WSP

1 month ago

Senior Town Planner

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Job Summary

Lead planning projects for major private and public sector developments in the UK, specialising in planning applications, policy appraisal, briefing notes, and client negotiations. You’ll work in a multidisciplinary team in Newcastle, manage deliverables and budgets, attend site visits, and help secure planning permission for landmark projects across healthcare, education, housing and life sciences.

Location: United Kingdom

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Devising planning strategies and assessing site planning history and policy frameworks.
•Preparing briefing notes that set out the likelihood of achieving planning permission.
•Drafting planning statements in a clear and persuasive way to support development proposals.
•Reviewing third party documents and other planning deliverables to ensure consistency and validity.
•Assisting with the planning aspects in multidisciplinary teams delivering planning projects.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Hybrid WorkingFlexible Working

Key Requirements

•Degree level qualification in town planning and/or postgraduate qualification in a relevant subject.
•Chartered status (MRTPI/MRICS).
•Sound knowledge and experience of the UK planning system, gained in either a local authority or private sector setting.
•Good technical and IT skills.
•A commercial approach to planning consultancy and development.

Experience:Planning

Education:Bachelor's in Town planning

Skills:CommunicationTeamworkProblem-solving

Certifications:MRPI/MRICS

Company Brief

WSP

Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.

Industry: Professional Services

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Montreal, Canada

Founded: 1959

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