Permitting & Consent Lead — Flexible Working

UK Atomic Energy Authority; Retford; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined benefit pension

Bonus scheme up to 7%

Relocation allowance

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Generous annual leave

Inclusive culture

Job summary

UK Fusion Energy Ltd. (UKFE), a subsidiary of UKAEA, seeks a senior regulatory professional to own permitting and consenting workstreams for the STEP programme. You will advise senior stakeholders, engage regulators, and drive governance within a growing regulatory function.

You will build frameworks, ensure compliance across projects, and lead a small team of regulatory staff while maintaining strong external relationships with regulators and government bodies.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in permitting, consenting, licensing or regulatory compliance.
• Experience managing permits, licences or consents through application, submission and determination.
• Experience leading, supervising or mentoring colleagues.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and experience working with regulators or government bodies.
• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to produce robust regulatory documentation.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple complex workstreams simultaneously.
• NSIPs and DCO experience.
• Experience across public and private sectors.
• Professional membership or qualifications in planning, environmental management or regulatory compliance.
• Experience within energy, nuclear or fusion sectors.
• Previous people management and talent development experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end permit, licence, consent and exemption workstreams.
• Oversee the preparation, review and submission of regulatory applications.
• Ensure compliance requirements are incorporated into project planning and delivery.
• Identify and manage regulatory risks, issues and dependencies.
• Support the development of wider regulatory and consenting strategies.
• Develop strong relationships with regulators, government departments and external stakeholders.
• Act as a representative for UKFE in regulatory discussions and engagements.
• Coordinate stakeholder interactions across complex and multidisciplinary workstreams.
• Support strategic regulatory engagement activities across the wider programme.
• Lead and mentor a small team of permitting professionals.

Skills

Permitting

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Leadership

Education

Regulatory qualifications

Job description

UK Fusion Energy Ltd. (UKFE), a subsidiary of UKAEA, seeks a senior regulatory professional to own permitting and consenting workstreams for the STEP programme. You will advise senior stakeholders, engage regulators, and drive governance within a growing regulatory function.

You will build frameworks, ensure compliance across projects, and lead a small team of regulatory staff while maintaining strong external relationships with regulators and government bodies.