About our Graduate Programme:

As a graduate at Assystem, from Day 1 you will be welcomed to the Assystem family, we will focus on getting you up to speed on what we do, our values, and what you can look forward to on our 2-year experience. You will have the opportunity to work with customers on live projects, bring value from the start and learn new skills.

As part of the programme, you will have access to Mentors, benefit from peer-to-peer learning through our Graduate Forums, identify and develop skills through our upskilling framework, and the opportunity to work across different industries and customers.

Job Description

We are looking for candidates with a passion for working on infrastructure projects and a demonstrable commitment to the developing themselves as a Consents Management professional. As a Graduate Consents Manager you’ll assist on various infrastructure projects, gaining valuable hands-on experience and exposure to different aspects of a wide range of consenting process. Key responsibilities include:

• Application Management – Supporting senior consents managers with assembling consent applications and general consent management activities, including co-ordination of technical specialists and programming of submittals.
• Documentation and Reporting – Assisting in the preparation of written reports and documentation for submissions. Maintenance of consents registers to ensure reporting is up to date for dissemination across multiple teams.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Supporting and building relationships with key project stakeholders (including delivery, programming and project management teams) and statutory bodies.
• Team Collaboration: Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to share knowledge, provide guidance on consent-related matters, ensure consistency of information and data used on consents applications and to foster a culture of collaboration and excellence        

Essential:

• Relevant degree including Town Planning (or similar), Law, Geography, Environmental Science or Management, Construction, Engineering and Project Management

Desirable:

• Interested in achieving Chartered status and membership of a relevant professional institution (i.e. RTPI, RICS, CIPR, IEMA, etc.)
• Understanding of planning regulations, environmental legislation, or land rights and regulatory frameworks relevant to infrastructure projects.
• Interpersonal Skills: Strong relationship-building skills to foster trust and collaboration with various stakeholders.
• Technical Writing: Proficiency in writing clear and concise reports, proposals, and policy documents that communicate complex ideas effectively.
• Problem solving: Ability to break down issues into manageable components, evaluate options, and develop effective solutions.

Requirements for Assystem Graduate Scheme:

• Successful Candidate must be a UK Sole National
• Successful Candidate must be willing to relocate as part of their rotational Scheme (Relocation Support available) 

Security Clearance:

The successful applicant must be a UK resident and, due to the nature of the work to be undertaken, applicants will be required to meet this criteria in order to attain a minimum level of BPSS clearance. 

When will we be in touch?

Thank you for applying! 
We will be sifting through applications and you will receive a response to your application confirming the next steps.

If you reach the next stage, you will be called by one of our recruitment team who will ask you some questions around:
– Your application
– Your Eligibility for the role
– Your passion for Energy transformation
– Your passion for your chosen discipline 
– your knowledge on your chosen discipline.

Successful applicants will be invited to our in-person assessment centres.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.