Mint Selection | B Corp
Freelance Planning Manager - DCO
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Freelance Planning Manager, Solar DCO
South West England (Hybrid, with on-site attendance)
£600 - £700 per day, initial 6-month contract
Our client is a UK renewable energy developer taking a utility-scale solar project of several hundred megawatts through the Development Consent Order process. The team needs to increase its experienced planning capacity rapidly. This role puts you at the centre of one of the larger NSIPs in the UK pipeline, through the key stages.
The Company
Our client is an established renewable energy developer with an active in-house development team. Alongside its NSIP work, it runs a wider portfolio of Town and Country Planning Act projects. They are open to candidates from developer, consultancy or independent backgrounds. They want someone who can work on their own and add real capacity from day one.
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- Support the planning and consenting strategy for the DCO through consultation and the later stages of the process.
- Coordinate planning inputs across internal teams, external planning advisers and specialist consultants, and manage actions, deliverables and programme.
- Integrate planning requirements with the environmental, land, grid and technical workstreams, and support engagement with LPAs and statutory consultees.
- Identify consenting risks and help shape mitigation, while supporting the wider TCPA portfolio where required.
Experience & Qualifications
- Strong UK planning and consenting experience in renewables, energy infrastructure or major infrastructure.
- DCO / NSIP experience, particularly at pre-application and consultation stage, is highly desirable but not essential.
- If you don’t have DCO experience, a substantial TCPA track record on utility-scale solar, BESS, onshore wind or comparable infrastructure.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary consultant teams, with a sound understanding of EIA and how it shapes the consenting route.
- Confident stakeholder management, and comfortable working on your own within an active development team.
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Benefits
- Hands-on involvement in a nationally significant solar project from consultation onwards.
- A clear route into NSIP work for experienced TCPA planners, alongside an established development team.
- Initial six-month engagement with potential to extend.
- Hybrid working, with on-site attendance as required.
- ASAP or flexible start.
Mint Selection is committed to inclusive hiring and equal opportunities. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are focused on building diverse teams that reflect the global energy transition.
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