Associate Director - Consents Management

Associate Director - Consents Management

• Full-time
• Department: Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people's lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world's most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Our Programme Advisory team specialises in the strategy, set-up and transformation of major programmes and asset owning enterprises within the transport, defence, utilities, and power sectors in the UK and internationally.

Since forming in 2018 our growing team of experts have brought innovative thinking to some of the world's most complex infrastructure challenges - delivering tangible outcomes for clients by bringing the best of our technical excellence and transformational change capability.

We are an influential team who share a common passion for making change a reality, continually setting new standards. As a diverse and inclusive team of unique individuals, we inspire one another to do better every day. Our collaborative culture also ensures that everyone's potential is maximised, constantly learning through experience and close team relationships.

Joining the Programme Advisory team will afford you exciting opportunities to directly support world renowned clients, enhance your consulting skills, shape your career, and directly contribute to the teams exciting growth trajectory.

The Opportunity

We are looking for enthusiastic, talented, and proactive individuals to join our Programme Integration team, within Programme Advisory. Our growingConsents Team needs people with hands on experience working in a major project environment - whether you're a champion of change, a connoisseur of consents,environmentalist, as stakeholderstrategistor a perfect PM we'd love to hear from you about how you could help us to deliver tangible results for our clients.

Programme Integration is at the heart of the Programme Advisory Team. We work across the entire development lifecycleprovidinga range of services to our clients including programme and portfolio set up and delivery, transition management, governance and assurance solutions, and consents,stakeholderand sponsorship management.

As part of the Programme Integration team your key responsibilities will include:

Working as part of an integrated project team to ensure the delivery of key client deliverablesrelating to Nationally Significant Infrastructure projects and programmes navigating the Development Consents Order, Transport and Works Act and Town & Country Planning processes,across thepre/postconsents stages of theproject or programmelifecycle

Occupying client or service roles involving consents leadership and management(pre & post consent),consent production and delivery, environment impact assessments,consultation/stakeholderengagementandprocedural strategic advisory/ assurance

Managing client relationships

Identifyingand realising business development opportunities

Leading or contributing towards the preparation of bid proposals or managing key bids

Leading internal initiatives within the Programme Advisory team, such as the development of programme integration products and methodologies

Mentoring and/or managing members of the Programme Advisory team

Line managing junior staff (where applicable)

Excellent knowledge and practical experience of the lifecycle of a consents process from pre to post consent

Demonstrabletechnicalunderstanding of consents strategy via different consenting routes (i.e. DCO, TWAO, Hybrid Bill)

Demonstrabletechnical understanding of discharging primary and secondary consents and post-consent deliverables

Experience of pre-application and/or post consentliaison with internal and external stakeholders within large and complex organisations

Experience of coordinating approvals and notifications between all interested parties and managing consent management plans/strategies;

Technical experiencein one or more of the following areas:consents leadership and management (pre & post consent), consent production and delivery, environment impact assessments, consultation stakeholderengagementand procedural strategic advisory

Experience working in, or a familiarity with a consulting environment (other consultancies or as an internal consultant) or be able todemonstratea consulting skillset

A proventrack recordof delivering tangible results on across a range of projects, adopting a nimble approach and a can-do attitude.

Experience of programme and/or project management within a complex environment with multiple workstreams, including DCO, TWAO and/or TCPA consenting environments

Experience of managing the production of high-quality deliverables within challenging timescales

Experience developing productive working relationships and the ability toidentifynew business opportunities

Experience in some/all ofthe following sectors: infrastructure, transportation, utilities, defence,Energy andnatural resources(including Nuclear), and real estate

Skills

Deep understanding of the planning and development of major projectsand programmes

Excellent analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills

Strong leadership skills

Ability to manage multiple concurrent responsibilities

A commitment to your own learning and development

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Excellent presentation skills

High attention to detail

Outcomes focussed

Passionate and energetic

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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