Lead Consents & EIA Officer

Iberdrola; Cambuslang; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36 days annual leave

Holiday Purchase

Share Schemes

Payroll Giving and Charity Matched

Technology Vouchers

Electric Vehicle Schemes

Cycle to Work and Transport Loans

Healthcare options including Private &

Life Assurance (4x salary)

Savesmart financial wellbeing support

Employee discounts on travel, shopping

Job summary

SP Energy Networks in Cambuslang is seeking a Lead Consent & EIA Officer to oversee complex consenting across major transmission projects. You will lead a team, coordinate with multiple functions, and drive statutory processes including Public Local Inquiries and Planning Hearings.

You will bring chartered MRTPI or equivalent accreditation and a strong track record in delivering large-scale consent and EIA work, ensuring compliance and timely milestone delivery.

Qualifications

• Chartered MRTPI or equivalent accreditation required.
• Extensive experience in consents, EIA and stakeholder engagement.
• Proven ability to deliver consents across large programmes.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure consenting and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead acquisition and management of consents across major transmission projects.
• Provide expert oversight on complex consenting and Environmental Impact Assessments.
• Identify risks, ensure regulatory compliance, advise project teams.
• Coordinate with Land, Project Managers, Engineering, Legal and regulators.
• Lead governance, reporting, and maintain audit-ready consenting records.
• Manage a team of Consent & EIA Officers and mentor junior staff.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Project delivery

Leadership

Communication

Education

Chartered MRTPI

Job description

Job Title: Lead Consent & EIA Officer

Location: Cambuslang

Salary: from £63,200 + benefits

Flexible Working Pattern

What you’ll be doing

• Lead the acquisition and management of consents across major transmission projects, providing expert technical oversight on complex consenting and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) matters.
• You will identify and mitigate consenting risks, ensure compliance with legislation and company policies, and act as a key advisor to project teams throughout the project development lifecycle.
• Working closely with our Land team, Project Managers, Engineering, Legal teams, regulators, landowners, and community stakeholders, you will drive successful project outcomes through effective stakeholder engagement and delivery of statutory consenting processes, including Public Local Inquiries and Planning Hearings.
• You will support multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring consents activities align with programme milestones, budgets, and strategic objectives.
• You will also lead programme reporting, risk management, and governance activities, maintaining accurate consents data and audit-ready records.
• As a Lead Officer, you will manage a team of Consent & EIA Officers, provide guidance and mentoring to junior team members, contribute to capability development, and help drive continuous improvement across the Consents & EIA team.

What you’ll bring

• Relevant professional accreditation with chartered institute e.g. MRTPI or ISEP.
• Significant experience in consenting, EIA, stakeholder engagement or infrastructure delivery environments, with a strong focus on project delivery.
• Proven experience delivering consents across large programmes.
• Strong understanding of consents, EIA and stakeholder engagement pertaining to large infrastructure schemes.
• Demonstrable experience leading or coordinating consents activities across multiple projects or programmes.
• Experience of stakeholder engagement, including managing complex or sensitive negotiations.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, risks, and delivery timelines.
• Experience using data systems and reporting tools, ensuring accuracy and audit readiness.
• Strong communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills

What’s in it for you

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why SP Energy Networks

SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales and in the North West of England. We operate over 4000km of cables and lines that make-up the transmission network – connecting infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system. It’s a role that puts us right at the heart of Scotland’s ambition to be Net Zero by 2044. And we’re taking it very seriously. We’re investing >£5.5 billion into our transmission network, directly supporting the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in. We are committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to [e-mail].

IMPORTANT Advert will close at 23:59 GMT the day before Job Posting End Date below November-7-2026

We are one of the main energy companies in the world, a leader in renewables, which champions the energy transition towards a low-emissions economy. We supply energy to nearly 100 million people in dozens of countries and develops its renewable, network and commercial activities in Europe (Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy and Greece), the United States, Brazil and Australia and maintains markets such as Japan and Poland, among others, as growth platforms.

Mobility Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.