Consents Manager

Clancy; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Healthcare

Holiday allowance (24–26 days)

Job summary

Clancy is seeking a Consents Manager to lead land rights and consents for UK energy projects. You will coordinate across engineers, planners, legal advisers and environmental consultants to secure wayleaves, easements and planning permissions.

The role requires a strong background in utilities, robust negotiation skills, stakeholder engagement, and a full UK driving licence for site visits.

Qualifications

• Experience securing land rights and consents for infrastructure projects.
• Background in utilities (electricity, water, gas, or infrastructure).
• Knowledge of land and planning laws including the Electricity Act and related regulations.
• Strong stakeholder engagement with landowners, agents, councils, and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Lead on securing land and property consents including wayleaves, easements, leases, access rights, planning permissions, and land purchases.
• Support infrastructure works across private and public land (underground, overhead, ground-based).
• Engage with landowners, agents, local authorities, and external contractors.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation such as the Electricity Act, planning rules, and land rights regulations.
• Manage claims and negotiations including compensation for access, land use, and statutory notices.
• Oversee contractors and consultants who support the delivery of consents and land rights services.
• Keep accurate records and reports to support project progress and audits.
• Work with engineers, planners, legal advisors, and environmental consultants.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and enhance consent processes.

Skills

Utilities sector experience

Land rights & consents

Stakeholder management

Land and planning law knowledge

Negotiation experience

Project coordination

Full UK driving licence

Job description

We’re Ambitious!

That’s why we’re keen to hear from determined and motivated people like you, to help deliver excellence for our clients and ourselves!

As a Consents Manager, you will be responsible for managing all aspects of consents and permissions required for Energy projects. This role will specifically focus on Development Consent Orders (DCOs) and Consents Management.

Are you experienced in securing land rights and managing consents for infrastructure projects? Join our team and play a key role in delivering vital utility projects across the UK.

Here are some of the tasks you’ll get involved in…

• Lead on securing land and property consents, including wayleaves, easements, leases, access rights, planning permissions, and land purchases.
• Support a range of infrastructure works covering underground, overhead, and ground-based installations across private and public land.
• Engage with key stakeholders, from landowners and agents to local authorities and external contractors.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation such as the Electricity Act , planning rules, and land rights regulations.
• Manage claims and negotiations, including compensation for access, land use, and statutory notices.
• Oversee contractors and consultants who support the delivery of consents and land rights services.
• Keep accurate records and reports to support project progress and audit requirements.
• Work closely with project teams, including engineers, planners, legal advisors, and environmental consultants.
• Help improve internal processes, identifying opportunities to streamline and enhance how we manage consents.

We’d love to hear from you if you can demonstrate…

• A background in utilities; electricity, water, gas, or infrastructure sectors.
• Proven experience in land rights, such as easements, access permissions, and statutory consents.
• Strong stakeholder skills: confident dealing with landowners, agents, councils, and contractors.
• Knowledge of UK land and planning laws, including the Electricity Act and other relevant regulations.
• Negotiation experience: able to secure agreements and resolve land-related issues.
• Project coordination: ability to work across multiple sites and disciplines.
• A full UK driving licence is essential for site visits and stakeholder meetings.

Our Company

Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations.

Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone’s growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more.

We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.

Benefits

In addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well-known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme.