Principal Consultant – Consents Management

Overview

As part of the Programme Integration within Programme Advisory, you will help shape major infrastructure programmes through consents leadership, governance, and delivery support. You will work with cross-functional teams on nationwide projects, ensuring consent milestones are met while identifying business opportunities. The role offers exposure to high-profile clients and opportunities to develop and implement integrated programme solutions at scale. You will contribute to the team’s growth and transform complex environments into tangible results.

Pay / Benefits

• great place to work
• flexible working environment respecting work-life balance
• equal opportunity employer
• inclusive environment
• opportunities to affect change

Responsibilities

• Deliver client-ready outputs as part of an integrated project team for Nationally Significant Infrastructure projects
• Lead or support consents leadership and management (pre/post consent) and deliver consent production and delivery
• Manage client relationships and maintain stakeholder engagement throughout the consent lifecycle
• Identify and realise business development opportunities
• Lead or contribute to bid proposals and major bids
• Drive internal initiatives to develop programme integration products and methodologies
• Mentor and/or manage junior team members; line management where applicable
• Participate in governance, assurance, and transition activities within projects/programmes

Key requirements

• BSc/MSc in an appropriate degree
• Excellent knowledge of the consents lifecycle from pre to post consent
• Technical understanding of consents strategy (DCO, TWAO, Hybrid Bill)
• Experience coordinating approvals and consent management plans in large organisations
• Consulting experience or transferable consulting skillset
• Proven track record delivering tangible results across multiple projects
• Experience in programme/project management in complex environments with multiple workstreams
• Ability to build productive relationships and identify new business opportunities
• Experience in infrastructure, transportation, utilities, defence, energy and natural resources sectors
• Strong leadership, communication, and presentation skills

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Leadership and mentoring capability
• Consents leadership and management (pre/post consent)
• Consent production and delivery
• Environmental impact assessments

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