Lead Consents & EIA Officer

Job Title Lead Consent & EIA Officer
Location Cambuslang
Salary from £63,200 + benefits
Flexible Working Pattern
Help us create a better future, quicker
The Lead Consents & EIA Officer will be responsible for leading the delivery of energy and planning consents across SP Transmission’s (SPTs) portfolios for both on and offshore transmission projects.
The role provides technical leadership, coordination, and oversight of consents acquisition and management, ensuring projects and operational works are delivered in line with programme timelines, regulatory obligations, and internal policy standards.
The Lead Consents & EIA Specialist will manage complex consenting issues, support strategic stakeholder engagement, and ensure accurate data, reporting, and audit-ready documentation across core systems.
The role also includes managing a team of Consents & EIA Officers, mentoring junior staff, driving performance, and contributing to continuous improvement across the Consents & EIA.
What you’ll be doing
Lead the acquisition and management of consents across major transmission projects, providing expert technical oversight on complex consenting and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) matters. You will identify and mitigate consenting risks, ensure compliance with legislation and company policies, and act as a key advisor to project teams throughout the project development lifecycle.
Working closely with our Land team, Project Managers, Engineering, Legal teams, regulators, landowners, and community stakeholders, you will drive successful project outcomes through effective stakeholder engagement and delivery of statutory consenting processes, including Public Local Inquiries and Planning Hearings. You will support multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring consents activities align with programme milestones, budgets, and strategic objectives.
You will also lead programme reporting, risk management, and governance activities, maintaining accurate consents data and audit-ready records. As a Lead Officer, you will manage a team of Consent & EIA Officers, provide guidance and mentoring to junior team members, contribute to capability development, and help drive continuous improvement across the Consents & EIA team.
What you’ll bring
Relevant professional accreditation with chartered institute e.g. MRTPI or ISEP.
Significant experience in consenting, EIA, stakeholder engagement or infrastructure delivery environments, with a strong focus on project delivery.
Proven experience delivering consents across large programmes.
Strong understanding of consents, EIA and stakeholder engagement pertaining to large infrastructure schemes.
Demonstrable experience leading or coordinating consents activities across multiple projects or programmes.
Experience of stakeholder engagement, including managing complex or sensitive negotiations.
Proven ability to manage competing priorities, risks, and delivery timelines.
Experience using data systems and reporting tools, ensuring accuracy and audit readiness.
Strong communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills
What’s in it for you
As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.
At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include:
36 days annual leave
Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
Share Schemes
Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
Life Assurance (4x salary)
Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more
Why SP Energy Networks
SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales and in the North West of England. We operate over 4000km of cables and lines that make-up the transmission network – connecting infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system. It’s a role that puts us right at the heart of Scotland’s ambition to be Net Zero by 2044. And we’re taking it very seriously.
We’re investing >£5.5 billion into our transmission network, directly supporting the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.
Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.
We are committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to careers@scottishpower.com.
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