Lead Consents Officer (Stakeholder)

National Grid

A global utility company focused on energy infrastructure and distribution.

Lead stakeholder & consents officer managing marine/terrestrial engagement for EGL5 DCO.

14 days ago ago

£55,208 - £66,000

Expert & Leadership (13+ years), Experienced (8-12 years)

Full Time

England, United Kingdom

Hybrid

Company Size

23,000 Employees

Service Specialisms

Engineering

Construction

Project Management

Technical Services

Consulting

Design

Operations and Maintenance

Sector Specialisms

Energy

Electricity Transmission

Electricity Distribution

Gas Transmission

Gas Distribution

Hydrogen Transmission

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

Infrastructure

Role

What you would be doing

examination hearings

stakeholder updates

notice preparation

land access

discharge register

consultation compliance

To attend key examination hearings to support the EGL 5 Project Team.
Support the Lead Consents Officers and Senior Manager in other areas of pre-, during and post-Examination activities.
To review, in co-ordination with Technical Leads, the production of the Accompanied Site Inspection document to aid the Examining Authority (ExA), ensuring all key areas of interest are comprehensively covered.
To review the preparation of notices in compliance with PA08 regulations for all Hearings and comply with legislation regarding publicity and maintenance of notices.
To manage, prepare and plan regular updates to be provided to key stakeholders (with a focus on their areas of interest) in the form of meetings and/or other appropriate methods of communications, in compliance with Stakeholder Mapping and in liaison with NGET Consents (onshore and offshore), External Affairs, Lands and Engineering teams.
To support and ensure consultation compliance with the Statement of Community Consultation
This includes preparing stakeholder plans/reporting for internal governance processes, tailoring materials to suit the audience, developing Statements of Common Ground/ Principal Areas of Disagreement, feeding into the risk register, responding to stakeholder queries, forecasting stakeholder meetings, organising technical working groups/expert topic groups and pre-meets, taking minutes, leading on the production of slide content and having ownership for the engagement process, drawing on the technical team as and when required.
To review preparation of s134 notices &/or General Vesting Declaration (GVD) notices with Lands Lead and compliance with applicable legislation.
To work closely with the Lands Team on the timing of access to land for survey purposes, the format and content of Book of Reference.
To review programme and preparation of post-acceptance notices.
To collate and review the process and programme for discharging requirements and ensuring input from Technical Leads and liaising with approving/authorising body. Maintaining the discharging requirements register/tracker.
To input on Planning Policy matters on key pre-application and DCO application documents.
To work with other NGET teams (e.g., GtW, EGL 3 and 4) to ensure consistent messaging with key stakeholders, holding mutual pre-meets, specifically for when certain matters have already been agreed, and arrange joint stakeholder meetings with other projects where appropriate to minimise stakeholder fatigue and show a collaborative approach within NGET projects.
To advise on consultation regulation compliance and ensuring legal notices are produced in timely manner for sign-off and publication, in liaison with Legal, Comms Agency and publication company.
To oversee consultation responses are given due regard to inform application design and cross-discipline input is sought.

What you bring

infrastructure

driving licence

dco

eia