Principal Planner Town Planning (Infrastructure Planning)

WSP
Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Stakeholder management","Teamwork","Problem-solving","Project management"]

Senior infrastructure planning professional leading and coordinating Town & Country Planning Act applications for major UK infrastructure projects. You’ll provide technical planning input, liaise with statutory bodies, and guide multi-disciplinary teams to secure consents, underpinning projects across energy, rail, water, and transport sectors within a consultancy environment.

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Principal Planner Town Planning (Infrastructure Planning)

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Job Summary

Senior infrastructure planning professional leading and coordinating Town & Country Planning Act applications for major UK infrastructure projects. You’ll provide technical planning input, liaise with statutory bodies, and guide multi-disciplinary teams to secure consents, underpinning projects across energy, rail, water, and transport sectors within a consultancy environment.
Location: Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key 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).
  • •Provide sound technical advice to clients and manage their consenting requirements, demonstrating awareness of client’s expectations and needs.
  • •Work with statutory bodies and stakeholders to help deliver projects.
  • •Lead and engage with teams across a variety of disciplines, providing technical oversight.

Key Requirements

  • •Degree level qualification in town planning (or equivalent)
  • •Member of (or eligible for) the RTPI
  • •Lead preparation of Town & Country Planning Act applications for infrastructure projects across the UK
  • •Experience leading consenting inputs on major infrastructure projects (DCOs, DNSs, TWAOs, etc) and securing approvals
  • •Ability to liaise with statutory bodies and stakeholders to deliver projects, providing technical oversight
Experience:Infrastructure planningTown planningConsultancyConstructionEnergyRailWater
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationStakeholder managementTeamworkProblem-solvingProject management
Certifications:RTPI

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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