Strategic Consents Director
Advert Close date: 27th March 2025
Purpose of Role: The Marine Strategic Consents Director holds a pivotal position in overseeing the delivery of prioritised strategic marine consents and environmental impact initiatives as well as broader environmental compliance in line with our Marine Delivery Routemap. The role drives impact from evidence and analysis to support spatial planning and decision-making for leasing and investments across sectors.
This role will lead development of strategic opportunities to de-risk thematic consenting issues and enabling investments, identified through Marine Delivery Routemap. Working with the sectors to oversee innovative approaches to the management of sectoral project attrition, this leader will inform broader environmental regulatory change (associated with statutory consenting processes) and oversee The Crown Estate’s environmental compliance (including the Habitats Regulations) on behalf of Marine.
The Marine Strategic Consents Director is instrumental in ensuring the delivery of our overarching priorities, working with strategic stakeholders to build a shared understanding of marine strategic consenting issues, and forming partnerships to advance environmental responsibility within the Marine sectors.
Knowledge, skills & experience:
- Proven leadership experience in risk management, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder engagement within the context of environmental and consenting activities for nationally significant infrastructure projects
- Strong understanding of environmental impact assessment activity in the context of marine operations and development
- Proficiency in technology insights, sector knowledge, and lifecycle assessment to drive sustainability initiatives and innovation
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities for effective stakeholder engagement, relationship management, and internal communication
- Previous people management/leadership experience
Our Offering / benefits:
As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance related bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End, to private healthcare; life and critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work.
Disability Disclaimer:
We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.
If you have any questions about our recruitment process or would like to talk about adjustments, please contact us on careers@thecrownestate.co.uk
- Department
- Marine
- Locations
- The Crown Estate, 1 St James Market
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time
The Crown Estate, 1 St James Market
Our Perks & Benefits
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28 days paid holiday
We value that you get more time with your family and friends. Therefore, we offer everybody 28 days paid holiday, 2 volunteering days and the option to purchase further holiday.
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Flexible working
We value work-life balance highly, therefore we have flexible & hybrid working policies.
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Market leading family friendly policies
We want the support we offer to be inclusive of everyone, reflective of the wide range of situations people face in life.
Workplace, Culture & Diversity
It’s our ambition to be an inclusive organisation that reflects our society, one where all feel welcome, able to be themselves and belong.
A workplace where you’re empowered to be yourself, diverse thinking is encouraged, and a place where you can realise your potential.
About The Crown Estate
The Crown Estate is a unique business with a distinct heritage and a portfolio unlike any other.
It includes some of central London’s best places to work, shop and spend time, retail and leisure destinations across the country, and a substantial rural portfolio. As manager of the seabed and half the foreshore around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, we play a role in the UK’s world-leading offshore wind sector as well as marine aggregates, cables and pipelines. We are also responsible for the Windsor Estate, including the world-renowned Windsor Great Park.
Strategic Consents Director
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