Senior Town Planner - Lead National Infrastructure Consents

WSP Global Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Global Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior Consultant to join our Infrastructure Planning Team in the UK.

You will support town planning and consenting inputs on major and nationally significant infrastructure projects, delivering coordinated advice to clients and coordinating consent applications. You will work within multi-disciplinary teams to secure approvals under the Town and Country Planning Act and related regimes, contribute to negotiations with statutory bodies, and help develop

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Support and take responsibility for aspects of the town planning or consenting inputs on major infrastructure projects (DCOs, DNSs, TWAOs etc)
• Providing technical advice to clients and support managing their consenting requirements, demonstrating awareness of client’s expectations and needs.
• Support co-ordinating the preparation and submission of consent applications which may include applications under the Town and Country Planning Acts, the Planning Act 2008 or other regimes (as listed above).
• Supporting negotiations with statutory bodies and stakeholders on behalf of clients.
• Engages with teams across a variety of disciplines, supporting and supervising others in their work/project delivery roles.
• 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.
• Awareness of project finances and some project management experience, ideally within a consultancy environment.
• Degree level qualification in town planning (or equivalent).
• Member of (or eligible for) the RTPI.

Skills

Town planning

Consent applications

Client management

Stakeholder engagement

Team delivery

Project coordination

Education

Degree in town planning

Job description

WSP Global Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior Consultant to join our Infrastructure Planning Team in the UK.

You will support town planning and consenting inputs on major and nationally significant infrastructure projects, delivering coordinated advice to clients and coordinating consent applications. You will work within multi-disciplinary teams to secure approvals under the Town and Country Planning Act and related regimes, contribute to negotiations with statutory bodies, and help develop