Project Manager Consents, Permitting and Licensing in Manchester

Project Manager Consents, Permitting and Licensing in Manchester

Manchester Full-Time No working from home possible
Rolls-royce

We're looking for a Project Manager to lead and deliver Consents, Permitting and Licensing activities across our CEZ programme. You'll play a critical role in ensuring the successful delivery of planning and regulatory requirements within a highly regulated environment. You'll bring structure, leadership, and clarity across complex workstreams, helping to enable programme success.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, manage and deliver consents, permitting and licensing activities aligned to programme objectives.
  • Support delivery of key regulatory frameworks including Development Consent Orders (DCO), TCPAs, Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and Environmental Permits.
  • Collaborate across engineering, architecture, operations and logistics teams to ensure timely submissions and compliance.
  • Lead delivery and monitoring of consents, permitting and licensing activities.
  • Manage project plans, risks, dependencies and reporting (including RAG status updates).
  • Work closely with internal teams and external stakeholders including regulators, local authorities and partners.
  • Ensure projects are delivered on time, cost and quality targets.
  • Drive continuous improvement and embed best practice across delivery.

Qualifications

  • Strong project management experience within complex or regulated environments.
  • Experience delivering multi-year, multi-million-pound engineering programmes.
  • Knowledge of planning, consenting or licensing frameworks within infrastructure, energy or nuclear sectors.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across all organisational levels.
  • Experience managing complex engineering or infrastructure projects.
  • Strong capability in planning, risk, budget and change management.
  • Ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment.
  • Fluency in Czech language.
  • Willingness to undertake frequent international travel.
  • Experience within nuclear, energy or other highly regulated sectors.
  • Professional accreditation (e.g. APM PMQ or equivalent).

Preferred Experience

  • Exposure to UK or European consents, permitting or licensing frameworks.
  • Familiarity with Primavera P6, MS Project, SAP, Excel, Power BI or similar tools.

Requirements

  • Engineering degree (or equivalent experience).
  • Project Management qualification (or equivalent experience).
  • Rolls‑Royce SMR location.
  • Flexible and part‑time working options available.
  • Frequent international travel required (including travel to the Czech Republic).
  • Obtain Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance.
  • Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
  • Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Pay Range: £50,600.00 – £66,465.00.
  • £2,200 flexible benefits allowance.
  • 12.5% bonus opportunity.
  • 6x pensionable life assurance.
  • 50% income protection.
  • 28 days holiday plus bank holidays.
  • £250 new joiner payment.
  • Flexible and part‑time working options available.

Why Join Us?

You'll be joining a forward‑thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness, and innovation. We offer a flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment, opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business, and a culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.

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Contact Details:

Rolls-royce Recruitment Team