Transmission Lead Consent Manager

Taylor Hopkinson Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm based in Greater London is seeking a professional to manage stakeholder engagement and project risks related to consenting. This role requires strong cooperation across project teams and expertise in environmental impact assessments. The ideal candidate will be responsible for delivering project strategies and managing consultant deliverables to ensure project success. Attention to detail and excellent communication skills are essential for navigating project risks efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Manage deliverables of the consultants in responsible areas.
• Ensure strong cooperation within the project for all packages.
• Identify and communicate project risks to the management.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Managing the deliverables of the consultants in the responsible areas.
• Responsible for stakeholder engagement in relevant EIA topics.
• Ensure strong cooperation within the Project for all packages in relation to consenting risk and deliverables including legal, stakeholder and engineering team.
• Ensure strong cooperation within the Project in relation to risk and deliverables.
• Close coordination with the Offshore Lead, Onshore Lead and Advisor, Land Manager and Commercial Development Manager.
• Responsible for identifying and communicating consenting and wider project risks as they become known to the Strategic Consent Lead and Workstream Consenting Manager and Deputy, to de risk for the project.
• Support upcoming Ground Investigation Survey works from a Consenting point of view, incl. risk management and advice to the Engineering workstream.
• Lead external stakeholder engagement in relevant EIA topic areas.
• Manage and perform high level stakeholder engagement with key stakeholders on relevant project issues via consultants resulting in final Statements of Common Ground.
• Provide expert advice on consent and environmental project issues to maximise competitiveness to the project packages.
• Support Land Manager to secure access to survey works and landowner liaison.

Key Tasks

• In respect of relevant topics, deliver Examination Strategy, Statements of Common Ground as well as written and oral answers to the Examining Authority.
• In conjunction with others, deliver buildable consent of the offshore and onshore elements of the project on time and to budget according to the programme.
• Input to and influence examination strategy in relevant EIA areas to minimise risk in line with the Project's expectations.
• Manage consenting risk including clear and proactive communication of risk to the Strategic Consents Manager and Consenting Manager and wider project team to prevent consenting issues in the project and flag potential risks.