Planning and Consenting Lead - Glasgow

Altrad UK, Ireland & Nordics; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Altrad UK, Ireland & Nordics seeks an experienced Planning and Consenting Lead to coordinate planning and consenting activities across a major infrastructure programme. You will collaborate with client-side teams, technical services, and design and construction partners to ensure strategic alignment with objectives and regulatory requirements.

The role requires Chartered planner status, a proven track record of securing approvals, and the ability to influence executive decisions.

Qualifications

• Chartered planner or equivalent with Town Planning degree.
• Proven ability to secure planning, consenting and environmental approvals for large-scale infrastructure.
• Experience advising senior programme leadership and influencing investment/delivery decisions.
• Experience within governance/assurance frameworks and managing strategic risks.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic planning and consenting advice to programme leadership and stakeholders.
• Lead planning and consenting activities across project and programme lifecycle.
• Identify and manage planning risks, opportunities, and requirements.
• Develop and coordinate planning strategies with design, engineering, and environmental teams.
• Ensure planning and environmental requirements are integrated into project development.
• Oversee documentation for planning, consenting, and approvals processes.
• Engage with regulators, authorities, and external stakeholders.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Regulatory affairs

Leadership

Governance frameworks

Executive communication

Risk management

Education

Town Planning degree

Chartered planner (RTPI)

Job description

Altrad are currently looking for an experienced Planning and Consenting Lead to join the team.

As a Planning and Consenting Lead, you will work collaboratively with client-side teams, technical services, and design and construction partners to ensure that all future planning and consenting activities are strategically coordinated, compliant with relevant legislation and aligned with programme objectives.

The nuclear defence sector in the UK is vital for maintaining national security and strategic stability. It offers dynamic and challenging career opportunities for individuals committed to contributing to the country's defence and security. The sector seeks talented professionals dedicated to upholding the highest standards of safety, security, and operational excellence.

Working pattern: Hybrid, 3 days on site.

Key Deliverables

• Provide strategic planning and consenting advice to programme leadership, project teams and senior stakeholders.
• Provide leadership and oversight of planning and consenting activities throughout the project and programme lifecycle.
• Identify and manage planning and consenting risks, opportunities and requirements to support effective programme and project delivery.
• Develop and coordinate planning and consenting strategies in collaboration with design, engineering, construction, environmental and other technical teams.
• Ensure planning and consenting requirements are appropriately considered and integrated into project and programme development.
• Oversee the preparation, coordination and quality of documentation required to support planning, consenting and approval processes.
• Ensure relevant planning, environmental, regulatory and consenting requirements are understood and appropriately addressed.
• Lead and support engagement with internal and external stakeholders on planning and consenting matters.
• Develop and support consultation and engagement strategies, ensuring appropriate stakeholder involvement and compliance with relevant requirements.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with planning authorities, regulators, statutory consultees, government bodies and other relevant stakeholders.
• Provide planning and consenting input into design development, project planning, programme governance and strategic decision-making.
• Monitor changes in planning, consenting and regulatory requirements and assess their potential impact on projects and programmes.
• Provide planning and consenting updates, advice and recommendations through programme reporting and governance processes.
• Work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams to ensure planning and consenting considerations are effectively managed and aligned with wider project and programme objectives.

Key Requirements / Qualifications

• Chartered planner or equivalent professional (e.g. RTPI or equivalent) with a degree in Town Planning or a related discipline.
• Proven track record of securing and managing planning, consenting and environmental approval strategies for major infrastructure programmes of significant scale and complexity.
• Experience of providing strategic planning and consenting advice to senior programme leadership and influencing key investment and delivery decisions.
• Experience of operating within major programme governance and assurance frameworks, including management of strategic risks and opportunities.
• Proven ability to build effective relationships with regulators, statutory consultees, government departments and external stakeholders.
• Experience of leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating specialist technical inputs to support programme delivery.
• Knowledge of planning appeals, judicial review and other legal processes associated with major infrastructure consenting.
• Ability to communicate complex planning and regulatory matters to executive-level audiences and support informed decision-making.

Desirable

• Additional chartered status, professional membership or recognised accreditation with a relevant body (e.g. IEMA, CIWEM, CEnv or equivalent).
• Experience supporting business case development, investment approvals and strategic decision-making processes for major programmes.
• Experience working in secure or highly regulated operating environments requiring the management of complex stakeholder, regulatory and assurance requirements