various disciplines such as planning, legal, land, environmental and stakeholder management to secure consent, or maintaining compliance post award.
- Input and management of the consent project schedule, risk register and budget.
- Management of post award deliverables to ensure compliance including discharge of requirements, commitments, conditions and obligations.
- Production and updating of strategies, project execution plans, work package plans, reports and risks, costs, programme and quality metrics.
- Communication with varying stakeholders. Internal, external, residential, statutory or governmental as required.
Key Requirements
- Project management experience working with high profile, complex, diverse projects, in consented construction works, with proven and recent experience in a management role.
- Experience of a large planning consent such as a Transport & Works Act Order, Development Consent Order, parliamentary or Hybrid Bill.
- Experienced at working with lawyers or legal matters, environmental issues or understanding, and/or Town & Country Planning consents.
- Experience of co-ordinating and managing a varied team of specialist consultant's, advisors and contractors.
- A good understanding of the transition from preconstruction planning consent through to commencement on site, with the allocation and handover of consents and obligations.
- Ability to identify key risks and opportunities associated with a large-scale consent with appropriate mitigation and recording skills.
- Knowledge and understanding of contractual issues and agreements
- Knowledge, understanding and active experience of planning and project management processes, compliance and tools and techniques (inc MS Excel, MS Project, ARM or equivalent).
About Us
Climate17 is a purpose-led, international Renewable Energy & Sustainability recruitment firm. We provide specialist talent acquisition services to organisations seeking to reduce their environmental footprint, as well as those working towards the decarbonisation of the energy sector.
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