Consents Consultant / Senior Consultant

Assystem UK Ltd; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure consulting firm is seeking Consents Consultants and Senior Consents Consultants to join their team in Ipswich. In these roles, you will coordinate and manage statutory and non-statutory consents for major infrastructure projects across various sectors including energy and transport. The ideal candidates will have experience working on consent applications and collaborating with project teams to ensure compliance with relevant legislation. These positions offer an opportunity to work on upcoming projects and contribute significantly to their delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing consent applications for infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Capable of working collaboratively with project teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the coordination and delivery of consents required for project development.
• Prepare and manage consent applications and technical reports.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and regulatory frameworks.

Job description

We are seeking Consents Consultants and Senior Consents Consultants to support the delivery of major infrastructure projects across a range of regulated sectors, including energy, transport, and nuclear. These roles sit within the Consents discipline and focus on the coordination, management, and delivery of statutory and non‑statutory consents in line with project, legislative, and regulatory requirements. These are pipeline opportunities to support upcoming projects commencing in the New Year, with roles available across multiple regions.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the coordination and delivery of consents required to enable project development and delivery.
• Prepare, review, and manage consent applications, supporting documentation, and technical reports.
• Ensure consents activities comply with relevant legislation, standards, and regulatory frameworks.
• Work collaboratively with project teams to integrate consents requirements into programme delivery.
• Manage own work packages and contribute to multi‑disciplinary projects, delivering outputs to time, cost, and quality.
• Support governance, assurance, and quality review of consents documentation.
• Interface with internal stakeholders and external bodies as required to progress consents activities.