Consents Manager (Infrastructure)

Location: Based in HS2’s Birmingham office, with occasional visits to client offices in London. Flexible working arrangements may be considered after the initial team integration period, subject to project needs.

Company

hirify.global delivers major infrastructure and construction projects, including rail and HS2 works, through the Ferrovial BAM Rail joint venture.

What you will do

• Lead the identification, planning, procurement, coordination, and management of consents, permissions, approvals, and third-party agreements for HRS15 works.
• Develop and maintain the Consents Register, Consents Delivery Plan, submission programmes, risk controls, and approval milestone tracking.
• Prepare and manage Schedule 17, Schedule 33, planning, environmental, and related consent submissions.
• Coordinate with HS2 Ltd, planning authorities, regulators, statutory undertakers, and other stakeholders, leading meetings and consultations.
• Work with design, temporary works, environmental, and construction teams to incorporate consent conditions into designs, methodologies, and work packages.
• Maintain governance records, reporting, compliance monitoring, audits, and assurance that works begin only after required approvals are obtained.

Requirements

• Proven experience managing planning, environmental, or construction consents on major infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of the UK planning and regulatory environment.
• Experience managing consent processes with local authorities, statutory bodies, and regulators.
• Experience in rail, highways, utilities, or major civil engineering projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage complex multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Strong programme management and organisational skills.
• Experience maintaining consents registers and tracking approval milestones.
• Demonstrated commercial and contractual awareness.

Nice to have

• Experience on HS2 or other Hybrid Bill infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of Schedule 17, Schedule 33, Environmental Minimum Requirements, the Code of Construction Practice, and Undertakings and Assurances management.
• Experience with large-scale rail logistics facilities, compounds, or railhead developments.
• Familiarity with environmental permitting and watercourse approvals.
• Competence in GIS, BIM, and digital project management systems.
• Membership of a relevant professional institution.

Culture & Benefits

• Family-friendly policies and a commitment to an inclusive workplace.
• Company car, car allowance, or travel allowance.
• 8% matched pension contributions, private healthcare, and life assurance.
• 26 days of holiday, two wellbeing days, and one volunteering day.
• Personal and professional development opportunities.

Hiring process

• For vacancy and project information, contact Zainab Rubbani, Recruiter at BAM UK & Ireland Infrastructure.
• Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment and onboarding process.