Associate Director – Consents

The Management Recruitment Group (MRG); Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Excellent Benefits

Job summary

The Management Recruitment Group (MRG) is seeking an Associate Director to lead consent strategy across planning through construction for major UK infrastructure projects. You will work with clients and multidisciplinary teams to deliver nationally significant programmes.

Working closely with clients and teams, you will provide strategic leadership across the full consent lifecycle, ensuring projects move efficiently from planning through to construction and delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing major infrastructure consents.
• Strong understanding of planning regimes (DCOs, TWAOs).
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams across complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the consenting strategy across planning through to construction for major infrastructure projects.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams including planners, engineers, environmental specialists, legal advisors and land professionals.
• Develop and oversee consent strategies, programmes and governance.
• Integrate consent requirements into design, procurement and construction activities.
• Mentor and develop project teams while driving best practice across the business.
• Build trusted client relationships and contribute to business growth.
• Significant project leadership experience within infrastructure, utilities or the built environment.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams.
• Commercial awareness and excellent stakeholder management skills.
• A collaborative leadership style with experience developing high-performing teams.
• Excellent organisational, communication and problem-solving abilities.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Mentoring & team development

Project leadership

DCO/TWAO understanding

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Job description

Hybrid | Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Lead the consenting strategy behind some of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects.

An established organisation is looking to appoint an Associate Director to provide strategic leadership across complex infrastructure and regeneration programmes. Working alongside clients and multidisciplinary teams, you'll lead consent strategies from planning through to construction, helping to deliver nationally significant projects while supporting the growth of an expanding service offering.

Working closely with clients and multidisciplinary teams, you'll provide strategic leadership across the full consent lifecycle, ensuring projects move efficiently from planning through to construction.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of complex consent programmes across major infrastructure projects.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams including planners, engineers, environmental specialists, legal advisors and land professionals.
• Develop and oversee consent strategies, programmes and governance.
• Integrate consent requirements into design, procurement and construction activities.
• Manage post-consent implementation, compliance and condition discharge.
• Build trusted client relationships and contribute to business growth and service development.
• Mentor and develop project teams while driving best practice across the business.
• Significant project leadership experience within infrastructure, utilities or the built environment.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong understanding of DCOs, TWAOs or other major planning consent regimes.
• Commercial awareness and excellent stakeholder management skills.
• A collaborative leadership style with experience developing high-performing teams.
• Excellent organisational, communication and problem-solving abilities.