WSP
Town Planner (Infrastructure Planning)
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Town Planner (Infrastructure Planning)
Senior Consultant in Infrastructure Planning
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. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
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 for its excellence in uniting diverse disciplines to achieve outstanding results, praising the team's strong community engagement.
It has never been a more exciting time to join WSP’s market-leading Infrastructure Planning Team. Our success is built on employing highly skilled consenting specialists who have experience in serving a diverse portfolio of clients in the energy, renewables, nuclear, net zero, water, rail and transportation, and aviation sectors. We work at all stages of the consenting process from early feasibility, application preparation, and delivery of consents through to construction, across a variety of projects.
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Our notable contract and framework awards include those from National Grid as part of the Great Grid Partnership, as well as awards from many other clients, providing a strong foundation for growth in 2026.
Our key clients include National Grid as part of the Great Grid Partnership, National Gas as part of Project Union, among many others such as:
- Nuclear Waste Services
- EET Fuels
- Eni UK
- SSE
- Scottish Power Renewables
- Severn Trent Water
- Southern Water
- United Utilities
- Yorkshire Water
To sustainably grow as a business and continue delivering impactful projects, we are looking for an experienced Senior Consultant to join our team to support town planning and consenting inputs on major and nationally significant infrastructure projects.
The successful candidate will have:
- Demonstrable experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams to secure consent and approvals for major or nationally significant infrastructure projects via:
- Town and Country Planning Act 1990
- Planning Act 2008
- Transport and Works Act
- Planning (Wales) Act 2015
- Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act
- Electricity Act
Responsibilities
We are seeking you to demonstrate:
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- Preparing Town & Country Planning Act applications for infrastructure projects across the UK.
- Supporting consenting inputs on major infrastructure projects (DCOs, DNSs, TWAOs, etc.)
- Assisting with technical advice to project managers to support client requirements.
- Liaising with statutory bodies and stakeholders for successful delivery of projects.
- Engaging effectively with multi-disciplinary teams and fostering positive working relationships.
- Proactively developing your own knowledge and skills to enhance capabilities and support the team’s internal knowledge base.
Requirements
- Degree-level qualification in town planning or equivalent.
- Member of (or eligible for) the RTPI.
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Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team (comprising over 69,000 employees) collaborates to create meaningful change in communities worldwide.
Apply today! For more information about our Infrastructure Planning business, visit WSP Infrastructure Planning and Consulting.
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