At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead major projects, manage consents, and drive stakeholder engagement in a dynamic environment.
- Company: Join Turner & Townsend, a global leader in professional services with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Flexible working, career development opportunities, and a commitment to work-life balance.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace that values your unique contributions.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on world-renowned projects while enhancing your consulting skills.
- Qualifications: BSc/MSc in a relevant field and experience in consents management.
The predicted salary is between 58349 - 71315 £ per year.
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
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. 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 team's exciting growth trajectory.
Our growing Consents Team needs people with hands-on experience working in a major project environment. We work across the entire development lifecycle providing a range of services to our clients including:
- Programme and portfolio set up and delivery
- Transition management
- Governance and assurance solutions
- Consents, stakeholder and sponsorship management
Key responsibilities include:
- Working as part of an integrated project team to ensure the delivery of key client deliverables relating to Nationally Significant Infrastructure projects and programmes.
- Occupying client or service roles involving consents leadership and management (pre & post consent), consent production and delivery, environmental impact assessments, consultation/stakeholder engagement and procedural strategic advisory/assurance.
- Managing client relationships and identifying business development opportunities.
- Leading or contributing towards the preparation of bid proposals or managing key bids.
- Leading internal initiatives within the Programme Advisory team.
- Mentoring and/or managing members of the Programme Advisory team.
- Line managing junior staff (where applicable).
Qualifications:
- BSc/MSc in an appropriate degree.
- Excellent knowledge and practical experience of the lifecycle of a consents process from pre to post consent.
- Demonstrable technical understanding of consents strategy via different consenting routes (i.e. DCO, TWAO, Hybrid Bill).
- Experience of pre-application and/or post consent liaison with internal and external stakeholders.
- Technical experience in one or more of the following areas: consents leadership and management, consent production and delivery, environmental impact assessments, consultation stakeholder engagement and procedural strategic advisory.
- Experience working in, or familiarity with a consulting environment.
- A proven track record of delivering tangible results across a range of projects.
- Experience of programme and/or project management within a complex environment.
- Experience developing productive working relationships and identifying new business opportunities.
- Experience in some/all of the following sectors: infrastructure, transportation, utilities, defence, energy and natural resources, and real estate.
Skills:
- Deep understanding of the planning and development of major projects and 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 focused.
- Entrepreneurial mindset.
- Passionate and energetic.
We promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Principal Consultant (Management and Leadership Development) in London employer: TURNER & TOWNSEND
Turner & Townsend is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation across its global teams. With a commitment to employee growth, you will have access to training and development opportunities while working on impactful projects that improve lives. Located in a diverse and inclusive environment, this role as a Global Recruitment Operations Administrator allows you to contribute to a seamless hiring experience, making a meaningful difference in the recruitment process.
