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The Consents & Agency Lead will perform end to end design and embedment of the Statutory Consents processes and will have responsibility and ownership of the systems, processes and procedures supporting Consents & Agency area. They will be responsible for the provision of expertise and working knowledge in relation to consents and agency stakeholder management to enable Asset Delivery to proactively take projects through the processes of agreeing, coordinating and implementing third party agencies and consents requirements.
Job Responsibility:
Responsibility of managing day-day activities of the Consents & Agency team, including C&A Specialists and C&A Administrators
Drive and facilitate change across Assets and Infrastructure to embrace new processes and systems to assist the department in meeting the Capital Programme requirements
Responsible for developing relationships with key consents and agency stakeholders and that these are established and maintained with a consistent approach across all stakeholders
Work with Delivery Engineers to agree, coordinate and implement requirements of all third-party agencies
Responsible for the management of policy and processes in applying for and adhering to statutory consents, licences, permissions with relevant agencies
Manage all relevant consent processes to ensure a standard approach is in place across Asset Delivery
Develop reporting capabilities to highlight the current status, budgets, risks, issues and schedules for all consents and agency interactions within the active project portfolio
Establish methods to trend and analyse issues over the lifecycle of a consent application, so learning can influence and drive process improvements
Support the Delivery Engineers with post project completion issues
Maintain documentation and filing systems (including digital document management) in relation to agency/consents, licences and permissions
Other duties as required from time to time
Requirements:
Relevant third level degree, professional qualification or equivalent competence gained through a significant career in a largely similar role
Minimum of 5 years relevant experience, with at least 3 years’ experience leading teams/ Projects
Experience in Statutory Consents applications would be desirable
Experience in project and budget management desirable
Experience in the management of 3rd Party Service Providers
Proven ability to create, develop and maintain strategic working relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals, coupled with the ability to gain commitment from others
Demonstrate strong decision making, influencing and negotiation skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience identifying improvement opportunities, generating ideas and implementing solutions
Excellent analytical skills and ability to identify and analyse problems and potential improvements, and propose and implement solutions
Facilitate the implementation and acceptance of change within the workplace
Proactively identifying new areas of learning and using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job
A good understanding of business operations and the commercial viability and impact of technical / professional decisions on the performance of the organisation
Driver of high standards for individual, team and organisational accomplishment and delivering desired results
Proven track record with dealing with complex issues, proactively and in a timely fashion, along with the ability to communicate complex information to others
Ability to set own high standards of performance and delivering desired results
Nice to have:
Experience in Statutory Consents applications would be desirable
Experience in project and budget management desirable
What we offer:
Opportunity to get involved in our ambitious iBelong programme ensuring a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for us all to thrive
Time to Talk Mental Health programme and our wellbeing initiatives ensure we provide support across many areas