Senior Post-Consent Compliance Lead – Infrastructure

ERM; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ERM is seeking an experienced Principal Consultant – Onshore Consents Manager to lead post-Consent environmental compliance services for major infrastructure projects across the UK. You will discharge consent requirements, manage commitments, and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams to deliver compliant outcomes from consent to construction.

In this senior role, you will advise clients, liaise with regulators, prepare compliance reports, and support business development while mentoring junior

Qualifications

• Experience discharging consent requirements and planning conditions.
• Strong knowledge of UK planning regimes and EIA.
• Excellent communication and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver Environmental Consents Manager and Post-Consent Compliance Manager roles on major infrastructure projects from consent through construction.
• Develop and implement consent management and compliance strategies to support project delivery and reduce environmental risk.
• Establish and maintain consents, commitments, and obligations registers, ensuring requirements are tracked and managed.
• Provide oversight of consent compliance processes and ensure project teams fulfil environmental commitments.
• Coordinate the preparation and submission of applications for discharge of requirements, planning conditions, and other consent-related obligations.
• Act as the primary point of contact for consent and compliance queries from project teams, clients, regulators, and other stakeholders.
• Liaise with regulatory bodies, including the Planning Inspectorate, Local Planning Authorities, Environment Agency, Natural England, and other consultees.
• Support and lead environmental compliance audits, inspections, and regulatory reviews.
• Prepare clear and concise reports on compliance status, risks, and consent-related matters for clients and leadership.
• Collaborate with engineering, environmental, planning, legal, and construction teams to integrate consent requirements into project delivery.
• Support business development through proposal preparation, client engagement, and thought leadership.
• Mentor and develop junior team members.

Skills

Environmental consent management

Post-Consent compliance

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Project leadership

Education

Degree in Environmental Management or related

Job description

ERM is seeking an experienced Principal Consultant – Onshore Consents Manager to lead post-Consent environmental compliance services for major infrastructure projects across the UK. You will discharge consent requirements, manage commitments, and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams to deliver compliant outcomes from consent to construction.

In this senior role, you will advise clients, liaise with regulators, prepare compliance reports, and support business development while mentoring junior