Associate Director, Consents & Programme Integration

Turner & Townsend; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Manchester is seeking an Associate Director to lead the Consents Management within Programme Integration. The role focuses on navigating Nationally Significant Infrastructure consents (DCO/TWAO/TCPA) across pre- and post-consent work streams, coordinating stakeholders and delivering tangible outcomes for major projects.

You will mentor teams, manage client relationships, identify business opportunities, and contribute to bid proposals while developing new programme

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of the planning and development of major projects and programmes.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent responsibilities.
• A commitment to your own learning and development.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• High attention to detail.
• Outcomes focussed.
• Passionate and energetic.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of an integrated project team to deliver key client milestones on Nationally Significant Infrastructure projects and programmes navigating the Development Consents Order, Transport and Works Act and Town & Country Planning processes, across the pre/post consents stages.
• Occupying client or service roles involving consents leadership and management (pre & post consent), consent production and delivery, environment impact assessments, consultation/stakeholder engagement and procedural strategic advisory/ assurance.
• Managing client relationships.
• Identifying and realising business development opportunities.
• Leading or contributing towards the preparation of bid proposals or managing key bids.
• Leading internal initiatives within the Programme Advisory team, such as the development of programme integration products and methodologies.
• Mentoring and/or managing members of the Programme Advisory team.
• Line managing junior staff (where applicable).
• Excellent knowledge and practical experience of the lifecycle of a consents process from pre to post consent.
• Demonstrable technical understanding of consents strategy via different consenting routes (i.e. DCO, TWAO, Hybrid Bill).
• Demonstrable technical understanding of discharging primary and secondary consents and post-consent deliverables.
• Experience of pre-application and/or post consent liaison with internal and external stakeholders within large and complex organisations.
• Experience of coordinating approvals and notifications between all interested parties and managing consent management plans/strategies.
• Technical experience in one or more of the following areas: consents leadership and management (pre & post consent), consent production and delivery, environment impact assessments, consultation stakeholder engagement and procedural strategic advisory.
• Experience working in, or a familiarity with a consulting environment or be able to demonstrate a consulting skillset.
• A proven track record of delivering tangible results on across a range of projects, adopting a nimble approach and a can-do attitude.
• Experience of programme and/or project management within a complex environment with multiple workstreams, including DCO, TWAO and/or TCPA consenting environments.
• Experience of managing the production of high-quality deliverables within challenging timescales.
• Experience developing productive working relationships and the ability to identify new business opportunities.
• Experience in some/all of the following sectors: infrastructure, transportation, utilities, defence, Energy and natural resources (including Nuclear), and real estate.

Skills

Planning & development

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Multitasking

Lifelong learning

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Attention to detail

Results oriented

Energetic

Job description

Turner & Townsend in Manchester is seeking an Associate Director to lead the Consents Management within Programme Integration. The role focuses on navigating Nationally Significant Infrastructure consents (DCO/TWAO/TCPA) across pre- and post-consent work streams, coordinating stakeholders and delivering tangible outcomes for major projects.

You will mentor teams, manage client relationships, identify business opportunities, and contribute to bid proposals while developing new programme