Consents Manager

BAM UK & Ireland; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Family-friendly policies

Company car / travel allowance

8 % matched pension contributions

Private healthcare

Life assurance

26 days holiday

2 wellbeing days

1 volunteering day

Personal and professional development

Job summary

BAM UK & Ireland is seeking a Consents & Regulatory professional to join the HS2/Birmingham-based team. You will develop and manage consent registers, coordinate with authorities and regulators, and oversee governance and compliance across major rail infrastructure programmes.

Based in the Birmingham office, you may visit client sites in London. The role offers flexible working following integration and a comprehensive benefits package including pension, private healthcare, and a generous

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing planning, environmental or construction consents on major infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of the UK planning and regulatory environment.
• Experience managing consent processes with local authorities, statutory bodies and regulators.
• Experience working on rail, highways, utilities or major civil engineering projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage complex interfaces across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong programme management and organisational skills.
• Experience maintaining consents registers and tracking approval milestones.
• Demonstrated commercial and contractual awareness.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Consents Register and Consents Delivery Plan.
• Identify approvals, permits, licences and third‑party agreements for railheads and track works.
• Set consent submission programmes aligned with milestones.
• Monitor consent risks and implement mitigations to protect critical path.
• Manage Schedule 17 approvals and related planning submissions.
• Coordinate EMRs, Code of Construction Practice and U&As commitments.
• Coordinate Schedule 33 submissions and protective provisions.
• Develop positive relationships with HS2 Ltd, planners and regulators.
• Act as primary contact for consent matters and lead meetings/consultations.
• Coordinate responses to stakeholder comments and conditions.
• Work with design, temporary works and construction teams to meet consent requirements.
• Ensure consent conditions are incorporated into methodologies and work packages.
• Support constructability reviews and programme planning.
• Maintain records, prepare reports and track compliance obligations.

Skills

Consent management

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Rail projects

Negotiation skills

Cross-functional coordination

Program management

Consents register

Commercial awareness

HS2 experience

Regulatory schedules

U&As management

Rail logistics

Environmental permitting

GIS BIM

Professional membership

Education

Tools

Job description

Building a sustainable tomorrow

The Ferrovial BAM Rail joint venture has a successful history of delivering critical infrastructure for the UK on time and to budget together in joint venture partnership. They first worked together in 2010 as BFK, delivering three Crossrail contracts, including the longest stretch of tunnelling works between Royal Oak and Farringdon and Farringdon Station, the first central station to be completed on the Elizabeth Line. The team has also delivered the Silvertown Tunnel project together in East London and has been delivering excellence at each stage of HS2, such as Fusion JV for the Enabling Works packages, EKFB for the central Main Works Contract and now delivering the track infrastructure across the entire HS2 route.

Your team

• Candidates will be based in HS2’s Birmingham office and may be required to visit client offices in London, located near Euston Station on occasion.
• We recognise the importance of flexibility and will consider flexible working arrangements following an initial team integration period on an individual basis, reviewing requests in line with project needs and BAM's Flexible working policy.

Consents Strategy & Planning

• Develop and maintain the project Consents Register and Consents Delivery Plan.
• Identify all approvals, permits, licences and third‑party agreements required for railheads, compounds, logistics facilities and track installation works.
• Establish consent submission programmes aligned with construction milestones.
• Monitor consent risks and implement mitigation measures to protect critical path activities.

HS2 Consents Management

• Manage applications associated with Schedule 17 approvals and related planning submissions.
• Coordinate compliance with Environmental Minimum Requirements (EMRs), the Code of Construction Practice and project commitments.
• Support management of Undertakings and Assurances (U&As) applicable to the works.
• Coordinate submissions and approvals associated with Schedule 33 requirements and protective provisions.

Stakeholder & Regulatory Management

• Develop positive working relationships with HS2 Ltd, Local Planning Authorities, Environmental Health Officers, Environment Agency representatives, highway authorities and statutory undertakers.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all consent‑related matters.
• Lead meetings, workshops and consultations required to facilitate approvals.
• Coordinate responses to stakeholder comments and conditions.

Design & Construction Interface

• Work closely with design managers, temporary works teams, environmental teams and construction teams to ensure designs satisfy consent requirements.
• Review design development to identify approval requirements at the earliest opportunity.
• Ensure consent conditions are incorporated into construction methodologies and work packages.
• Support constructability reviews and programme planning activities.

Governance & Reporting

• Maintain accurate records of submissions, approvals, conditions and commitments.
• Prepare regular reports on consent status, risks, upcoming submissions and approvals.
• Track compliance obligations and support project audits.
• Provide assurance that works commence only when required approvals have been obtained.

Health, Safety & Environmental Compliance

• Promote compliance with HS2 standards and project governance requirements.
• Ensure environmental and planning commitments are communicated and implemented by delivery teams.
• Support assurance activities, inspections and compliance reviews.
• Ensure consent conditions are monitored throughout construction.

What do you bring to the role?

• Proven experience managing planning, environmental or construction consents on major infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of the UK planning and regulatory environment.
• Experience managing consent processes with local authorities, statutory bodies and regulators.
• Experience working on rail, highways, utilities or major civil engineering projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage complex interfaces across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong programme management and organisational skills.
• Experience maintaining consents registers and tracking approval milestones.
• Demonstrated application of commercial and contractual awareness.

Desirable Skills

• Experience working on HS2 or other Hybrid Bill infrastructure projects.
• Understanding of Schedule 17, Schedule 33, Environmental Minimum Requirements and the Code of Construction Practice.
• Knowledge of Undertakings and Assurances management.
• Experience supporting large‑scale rail logistics facilities, compounds or railhead developments.
• Familiarity with environmental permitting and watercourse approvals.
• Competence in GIS, BIM and digital project management systems.
• Membership of a relevant professional institution.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• A wide range of family‑friendly policies
• Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
• 8 % matched pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• 26 days holiday
• 2 wellbeing days
• 1 volunteering day
• Personal and professional development

About BAM

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high‑quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.