Assistant Project Manager

Ardent; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading management consultancy in London is seeking an Assistant Project Manager for consents management. Responsibilities include supporting consent teams, managing project schedules, and effective communication with stakeholders. Ideal candidates should have knowledge of planning consents and project management tools. The role offers competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Company pension scheme

Mental health support

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Knowledge of planning consents such as TWAO and DCOs.
• Understanding of project costs and budgets.
• Experience coordinating tasks from different teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the consents team with the identification and discharge of consents.
• Manage inputs for the consent project schedule.
• Communicate with various stakeholders as required.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Relationship building

Project management tools

Communication

Negotiation skills

Tools

MS Office applications

MS Project

Job description

Overview

Full Job Description: Assistant Project Manager - Consents Management Consultancy

Role: Assistant Project Manager

Location: London with travel as required to Suffolk

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Directorate: Consents Management Consultancy (CMC)

Salary: Competitive

About the Company

Ardent is the UK’s leading provider of land, consent management, and stakeholder engagement services to support major infrastructure and regeneration projects from concept to delivery. We are Project Managers, Chartered Surveyors, Engagement specialists, and Land Referencers, based in London, Birmingham, Warrington, Leeds, Glasgow, and Dublin, supporting projects throughout the UK and Ireland.

Established in 1992, we are a high-growth business with a client portfolio that includes some of the biggest players across our four core sectors: transport, renewables, utilities, and regeneration. We are passionate about delivering life-improving change for communities and future generations, and we are proud to play a key role in facilitating and delivering the UK and Ireland’s net zero and growth agendas, improving connectivity, enabling the repurposing of high streets and town centres, and delivering new homes.

We are problem-solvers that are outcome-focused, working collaboratively with our clients to provide strategic advice and services that identify and mitigate risks, deliver efficiencies, achieve buildable consents, and implement those consents to positively change people’s lives and the world that we live in.

About the Role

The role of Assistant Project Manager (APM) within CMC is required to support the Project Manager with deliverables relating to consent interface management between a variety of directorates and land disciplines within Ardent, to the satisfaction of the client and Project Director. The role could be expected in the future to work across other parts of the consent and project lifecycle, promoting integration and managing interfaces between multiple disciplines on major infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the consents team with the identification and discharge of consents.
• Input into the consent project schedule and risk registers.
• Input into and management of key deliverables associated with the discharge of consents.
• Communication with various stakeholders: Internal, external, residential, statutory, or governmental as required.
• Input and attendance with a view to leading team or project meetings and representing workstreams in wider project meetings.

Qualifications

• Some knowledge of nationally significant infrastructure projects that could include awareness of planning consents such as a Transport & Works Act Order (TWAO), Development Consent Orders (DCOs), Parliamentary or Hybrid Bills.
• A basic understanding of project costs and budgets and how they would be managed.
• Awareness of teams that work within a major consent such as legal, environmental, or Town & Country Planning consent matters, including statutory authorities.
• Experience of coordinating and managing different tasks from different teams.
• Ideally, knowledge or interest in what happens after a consent is granted i.e., the transition from pre-construction planning consent through to mobilisation, with the allocation and handover of consents and obligations.
• Ability to work to a contracted scope.
• Knowledge of planning and project management processes, compliance, and governance.
• Proficiency in using project management tools and techniques, including MS Office applications such as Excel, MS Project, and ARM or equivalent software.
• Strong relationship-building and negotiation skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with individuals at a variety of levels, including both internal and external stakeholders.
• Has an appetite to learn and develop.
• Promote a culture of health & safety within teams and be an advocate for safety improvements.

Required Skills

• Strong stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to build effective relationships with clients.
• Continual development of client strategic relationships, resulting in repeat work and positive client satisfaction.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in a dynamic, purpose-driven environment.
• Knowledge of health & safety practices.

Pay Range and Compensation Package

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health and wellbeing, engagement, and work-life balance of our team. From day one, our people have access to hybrid working, 25 days of annual leave (with options to buy or carry over), enhanced maternity and paternity pay, and a company pension scheme.

We provide Benenden Health Care, offering mental health support, 24/7 GP services, physiotherapy, optical and dental cover, and personal accident protection (depending on level). Additional benefits include the Cycle to Work scheme, electric car leasing, recognition awards, long service leave, and a discretionary annual bonus scheme, all designed to ensure our people feel valued and supported.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer, and we’re passionate about creating a workplace where you’re empowered to bring your authentic self to work every day. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive team where everyone belongs. We welcome talent from all backgrounds and actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups.

If you’re ready to grow with a business that’s scaling rapidly and making a real impact, you’re in the right place.

Should you be interested in hearing more about the position or wish to send your CV, contact us at [e-mail] or reach out to Savanna Poselay via [e-mail].