Assistant Director- Energy and Infrastructure Planner

Overview

As Assistant Director in Deloitte’s Housing and Infrastructure team, you will steer complex energy infrastructure projects through their full lifecycle. You’ll lead multidisciplinary teams, ensuring timely delivery, budget control, and high quality outcomes. You’ll craft innovative consenting strategies using routes like DCOs and Section 36/37, navigating planning policy and guidance. You’ll manage stakeholder engagement and build trusted client relationships to drive growth and impact in the UK energy transition.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working in Leeds
• flexible working policy
• focus on wellbeing
• career development and learning opportunities
• supportive and inclusive culture
• remote collaboration options

Responsibilities

• Lead complex planning and consenting projects for energy infrastructure
• Head multidisciplinary project teams and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery
• Develop innovative consenting strategies (DCOs, Section 36/37) and navigate planning policy
• Manage stakeholder engagement programs and represent clients with stakeholders
• Build and maintain trusted client relationships to drive practice growth
• Contribute to the growth of the energy infrastructure practice through high-quality delivery

Key requirements

• Extensive planning and consenting experience for large-scale infrastructure/energy projects in consultancy, developer, or public sector
• In-depth knowledge of national consenting regimes, especially Planning Act 2008 (DCOs) and local TCPA processes
• Strong understanding of environmental legislation, including EIA Regulations
• Proven experience leading and managing complex multi-disciplinary projects with financial management and risk mitigation
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop project teams

• Leadership and collaboration
• Strategic communication and negotiation
• Stakeholder management and relationship building
• Planning Act 2008 (DCOs)
• Section 36/37 consents
• TCPA (Town and Country Planning Act)

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