Director – Environmental Management & Consents, Business Unit Lead – Birmingham

Director – Environmental Management and Consents, Business Unit Lead
£70,000 + depending on level of experience
Birmingham
 
Overview
Our clients work portfolio includes: Environment Management and Consents Support for rail, highways, ports, water and energy projects, including HS2, Elephant & Castle Station and Immingham Port; iconic large scale property developments and urban regeneration schemes such as Barking Riverside. They carry out a wide range of bespoke planning and environmental assessments – everything from air quality monitoring, Environmental Statement reviews, through to environment management and consents on large scale projects. 
Our client is seeking an energetic, enthusiastic and experienced Associate Director/Director to lead our Environmental Management and Consents team. You will ideally be based in Birmingham, delivering and managing projects and helping to grow our business in this area as well as to further build our client’s market presence, but London or other locations will be considered for the right candidate.
 
The Role
The position is for an enthusiastic and motivated Associate Director/Director who will lead the Environmental Management and Consents team, working closely with other business unit leads. 

The ideal candidate will be comfortable in attending client’s sites, travelling to them and conducting meetings with their staff as necessary. They are looking for Environment Management and Consents experience in delivery, delivering training to a range of audiences and ideally construction experience.  

The role will work closely with their internal teams (including Planning, Acoustics, Air Quality, Digital Delivery, Ecology and EIA Infrastructure and Property) and a wide range of external partners, to deliver across a range of projects. 

​They would expect the candidate to have specialist knowledge in one or more of the following: 
Preparation and delivery of Environment Management Plans and Consent Management Plans and maintaining consents registers; 
Preparation of material to support pre- submission discussions; 
Liaison with Consenting Authorities;
Construction knowledge and background working through design and construction sequencing; and
Integrated Management Systems including Environment management processes.
 
You will be expected to lead or contribute to bids for projects of all scales. Your role within project delivery will be as project director, project manager, framework manager and/or technical lead. You will also be expected to manage people, including the performance management, training and mentoring of members of the team. Demonstrable knowledge of environment management and consents is essential. 
Consultancy requires knowledge of project management techniques and methodologies. They expect all candidates to have a passion for project delivery, ensuring client satisfaction is achieved on time and within budget.

The Candidate
The successful candidate will:
Have 12+ years of relevant experience within the environment, planning and sustainability sectors; 
Demonstrable experience of writing CoCPs
Ability to monitor and report on consents KPI data; 
Ability to develop and provide consent related supporting materials such as consent briefings/handovers and consent plans; 
Have an active network of contacts in Environmental Management and Consents sectors; and 
Have project management and people management experience.

• Reference: HQ00004060
• Location: Birmingham
• Salary: £70,000+
• Job Type: Permanent
• Category: » Environmental & Science
• Posted Date:28/01/2025