Planning Consenting Manager

The role ensures the timely preparation, submission, and determination of all necessary planning applications, marine licences, consents, and exemptions required for programme delivery.

They will provide expert advice on town planning, marine licensing, and environmental permitting to maintain full regulatory compliance and programme efficiency.

The Planning and Consenting Manager for Programme Euston will be responsible for leading and managing all aspects of planning and consenting across both terrestrial and marine environments.

Planning and Consents Management

• Manage responses to statutory or legal challenges to programme consents.
• Lead and manage the full lifecycle of planning and consenting activities across terrestrial and marine environments.
• Liaise with regulators, planning authorities, the Scottish Marine Directorate, SEPA, and other statutory consultees to facilitate consent processes.
• Coordinate Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening and scoping requests and manage associated technical assessments.
• Contribute to programme governance, reporting, and strategic decision-making.
• Manage prior approval notifications, marine consent submissions, and terrestrial planning applications on behalf of MOD and DIO.
• Provide strategic advice on planning and consenting risks and opportunities to senior management.
• Provide expert advice on town planning, marine licensing, and environmental permitting to ensure full regulatory compliance.
• Develop and oversee public consultation strategies to ensure compliance and effective community engagement.
• Prepare and submit planning appeals in collaboration with DIO Technical Services.
• Prepare, coordinate, and submit all required planning and consent applications, exemptions, and notifications with internal and external partners.
• Support judicial review cases or related legal proceedings with legal advisors.
• Monitor compliance with planning conditions, environmental obligations, and consent requirements.
• Lead stakeholder engagement on planning and consenting matters.
• Maintain and manage the Planning and Consenting Risk Register, identifying risks and developing mitigation strategies.
• Work with design and construction partners to ensure alignment between design development and planning/consenting requirements.
• Ensure all supporting documentation is accurate, comprehensive, and compliant with planning, environmental, and marine legislation.

Clearance: SC clearance required must be sole British

• Experience working with or on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) or other UK Government departments.
• Compliant with relevant legislation
• Strong project management skills, including maintaining risk registers and reporting against milestones.
• Excellent stakeholder management and consultation skills, with experience liaising with statutory bodies and regulators.
• Experience advising on planning, marine consents, and environmental permitting at strategic and programme levels.
• Knowledge of judicial review and planning appeals processes.
• Familiarity with Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) procedures and governance frameworks.
• Degree in Town Planning, Environmental Management, Marine Planning, Environmental Science, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience managing complex planning and consenting processes for major or nationally significant infrastructure programmes.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and manage EIA screening/scoping, planning applications, and marine licence applications.
• Strong understanding of the UK planning system, marine licensing regimes, and environmental permitting processes (including SEPA requirements).
• Chartered Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., RTPI, IEMA, or equivalent).

Hybrid: 3 Days in the office, 2 days from home

Rate: Negotiable dependent on experience