Consultation Project Manager, Sustainability
Job Summary
The DCO Consultation Project Manager supports the Senior DCO Engagement & Consultation Manager in the coordination, and execution of statutory and non-statutory consultation. This role is delivery-focused, responsible for the execution of the consultation program, including management of third-party consultation consultants, coordination with multidisciplinary technical teams, and oversight of all consultation materials and outputs required to meet Planning Act consultation requirements. Operating in a high-profile and highly scrutinized environment, the role ensures that consultation activities are well-planned, compliant, auditable, and effectively integrated with project design development and DCO submission requirements.
Major Responsibilities
Consultation Program Delivery & Coordination
- Manage consultation delivery program, including key stages – non-statutory consultation, statutory consultation and targeted engagement.
- Coordinate closely with Engagement & Consultation team to ensure consistent messaging and integrated delivery.
Consultant Management & Delivery Oversight
- Manage third-party consultation consultants responsible for delivering consultation activities (e.g. exhibitions, digital engagement, communications materials).
- Act as the primary interface between consultation delivery consultants and project teams.
Technical Integration & Content Coordination
- Coordinate with engineering, design, environmental, planning, and land teams to gather and validate inputs required for consultation materials and ensure technical accuracy.
- Facilitate participation of technical specialists in consultation events, briefings, and public-facing activities.
- Ensure consultation content reflects current design development, assessments, and mitigation measures.
- Oversee the production, review, and approval process for all consultation materials.
- Maintain a record of how consultation materials evolve alongside the scheme.
Consultation Feedback, Tracking & Reporting
- Oversee creation and manage system to capture, track, and categorize consultation feedback including how it influenced scheme development.
- Oversee analysis and documentation of consultation responses.
- Provide regular reporting on consultation progress, risks, and key issues to project leadership.
Education and Experience Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, planning, public policy, social sciences, or related field and 10+ years’ experience, or 14+ years of relevant experience.
- Demonstrated experience delivering statutory consultation under the Planning Act 2008 or similar consenting regimes.
- Proven experience managing complex consultation programs for major infrastructure or NSIP projects.
- Strong experience managing third-party consultants and multidisciplinary technical inputs.
- Experience producing consultation materials and contributing to Consultation Reports and DCO submission documentation.
- Excellent written, verbal, and stakeholder communication skills.
Required Knowledge and Skills
Core Competencies
- Strong program delivery and execution focus
- Excellent organizational and coordination capability
- Deep understanding of DCO consultation requirements and governance
- Ability to integrate technical, communications, and stakeholder inputs
- High attention to detail and commitment to auditability and compliance
- Sound judgment in complex, high-profile environments
- Collaborative and solutions-oriented
Preferred Knowledge & Skill
- UK-based role requiring travel across Greater London and surrounding areas.
- Availability to support evening and weekend consultation events.
- Professional certification such as IAP2
- Ability to deputize for the Senior DCO Engagement & Consultation Manager as required.
