WSP in the UK & Ireland
Associate Director Town Planning (Infrastructure Planning)
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Job Description – Senior Consultant, Infrastructure Planning
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects, and connect with the brightest minds in your field—delivering the best work of your career. Our culture thrives on curiosity, diverse perspectives, and new ideas. Join WSP to experience a world of opportunity and shape a unique career.
** About WSP**
WSP is an award-winning consultancy that employs the largest number of chartered town planners in the UK, operating across infrastructure and property sectors. In December 2025, WSP won the RTPI’s Planning Consultancy of the Year, praised for uniting diverse disciplines to achieve outstanding results and for its strong community engagement.
Now is an exciting time to join our market-leading Infrastructure Planning Team, which thrives on employing highly skilled consenting specialists. These experts support a diverse client portfolio across:
- Energy
- Renewables
- Nuclear
- Net zero
- Water
- Rail and transportation
- Aviation
Our work spans every stage of the consenting process, from early feasibility and applications to delivery of consents through construction.
Notable contract and framework awards—including from National Grid via the Great Grid Partnership—establish a strong foundation for future growth in 2026.
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** Our Key Clients**
Our Infrastructure Planning team collaborates with leading organisations such as:
- National Grid (Great Grid Partnership)
- National Gas (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
** The Opportunity**
To sustainably grow as a business, we seek an experienced Senior Consultant to support town planning and consenting inputs on major and nationally significant infrastructure projects.
We’re looking for candidates with demonstrable experience in:
- Working within multi-disciplinary teams to secure consents and approvals under:
- Town and Country Planning Act 1990
- Planning Act 2008
- Transport and Works Act Orders
- and approvals via:
- Planning (Wales) Act 2015
- Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act
- Electricity Act
To explore the full potential of our Infrastructure Planning business, visit: [Infrastructure Planning & Consulting | WSP](link TBA)
** What We’ll Be Looking For**
Candidates must clearly demonstrate the following:
- Leadership in providing town planning and consenting inputs for major infrastructure projects (DCOs, DNSs, TWAOs, etc).
- Strong technical leadership for clients, managing consenting requirements and fully aligning with their expectations and needs.
- Coordination in preparing and submitting consent applications, including applications under:
- Town and Country Planning Acts
- Planning Act 2008
- Other relevant regimes mentioned above.
- Acting as Project Director for projects under the Infrastructure Planning team.
- Appointing as Planning Expert Witness in DCO examinations, hearings, or inquiries.
- Leading negotiations with statutory bodies and stakeholders on behalf of clients.
- Strong financial awareness and project management experience, ideally within a consultancy setting.
- Line management/mentoring colleagues, fostering support in their work and project delivery.
- A degree-level qualification in town planning (or equivalent).
- RTPI membership.
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** Why Join WSP?**
At WSP, we’re building a better future—for yourself and our communities. This closely-knit community of talent shares your passion for making a positive impact.
With over 69,000 employees worldwide, we harness our global scale to address challenges: ✔ Locally close to home ✔ Around the world
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