Consents & Environment Manager

Taylor Hopkinson; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor Hopkinson is seeking a Consents & Environment Manager for a major infrastructure project in Scotland. The role leads on consents discharge, licensing, and prepares environmental contract specifications to support timely delivery.

You will build critical external stakeholder relationships with consenting bodies, authorities and consultees, driving regulatory performance and ensuring compliant project delivery.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable project management experience delivering major infrastructure projects.
• Ideally an Environmental related degree with postgraduate qualification.
• Membership of an environmental professional body desirable

Responsibilities

• Lead on consents condition discharge, environmental licensing, and preparation of environmental contract specifications to ensure timely project delivery.
• Tender, award and manage multiple consultancy contracts to support environmental services.
• Develop external stakeholder relationships with consenting bodies and authorities, communicating project requirements to build consensus.
• Conduct scheduled inspections and audits to ensure environmental and planning consent compliance.

Skills

Project management

Environmental licensing

Contract management

Stakeholder relations

Education

Environmental degree

Postgraduate qualification

Job description

Consents & Environment Manager for a major infrastructure project in Scotland

Responsibilities Lead on Consents condition discharge, environmental licensing, the preparation of environmental contract specifications and obligations to ensure facilitation of timely project delivery.

Scope, tender, award and manage multiple consultancy contracts to support the delivery of EnvCoW support services and post planning submission surveys and assessments.

Develop, control and build critical external stakeholder relationships (consenting bodies, statutory authorities, key consultees), communicating the criticality of infrastructure and the project requirements, building consensus around project decision making and create an environment of mutually supportive relationships.

Develop positive and sustainable relationships with Contractors and wider project teams to 'raise the bar' in environmental and regulatory performance and compliance.

Conduct scheduled inspections and audits on delegated projects to ensure environmental and planning consent compliance.

Experience Required Demonstrable project management experience and understanding of how to manage all aspects of the delivery of major projects e.g. project set up and delivery, management of consultants, costs, risk, quality and timing, which are essential to the success of this role. Ideally an Environmental related degree, preferably with post graduate qualification coupled with experience in a relevant industry (e.g. infrastructure, environmental consultancy dealing with consenting and delivery of major and National projects). Membership of an appropriate environmental professional body is also desirable