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Job information Consents Development Manager from the Company Network Rail, this latest Consents Development Manager job vacancy is located in the city Blackfriars Station located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate Bachelor Degree . Job Vacancies in this Consents field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

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Consents Development Manager

Location

Blackfriars, GB

Department Name

Southern Region

About Network Rail

Join Our Team at Network Rail!

Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!

About our people and the recruitment process - We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.

We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.

Brief Description

Manage, identify, approve and deliver development consents to secure all consents necessary for the fulfilment of activities within the development programmes and projects.

About the role (External)

Key Accountabilities:

1. Provide strategic advice on consents and environmental assessment, to include early input into development programmes and projects and the on-going technical advice and leadership in respect of statutory powers (TWAO/DCO/Hybrid Bill, environmental consents and assessments).

2. Prepare and implement appropriate consent strategies through project appraisals to identify options to secure consent, including permitted development rights; to include estimates of cost and risks, following the identification of statutory powers, environmental consent and assessment requirements and associated internal and external resource needs.

3. In conjunction with other corporate teams, advise/ manage and/or prepare and implement consultation strategies to develop good working relationships with stakeholders and deliver co-ordinated consultation and community engagement for relevant projects. Includes engaging with stakeholders, preparing and reviewing consultation materials and participating in public meetings, exhibitions and similar events.

4. Prepare and submit statutory consent applications for relevant projects through to determination and discharge of conditions and other requirements specified under powers or made with third parties.

5. Prepare briefs and/or instructions for specialist external suppliers involved in the consents process.

6. In preparation of briefs, obtain the involvement of legal, environmental and property services, as required. Assist project managers in the day to day management of those suppliers, by providing technical support and quality reviews of their output.

7. Deliver technical support to assist project managers in the day-to-day management of suppliers ,by critical evaluation and constructive challenge of their outputs.

Monitor the management of consent risk by reporting progress on consents performance in relation to project lifecycle and the implementation of consent deliverables, escalating emerging issues and collaboratively leading the development of solutions to mitigate risk.

Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Essential

• Good working knowledge and understanding of the development consent framework within which the railway operates, including: Town Planning, Development Consent Orders, Transport and Works Act Orders and Hybrid Bills).
• Experience of developing and delivering complex consents programme for major projects.
• A good understanding and experience of public consultation and stakeholder engagement.
• Thorough understanding of environmental consents and assessments gained through first-hand experience of advising and/or leading Environmental Impact Assessment, Habitat Regulations Assessment and/or similar environmental processes/consents
• Demonstrable skills in initiating and building positive working relationships with customers, their team and stakeholders.
• Demonstrable experience of bringing different people together; promoting working as one team.
• Demonstrable experience of challenging self and others to improve services and approaches.
• Demonstrable ability to work proactively through complex issues.
• Demonstrable experience of positively representing themselves/ their team within and external to the business

Desirable

• Chartered Membership of a relevant professional institution such as the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
• A Bachelors Degree in a relevant discipline, such as environmental management, or equivalent experience
• Experience of managing consents within the railway industry
• Experience of preparation of Transport and Works Act Orders
• Working understanding of the principles of project management.
• Experience of managing external suppliers contracted to provide consent and environmental assessment services
• Willingness to work some unsocial hours - evening meetings, public exhibitions
• Full driving licence

Salary: Band 3B £46,701 - £52,538 (plus location allowance £3,270)

Closing date: 11 June 2024 - Late applications will not be accepted.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response.

Been referred by a friend, then please complete this form

Drugs and Alcohol Standard:

Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard has changed. All prospective candidates who are offered a conditional role, will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.

You can visit Evenbreaks Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.

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Consents Development Manager

Location

Blackfriars, GB

Department Name

Southern Region

About Network Rail

Join Our Team at Network Rail!

Are you ready to make a difference in people's lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country. We're an organisation where people truly matter, and when you join us, you matter to us and millions of others. Click here to watch our inspiring video to learn more about us!

We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we're committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone. Discover more about the importance of Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail by clicking here.

Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!

About our people and the recruitment process - We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.

We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.

Brief Description

Manage, identify, approve and deliver development consents to secure all consents necessary for the fulfilment of activities within the development programmes and projects.

About the role (External)

Key Accountabilities:

1. Provide strategic advice on consents and environmental assessment, to include early input into development programmes and projects and the on-going technical advice and leadership in respect of statutory powers (TWAO/DCO/Hybrid Bill, environmental consents and assessments).

2. Prepare and implement appropriate consent strategies through project appraisals to identify options to secure consent, including permitted development rights; to include estimates of cost and risks, following the identification of statutory powers, environmental consent and assessment requirements and associated internal and external resource needs.

3. In conjunction with other corporate teams, advise/ manage and/or prepare and implement consultation strategies to develop good working relationships with stakeholders and deliver co-ordinated consultation and community engagement for relevant projects. Includes engaging with stakeholders, preparing and reviewing consultation materials and participating in public meetings, exhibitions and similar events.

4. Prepare and submit statutory consent applications for relevant projects through to determination and discharge of conditions and other requirements specified under powers or made with third parties.

5. Prepare briefs and/or instructions for specialist external suppliers involved in the consents process.

6. In preparation of briefs, obtain the involvement of legal, environmental and property services, as required. Assist project managers in the day to day management of those suppliers, by providing technical support and quality reviews of their output.

7. Deliver technical support to assist project managers in the day-to-day management of suppliers ,by critical evaluation and constructive challenge of their outputs.

Monitor the management of consent risk by reporting progress on consents performance in relation to project lifecycle and the implementation of consent deliverables, escalating emerging issues and collaboratively leading the development of solutions to mitigate risk.

Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Essential

• Good working knowledge and understanding of the development consent framework within which the railway operates, including: Town Planning, Development Consent Orders, Transport and Works Act Orders and Hybrid Bills).
• Experience of developing and delivering complex consents programme for major projects.
• A good understanding and experience of public consultation and stakeholder engagement.
• Thorough understanding of environmental consents and assessments gained through first-hand experience of advising and/or leading Environmental Impact Assessment, Habitat Regulations Assessment and/or similar environmental processes/consents
• Demonstrable skills in initiating and building positive working relationships with customers, their team and stakeholders.
• Demonstrable experience of bringing different people together; promoting working as one team.
• Demonstrable experience of challenging self and others to improve services and approaches.
• Demonstrable ability to work proactively through complex issues.
• Demonstrable experience of positively representing themselves/ their team within and external to the business

Desirable

• Chartered Membership of a relevant professional institution such as the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
• A Bachelors Degree in a relevant discipline, such as environmental management, or equivalent experience
• Experience of managing consents within the railway industry
• Experience of preparation of Transport and Works Act Orders
• Working understanding of the principles of project management.
• Experience of managing external suppliers contracted to provide consent and environmental assessment services
• Willingness to work some unsocial hours - evening meetings, public exhibitions
• Full driving licence

How to apply (External)

Salary: Band 3B £46,701 - £52,538 (plus location allowance £3,270)

Closing date: 11 June 2024 - Late applications will not be accepted.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response.

Been referred by a friend, then please complete this form

Click apply now to apply.

Drugs and Alcohol Standard:

Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard has changed. All prospective candidates who are offered a conditional role, will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.

You can visit Evenbreaks Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.

Network Rail Benefits - To find out about what benefits we offer, click here

All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information

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