Consultation Project Manager

Consultation Project Manager

Bechtel Corporation is seeking a Consultation Project Manager to join their team in London. This role supports the Senior DCO Engagement & Consultation Manager in the coordination and execution of statutory and non-statutory consultation for the Heathrow West Development Consent Order (DCO) pre-application process. The position is delivery-focused and requires managing third-party consultants, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, and overseeing all consultation materials to meet planning act requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Consultation Program Delivery & Coordination

• Manage the consultation delivery program, including non-statutory consultation, statutory consultation, and targeted engagement.
• Coordinate with the Engagement & Consultation team for consistent messaging and integrated delivery.

Consultant Management & Delivery Oversight

• Manage third-party consultation consultants responsible for activities like exhibitions, digital engagement, and 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 for consultation materials.
• Ensure technical accuracy and facilitate the participation of technical specialists in consultation events.
• Ensure consultation content reflects current design development, assessments, and mitigation measures.

Consultation Materials & DCO Compliance

• Oversee the production, review, and approval process for all consultation materials.
• Maintain a record of how consultation materials evolve with the scheme.

Consultation Feedback, Tracking & Reporting

• Oversee the creation and management of a system to capture, track, and categorize consultation feedback.
• Oversee the analysis and documentation of consultation responses.
• Provide regular reporting on consultation progress, risks, and key issues to project leadership.

Qualifications

• 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

• 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.

Key skills/competency

• Consultation Project Management
• Statutory Consultation
• DCO Compliance
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Program Delivery
• Infrastructure Projects
• Risk Management
• Technical Coordination
• Communication Skills
• DCO Submission