Consents Project Manager - New Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald, United Kingdom

Consents Project Manager - New Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald, United Kingdom

Our Benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing , both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities , apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

About the role

This is an exciting time to join Cambridgeshire County Councils Consents Team. This role sits within the Consents Team in the Planning Service, part of the Place and Sustainability Directorate. The team oversees all the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) and Transport and Works Act orders (TWAOs) (Consents) within Cambridgeshire and neighbouring authority areas. We act as a central point of contact between the County Council, its technical officers, and developers of NSIPs and TWAOs to ensure the Councils interests are represented throughout the process. Cambridgeshire is experiencing accelerated growth, and the number of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects has increased in recent years. This role will project manage the Council's responses to NSIPs and TWAOs, to support the delivery of the growth agenda. The role will manage input from all relevant County Council services and liaise with internal and external stakeholders, seeking to protect Cambridgeshires existing assets, secure enhancements and benefits, and support growth to come forward in the best ways possible for Cambridgeshire and its communities.

There are two Consents Project Manager roles available. One is permanent, and one is fixed term until March 2028. We request that applicants state their preference in their application.

For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact:

Alice Tithecott, Consents Programme Manager -

About you

You will be capable of delivering a range of projects of varying complexity, working to strict deadlines. You will have to perform within a statutory framework of providing responses and reports. You will be able to operate within a political and technical environment. Ideally you will have previous experience of project management or Planning and be aware of Planning legislation relevant to NSIPs and TWAOs. The projects you may work on include Energy and Water projects, so experience in these fields would be beneficial. You will be able to smoothly manage projects and planning processes with a high level of attention to detail. You will have strong communication skills and experience of working in partnership across organisations to achieve strategic ambitions. You will be an excellent communicator, with experience of working with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

About us Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities. our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.