Principal Planner; Infrastructure Planning

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At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives.

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.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Consultant to join our Infrastructure Planning Team to support town planning and consenting inputs on major and nationally significant infrastructure projects.

• 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 support managing their consenting requirements, demonstrating awareness of client’s expectations and needs.
• Work and liaise with statutory bodies and stakeholders on behalf of clients to help deliver projects.
• Lead and engage with teams across a variety of disciplines, providing technical oversight.
• 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.
• Support work winning opportunities in line with WSPs Growth Strategy, contributing to identifying opportunities and proposals.
• Be aware of project finances and demonstrate project management experience, ideally within a consultancy environment.

• Degree level qualification in town planning (or equivalent).
• Member of (or eligible for) the RTPI.
• Experience with the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Planning Act 2008, Transport and Works Act Order, Planning (Wales) Act 2015, Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act, or the Electricity Act.
• Demonstrable experience working within multi-disciplinary teams to secure consent and approvals for major or nationally significant infrastructure projects.

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Other

Professional Services

Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom

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