Senior Town Planner - Infrastructure Consenting

WSP USA; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is looking for an experienced Senior Consultant to join our Infrastructure Planning Team in the UK to support town planning and consenting inputs on major, nationally significant projects.

You will lead preparation of Town & Country Planning Act applications, work with statutory bodies and stakeholders, and provide technical oversight across disciplines to secure and deliver consents from pre-application to construction.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead preparation of Town & Country Planning Act applications for infrastructure projects across the UK.
• Support and lead on aspects of consenting inputs on major infrastructure projects (DCOs, DNSs, TWAOs etc).
• Providing sound technical advice to clients and support managing their consenting requirements, demonstrating awareness of client’s expectations and needs.
• Working and liaising with statutory bodies and stakeholders on behalf of clients to help deliver projects.
• Lead and engage with teams across a variety of disciplines, providing technical oversight.
• Understands project and team roles and actively supports and contributes to achievement, building positive relationships within the team.
• Proactively engages with developing own knowledge and skills to build ability and team’s internal knowledge base.
• Supports work winning opportunities in line with WSPs Growth Strategy, contributing to identifying opportunities and to proposals.
• Awareness of project finances and demonstrates project management experience, ideally within a consultancy environment.

Skills

Town planning

Client liaison

Project management

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Technical advisory

Commercial awareness

Education

Degree in town planning

RTPI membership or eligible

Job description

WSP is looking for an experienced Senior Consultant to join our Infrastructure Planning Team in the UK to support town planning and consenting inputs on major, nationally significant projects.

You will lead preparation of Town & Country Planning Act applications, work with statutory bodies and stakeholders, and provide technical oversight across disciplines to secure and deliver consents from pre-application to construction.