Environmental Consents Manager

STRABAG; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

STRABAG is seeking an Environmental Consents Lead in Manchester to drive the planning, submission and approval of environmental consents including water, discharges and permits. You will liaise with Environment Agency, CL:AIRE and local authorities, coordinate documentation and ensure timely compliance with consent conditions.

You will provide expert guidance on regulatory obligations to project teams, manage risk, and hand over obligations to delivery teams, supporting a compliant, on-time

Qualifications

• Degree qualified or equivalent experience (min 4 years).
• Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management.
• Experience producing environmental consent applications.
• Experience identifying and mitigating consent-related risks.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and prioritize tasks.
• Understanding of EIA commitments.

Responsibilities

• Lead identification, planning, tracking, submission and approval of environmental consents.
• Liaise with regulators, EA, CL:AIRE and local planning authorities.
• Coordinate submission of consent applications and supporting information.
• Ensure timely discharge of consent conditions and statutory approvals.
• Maintain the environmental consents register with deadlines and risks.
• Provide technical guidance on consenting requirements to project teams.
• Act as liaison with regulators, consultees, authorities and stakeholders.
• Identify and communicate consent-related risks and opportunities.
• Handover post-consent obligations to delivery teams.
• Drive continuous improvement in consent management processes.

Skills

Excellent communication

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Regulatory liaison

Project coordination

Risk assessment

Education

Degree in related discipline

Tools

CSCS Card

Job description

• Lead the identification, planning, tracking, submission and approval of environmental consents, including but not limited to; ordinary watercourse consents, discharge permits, abstraction licenses, Flood Risk Activity Permits and Medium Combustion Plant Permits.
• Liaise with Regulators; Environment Agency (EA), CL:AIRE & Local Planning Authorities.
• Manage the preparation, coordination, and submission of consent applications, discharge documentation, management plans and supporting technical information.
• Ensure timely discharge of consent conditions, including Town and Country Planning Act (TCPA) planning conditions, Environmental Permits, water-related EA consents & other statutory approvals.
• Maintain and update the project’s environmental consents register, ensuring; requirements, tasks,milestones, dependencies, risk items and deadlines are accurately recorded and monitored.
• Provide technical advice and guidance on environmental consenting requirements, legislative obligations and regulatory processes to project teams, delivery teams and senior management.
• Act as a key liaison with regulators, statutory consultees, local authorities, consultants, designers, project managers and other stakeholders to support effective and timely consenting outcomes.
• Identify, assess, manage and communicate consent-related risks, constraints, dependencies and opportunities, escalating issues where required and supporting mitigation planning.
• Comprehensively handover post-consent obligations to the Environment and Delivery Teams.
• Drive continuous improvement in environmental consents management processes, systems, reporting and lessons learned.
• Communicate legislative and compliance requirements clearly across different technical and project disciplines to ensure a consistent and compliant delivery approach.

Tasks

• Lead the identification, planning, tracking, submission and approval of environmental consents, including but not limited to; ordinary watercourse consents, discharge permits, abstraction licenses, Flood Risk Activity Permits and Medium Combustion Plant Permits.
• Liaise with Regulators; Environment Agency (EA), CL:AIRE & Local Planning Authorities.
• Manage the preparation, coordination, and submission of consent applications, discharge documentation, management plans and supporting technical information.
• Ensure timely discharge of consent conditions, including Town and Country Planning Act (TCPA) planning conditions, Environmental Permits, water-related EA consents & other statutory approvals.
• Maintain and update the project’s environmental consents register, ensuring; requirements, tasks,milestones, dependencies, risk items and deadlines are accurately recorded and monitored.
• Provide technical advice and guidance on environmental consenting requirements, legislative obligations and regulatory processes to project teams, delivery teams and senior management.
• Act as a key liaison with regulators, statutory consultees, local authorities, consultants, designers, project managers and other stakeholders to support effective and timely consenting outcomes.
• Identify, assess, manage and communicate consent-related risks, constraints, dependencies and opportunities, escalating issues where required and supporting mitigation planning.
• Comprehensively handover post-consent obligations to the Environment and Delivery Teams.
• Drive continuous improvement in environmental consents management processes, systems, reporting and lessons learned.
• Communicate legislative and compliance requirements clearly across different technical and project disciplines to ensure a consistent and compliant delivery approach.

Qualifications

• Degree Qualified or related discipline (or experience equivalent to a degree; at least 4 years).
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging effectively with regulators, consultants, contractors and internal teams.
• Experience producing environmental consent applications for submission to the Environment Agency.
• Experience identifying, managing, and mitigating consent-related risks and constraints.
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise competing tasks, manage multiple deadlines and coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to provide technical environmental consenting advice to project and delivery teams.
• Relevant CSCS Card.
• Understanding of environmental impact assessment (EIA) commitments and experience of planning & facilitating additional assessments.