Planning Condition Manager

Planning & Consents Coordinator
6-Month Contract | Hybrid Working | Glasgow

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Planning & Consents professional to support a major infrastructure and energy programme on an initial 6-month contract basis.
This role will play a key part in coordinating planning compliance activities across a complex portfolio of projects, ensuring planning conditions, consent variations and associated planning applications are effectively managed and tracked through to completion.
Working within a multi-disciplinary project environment, you will collaborate closely with project teams, contractors, planning authorities and internal stakeholders to drive consistency, governance and timely delivery across all planning-related activities.
Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and oversee the discharge of planning conditions with Local Planning Authorities (LPAs), ensuring timely progress and resolution.
• Manage and maintain planning condition trackers, ensuring accurate reporting and visibility of risks, actions and deadlines.
• Monitor and coordinate planning variations and amendments to existing consents and permissions.
• Collate and organise information required to support planning-related decision making and governance processes.
• Track and oversee planning applications submitted by third parties and contractors on behalf of the project.
• Ensure clear communication and feedback loops between planning, project delivery and stakeholder engagement teams.
• Support the development and implementation of structured governance, reporting and planning compliance processes.
• Identify risks, issues and opportunities relating to planning compliance and escalate where appropriate.
• Build strong working relationships with project teams, planning authorities, consultants and contractors.

About You
To be successful in this role, you will likely have experience within:

• Town Planning
• Infrastructure Planning
• Planning Consents
• Development Management
• Utilities / Energy / Renewables
• Major Infrastructure Projects

You will also bring:

• Strong understanding of UK planning processes and engagement with Local Planning Authorities.
• Experience managing planning conditions, consent compliance and planning variations.
• Excellent organisational and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work autonomously while coordinating across multiple workstreams and teams.
• Strong problem-solving capability with a proactive and solutions-focused approach.
• Experience implementing or improving governance, reporting or tracking processes would be highly beneficial.
• Confidence challenging constructively and driving actions to completion.

Contract Details

• Initial 6-month contract
• Hybrid working arrangement
• Glasgow-based
• Opportunity to work on high-profile infrastructure and energy projects
• Competitive day rate available

This is an excellent opportunity for a planning or consents professional looking to work within a fast-paced, collaborative infrastructure environment where they can make a visible impact on major projects.