Senior Planning & Environmental Consultant – Minerals & Waste

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Thrive wellbeing programme

Flexible working

Job summary

WSP, a global engineering and professional services firm, seeks a Senior/Principal Consultant to contribute and deliver planning and environmental inputs across a wide client base in the minerals and waste sector.

The role offers opportunity to lead multi-disciplinary teams, manage bids and budgets, and collaborate with clients, regulators and engineering teams in a flexible hybrid-working environment across the UK.

Qualifications

• A degree (or equivalent) in Town Planning or relevant discipline.
• Membership of the RTPI or other relevant body e.g. IEMA; RICS.
• Experience of contributing to the delivery of minerals and waste projects in the UK.
• A good understanding of the UK planning system.
• Knowledge of the Environmental Impact Assessment process.
• Excellent reporting skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, to deliver carefully considered solutions to produce high quality work.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, clients, suppliers, and industry.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver multi-disciplinary inputs across development projects.
• Lead bidding, project delivery, and budget management.
• Interface with the client’s engineering team, consultation leads, lawyers, etc.
• Represent WSP and its clients to key stakeholders and regulators as required.
• Support across project lifecycles from early strategy development to detailed design and assessment.

Skills

Communication skills

Reporting skills

Team collaboration

Project management

Education

Town Planning degree

RTPI membership

IEMA membership

RICS membership

Job description

WSP, a global engineering and professional services firm, seeks a Senior/Principal Consultant to contribute and deliver planning and environmental inputs across a wide client base in the minerals and waste sector.

The role offers opportunity to lead multi-disciplinary teams, manage bids and budgets, and collaborate with clients, regulators and engineering teams in a flexible hybrid-working environment across the UK.