Associate Director - Consents Management

As part of the Programme Integration team within Programme Advisory, you help shape major infrastructure programmes through consents strategy, governance and delivery. You’ll work with client teams on Nationally Significant Projects, guiding consent processes and stakeholder engagement to secure approvals. You will lead or contribute to bid development, mentor staff, and drive continuous improvement in programme integration products. This role offers exposure to world-class clients and the opportunity to influence outcome-focused delivery in complex environments.

• flexible working environment
• inclusive culture
• equal opportunity employer
• supportive work-life balance

• Collaborate in an integrated project team to deliver key client outputs for NSIP projects and programmes across pre-/post-consent stages
• Lead or support consents leadership and management including consent production, delivery, EIA and stakeholder engagement
• Manage client relationships and identify new business opportunities
• Contribute to bid proposals and manage key bids
• Lead internal initiatives to develop programme integration products and methodologies
• Mentor and/or manage junior team members; potential line management where applicable

• BSc/MSc in an appropriate degree
• Strong knowledge of the consents lifecycle from pre to post consent
• Technical understanding of consent strategies via routes such as DCO, TWAO, Hybrid Bill
• Experience coordinating approvals and managing consent management plans
• Experience in liaising with internal and external stakeholders on large, complex organisations
• Consulting experience or transferability of consulting skillset
• Track record of delivering tangible results in multi-workstream projects
• Experience with programme/project management in complex environments (DCO, TWAO, TCPA)
• Ability to produce high-quality deliverables under tight timescales
• Experience in sectors including infrastructure, transportation, utilities, defence, energy and real estate

• Strong leadership abilities
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Clear interpersonal and communication skills
• Consents leadership and management (pre & post consent)
• Consent production and delivery
• Environmental impact assessments