Senior Planner; Infrastructure Planning

Senior Planner (Infrastructure Planning)

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WSP is an award‑winning consultancy that employs the largest number of chartered town planners across the UK, operating within both the infrastructure and property markets. In December 2025 WSP won the RTPI’s Planning Consultancy of the Year with judges commending the team’s excellence in uniting diverse disciplines to achieve outstanding results, praising the team’s strong community engagement.

It is a great time to join WSP’s market‑leading Infrastructure Planning Team. Our success is built on employing highly skilled consenting specialists with experience serving a diverse portfolio of clients in the energy, renewables, nuclear, net‑zero, water, rail, transportation and aviation sectors.

We work at all stages of the consenting process—from early feasibility, application preparation, delivery of consents, through to construction and beyond—across a variety of projects and sectors.

• Help prepare Town & Country Planning Act applications for infrastructure projects across the UK.
• Support providing consenting inputs on major infrastructure projects (DCOs, DNSs, TWAOs etc.).
• Provide technical advice to clients and support their consenting requirements.
• Work and liaise with statutory bodies and stakeholders on behalf of clients to help deliver projects.
• Engage with teams across a variety of disciplines.
• Understand project and team roles and actively support and contribute to achievement, building positive relationships within the team.
• Proactively engage in developing own knowledge and skills to build ability and the team’s internal knowledge base.
• Aware of project finances and have some project management experience.
• Hold a degree‑level qualification in town planning (or equivalent).
• Member of (or eligible for) the RTPI.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Other

Professional Services

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