Engagement Consultant / Senior Engagement Consultant – Solar & Renewables Location: London, Birmingham, Leeds or Warrington with travel as required (we offer Hybrid working supported by a Smart Working Policy)
Full Time or Part Time: Full Time
Ardent is the UK’s leading provider of land, consent management and stakeholder engagement services to support major infrastructure and regeneration projects from concept to delivery.
We are Project Managers, Chartered Surveyors, Transport Planners and Land Referencers, based in London, Birmingham, Warrington, Leeds, Glasgow and Dublin and supporting projects throughout the UK and Ireland.
Established in 1992 to provide a 'one stop shop’ for land and property matters for major infrastructure projects, our client portfolio includes some of the biggest players across our four core sectors of transport, renewables, utilities and regeneration.
We are passionate about delivering life-improving change for communities and future generations and we are proud to play a key role in facilitating and delivering the UK and Ireland’s net zero agenda, improving connectivity, enabling the repurposing of high streets and town centres and delivering new homes for the people who need them most.
We are problem-solvers, can-doers and solution-drivers working collaboratively with our clients to provide proactive and strategic advice to identify and mitigate risks, deliver efficiencies and, ultimately, achieve deliverable consents and build projects that positively impact people’s lives and the world that we live in.
Although our Engagement team delivers services across the transport, regeneration, utilities and renewable sectors we are looking for someone with extensive experience in relation to both renewables and specifically the solar sector. Support the development and management of communication, consultation, and engagement strategies for large-scale solar and renewable energy projects.
Assist in leading pre-application consultation processes for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs), including contributing to the Statement of Community Consultation.
Coordinate inputs from Ardent's engagement team and strategic partners, supporting the lead consultant as the point of contact for client engagement.
Participate in the analysis and management of consultation feedback, and assist in preparing statutory Consultation Reports for Development Consent Order applications.
Employ knowledge of legislation, policy, and guidance related to pre-application consultation for NSIPs and Town and Country Planning Act (TCPA) planning applications.
Support choreographing examinations in public for NSIPs, leveraging any prior experience.
Contribute to project delivery with a focus on detail, innovation, and achievement.
Support business development activities, including involvement in prospect mapping, bid writing, and the wider work-winning process.
Experience in supporting the delivery of consultation and engagement exercises for renewable energy projects, with a focus on large-scale solar projects in the UK and/or Ireland.
Capability in project management, with experience in supporting teams and contributing to multiple projects.
Relevant qualifications in consultation, engagement, marketing, or a related field are valuable.
Thirst for Knowledge (We embrace opportunities to learn and improve for personal and professional growth) - Demonstrate a strong commitment to the development of yourself, and your people, for your role in a growth company and future role. Actively supporting with areas of development and career goals, extending beyond a technical remit and actively developing your business knowledge on an on-going basis.
Stand up, Stand out) - Be confident in your decisions and implementing them, taking into account the wider structure and objectives of the business, working with or alongside peers across the business. Demonstrate ability to drive and/or implement change to enable Ardent to continue to excel. Ardent is an equal opportunities employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, colour, religion or belief, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability status or other legally protected characteristics.
With people at the core of our business, we offer employees an unrivalled career opportunity rather than simply a job. In a fast growing organisation, we train, develop and support our staff to grow and achieve their career goals. This is supported by a number of initiatives to look after the wellbeing of our employees whilst allowing employees to work flexibility and maintain a positive work life balance.
We offer an attractive benefits package to include :-
· Hybrid working
· Smart Working Policy
· Medical health plan
· Career progression
· Cycle to Work
· Electric Car Scheme
· Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
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