Head of DCO (Development Consents Order) Strategy

This role will be accountable for setting and delivering on the Project’s Consents Strategy. It will be responsible to the DCO Director for obtaining all necessary consents for the delivery of EWR Co infrastructure (primarily the DCO and discharge of requirements but including any consents needed for enabling works and ecological licences etc), whilst ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks and project timelines.

This role involves close collaboration with internal teams and external authorities to secure permissions and to mitigate any consent-related risks. It will maintain oversight of town planning matters, for which responsibility sits with the Town Planner working to the Head of DCO (e.g. the maintenance of Planning Performance Agreements, the development of local plans and consultations on planning permissions within the land safe guarded for EWR) as they affect the project, including oversight of Town Pla...