Senior Town Planner: Infrastructure Consent Expert

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking an experienced Senior Consultant to support town planning and consenting inputs on major infrastructure projects across the UK. The role sits within the Infrastructure Planning Team and involves working with multidisciplinary teams to secure consent for projects under relevant UK Acts.

You will prepare applications, provide technical advice, and liaise with statutory bodies.

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification in town planning (or equivalent).
• Member of (or eligible for) the RTPI.

Responsibilities

• Help prepare Town & Country Planning Act applications for infrastructure projects across the UK.
• Support providing consenting inputs on major infrastructure projects (DCOs, DNSs, TWAOs etc).
• Assisting with providing technical advice to project managers to support client requirements.
• Supporting liaison with statutory bodies and stakeholders on behalf of clients to help deliver projects.
• Ability to engage with teams across a variety of disciplines, building positive relationships within the team.
• Proactively engage with developing own knowledge and skills to build ability and team’s internal knowledge base.

Education

Degree in town planning

Job description

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking an experienced Senior Consultant to support town planning and consenting inputs on major infrastructure projects across the UK. The role sits within the Infrastructure Planning Team and involves working with multidisciplinary teams to secure consent for projects under relevant UK Acts.

You will prepare applications, provide technical advice, and liaise with statutory bodies.