Lead Town Planner

WSP in India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in India invites an experienced Town Planner to join our Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Bengaluru/Noida, supporting UK infrastructure projects through the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Planning Act 2008 and related regimes.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams across rail, road, energy, water and local government, delivering consenting inputs, coordinating applications and supporting business development activities.

Qualifications

• Experience as town planner in major infrastructure projects.
• Strong ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Be part of the GCC UK Infrastructure Planning team in India (Bengaluru / Noida) delivering high-profile projects for private and public sector clients across the UK.
• Provide consenting inputs on major infrastructure projects and coordinating submissions under relevant planning regimes.
• Project management with budgetary control; desk studies, data management and report writing; support bid/proposal activities.

Job description

Job Description

• WSP is looking for an experienced Town Planner to join our GCC team based in India to support town planning and consenting inputs on major and nationally significant infrastructure projects in the UK via the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Planning Act 2008 and Transport and Works Act Order.
• The successful candidates will have demonstrable experience of working within multidisciplinary teams on major infrastructure projects.
• We work at all stages of the consenting process from early feasibility, application preparation and delivery of consents on a variety of projects across the rail, road, energy, water, and local government sectors.
• WSP employees the largest number of chartered town planners across the UK. We are leaders in securing consent for major infrastructure projects and have one of the largest teams of planning, land referencing, environmental and stakeholder engagement professionals specialising in consent applications across all types of infrastructure. Our key clients include National Grid as part of the Great Grid Partnership, National Gas as part of Project Union, Nuclear Waste Services, EET Fuels, Eni UK, SSE, Scottish Power Renewables, Severn Trent Water, Southern Water, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, and many more.
• To find out more about our Infrastructure Planning business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Infrastructure planning and consulting | WSP

Responsibilities

• Be part of the Global Capability Centre (GCC) UK Infrastructure Planning team in India (Bengaluru / Noida), work in close collaboration with the UK Infrastructure Planning (IP) team, delivering high-profile projects for private and public sector clients across the UK.
• The selected candidate will contribute towards growing our Infrastructure Planning activities within our India-based team, working in close collaboration with colleagues in the UK to deliver high-quality, integrated outcomes.
• Provide consenting inputs on major infrastructure projects (DCOs, DNSs, TWAOs etc) and providing technical advice to clients and managing their consenting requirements as applicable. 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).
• Project management with effective budgetary control. Desk studies, research, data management and report writing. Leading and supporting business development activities, including the writing of technical components for bids and proposals. Explore various business opportunities.

Project Delivery

• Managing the GCC Infrastructure Planning team to deliver framework/major projects to the highest quality standards.
• Set clear roles, responsibilities and performance expectations for all team members to deliver within given time and budget.
• Develop and implement strategies that align with organisational and framework objectives.

Stakeholder & Client Engagement

• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including clients, to ensure alignment and satisfaction.
• Facilitate cross-regional and multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Supporting the Service Line Director / Regional leads and HOD/TL to pursue new work winning opportunities in line with WSPs Growth Strategy as appropriate.

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