Associate Director - #2185155

Associate Director / Director – Infrastructure Planning & EIA

Base Salary: £85,000 – £100,000 (Dependent on experience)

Benefits: Comprehensive Executive Benefits Package (Including Performance-Linked Bonus, Enhanced Pension, Private Medical Insurance, Life Cover and Flexible Working)

Location: Leeds / Manchester (Hybrid)

Sector: Environmental, Infrastructure & Planning Consultancy

Our client is a leading UK property and infrastructure consultancy with an established reputation for delivering complex planning, environmental and development projects across the built environment. With a strong presence across the UK and continued investment in major infrastructure programmes, the consultancy has an ongoing interest in experienced Associate Directors and Directors with expertise in infrastructure planning, environmental impact assessment and major development consent processes.

The Role

• Will provide strategic leadership across major infrastructure planning and environmental assessment projects, overseeing programme delivery, technical quality and commercial performance.
• Will lead and coordinate Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), Development Consent Order (DCO) applications and complex planning submissions across energy, water and wider infrastructure developments.
• Will act as a senior client interface, managing relationships with developers, infrastructure operators, planning authorities and key stakeholders throughout the planning and consenting process.
• Will work closely with multidisciplinary technical teams and senior leadership to identify new opportunities, strengthen client relationships and support the continued growth of planning and environmental consultancy services.

The Person

• Will ideally hold a degree qualification in Environmental Planning, Town Planning, Environmental Science, Geography or a closely related discipline.
• Will offer significant experience in UK infrastructure planning and environmental consultancy, with a strong understanding of EIA, DCO procedures and the Town and Country Planning Act framework.
• Will demonstrate a successful track record of managing complex planning applications, coordinating multidisciplinary environmental teams and delivering major infrastructure projects through the consenting process.
• Will possess strong commercial awareness, client relationship management and leadership capabilities, with experience supporting business development, project delivery and strategic growth.

Unfortunately, due to the volume of enquiries, we may be unable to respond to every applicant. If you do not hear back within two weeks, please assume we are unable to progress your expression of interest at this stage.