Procurment Co-ordinator

Register, conditions and compliance

• Maintain a consents register tracking the status, conditions and expiry of all applications and approvals
• Track and discharge the obligations that follow a consent, including pre-commencement conditions, post-consent monitoring and any reports due back to the regulator
• Make sure the conditions attached to permits and consents are understood, communicated and met by delivery teams, translating regulatory requirements into practical steps colleagues can actually follow on site, and working with them early rather than policing them late

Records and support

• Maintain accurate, well-organised records and documentation for audit and reporting
• Support colleagues with regulatory guidance and administrative coordination, and keep the team abreast of relevant regulatory change

Person specification

Essential

• Strong administrative and organisational skills, with excellent attention to detail
• Confidence handling structured processes, forms and documentation, and tracking multiple items to deadlines
• Clear and professional written communication
• Comfortable liaising with external bodies and building constructive working relationships
• A methodical, proactive approach and the ability to work independently in a remote role
• Proficiency with Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets and Gmail)
• Able to get to grips with a diversity of environmental and land-based projects and the regulatory regime that applies to each

Desirable

• Some exposure to environmental, planning, land-management, ecology or regulatory processes (through study, placement or work)
• Awareness of environmental permitting and protected-species licensing regimes understanding when a licence is needed and what obtaining one involves. You will not need to hold specialist ecological licences yourself; we commission that expertise.
• A demonstrable interest in the environment, farming or rural affairs
• Experience of a small business, charity, CIC or start-up environment

Attitude

• Finds genuine satisfaction in a well-kept register and a deadline seen coming
• Persistent and courteous in equal measure, and as attentive to colleagues as to regulators
• Asks why a consent is needed, not just whether the form is complete and can explain to colleagues why it matters and how it bears on the job in hand
• Wants to grow into the regulatory side of environmental delivery, not just pass through it

How we work

• We're a small team delivering a scheme at a serious scale, which means the process is still being built as we go. You'll help shape how this function works, and your remit will be wider than your job title suggests
• We move quickly and fix things as we learn, rather than waiting for the perfect process before we start
• You’ll be trusted with real responsibility early, owning the consents register and being the person the delivery team relies on to keep works lawful
• We're a close team. You'll work directly with the people making the decisions
• Remote-first, with occasional travel to the programme area

What you'll get

• Real ownership of a consents function that's being built rather than maintained
• Exposure to the full span of environmental regulation: the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Forestry Commission, planning authorities and lead local flood authorities early in your career
• Support to develop toward environmental, planning or regulatory specialisms
• Flexible working, a workplace pension and a generous annual leave entitlement
• The chance to play a meaningful part in a flagship, long-term environmental programme

Benefits

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Flexitime
• Sick pay

Work Location

Hybrid remote in Oxford (Oxfordshire)