Strategic Consents Project Lead (NSIP & TWAO)

Cambridge County Council; Huntingdonshire; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing package

Additional 4 weeks annual leave (pro‑r

Flexible bank holidays

Enhanced pension contributions

Development opportunities

Paid volunteering hours

IDEAL network and peer support groups

Employee Recognition Awards

Cambs Rewards discounts

Car Lease & Cycle to Work schemes

Job summary

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking two Consents Project Managers (one permanent, one fixed term to March 2028) to lead responses to NSIPs and TWAOs. You will coordinate inputs from planning, engineering and other services, ensuring timely, well-structured outputs for senior officers and elected members.

You will operate within a politically aware environment, with a focus on energy and water NSIP projects, applying project management best practice and clear risk communication across

Qualifications

• Experience delivering projects of varying complexity within a statutory/allocative framework.
• Knowledge of planning legislation relevant to NSIPs and TWAOs.
• Experience liaising with developers, consultants and external partners.
• Strong communication and coordination across organisations to achieve strategic aims.

Responsibilities

• Project manage the Council's responses to NSIPs and TWAOs, coordinating inputs from multiple services.
• Undertake information management and provide updates/reports to senior officers and Elected Members.
• Collaborate across the Place and Sustainability Directorate and with other County Council services.
• Engage with developers, their consultants and external partners to ensure shared understanding of issues and risks.
• Support the delivery of the growth agenda while safeguarding assets and enabling benefits for communities.

Skills

Project management

Planning knowledge

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Planning legislation familiarity

Job description

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking two Consents Project Managers (one permanent, one fixed term to March 2028) to lead responses to NSIPs and TWAOs. You will coordinate inputs from planning, engineering and other services, ensuring timely, well-structured outputs for senior officers and elected members.

You will operate within a politically aware environment, with a focus on energy and water NSIP projects, applying project management best practice and clear risk communication across