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Name
Environmental Consents Manager
Date
Thursday, August 6, 2026

Description & Requirements

Tasks
  • Lead the identification, planning, tracking, submission and approval of environmental consents, including but not limited to; ordinary watercourse consents, discharge permits, abstraction licenses, Flood Risk Activity Permits and Medium Combustion Plant Permits.
  • Liaise with Regulators; Environment Agency (EA), CL:AIRE & Local Planning Authorities.
  • Manage the preparation, coordination, and submission of consent applications, discharge documentation, management plans and supporting technical information.
  • Ensure timely discharge of consent conditions, including Town and Country Planning Act (TCPA) planning conditions, Environmental Permits, water-related EA consents & other statutory approvals.
  • Maintain and update the project’s environmental consents register, ensuring; requirements, tasks,milestones, dependencies, risk items and deadlines are accurately recorded and monitored.
  • Provide technical advice and guidance on environmental consenting requirements, legislative obligations and regulatory processes to project teams, delivery teams and senior management.
  • Act as a key liaison with regulators, statutory consultees, local authorities, consultants, designers, project managers and other stakeholders to support effective and timely consenting outcomes.
  • Identify, assess, manage and communicate consent-related risks, constraints, dependencies and opportunities, escalating issues where required and supporting mitigation planning.
  • Comprehensively handover post-consent obligations to the Environment and Delivery Teams.
  • Drive continuous improvement in environmental consents management processes, systems, reporting and lessons learned.
  • Communicate legislative and compliance requirements clearly across different technical and project disciplines to ensure a consistent and compliant delivery approach.