WSP in the UK & Ireland
Town Planner (Infrastructure Planning)
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Senior Consultant: Infrastructure Planning (Town Planning & Consenting)
About the Role
This is your chance to shape a better future through impactful infrastructure planning. At WSP, a globally recognised award-winning consultancy with the largest number of chartered town planners in the UK, you’ll thrive on innovative, diverse projects—contributing to landmark initiatives and empowering change across infrastructure and property markets.
WSP was recently honoured with the RTPI’s Planning Consultancy of the Year 2025, praised for merging multi-disciplinary expertise to deliver exceptional results—all while fostering strong community engagement. Now, we’re seeking an experienced Senior Consultant to join our market-leading Infrastructure Planning Team, where creativity and collaboration pencil future development.
Our team’s success is built on delivering strategic consenting solutions for clients in:
- Energy systems
- Renewables
- Nuclear and waste services
- Net-zero transition
- Water, rail, and transportation
- Aviation
You’ll support consenting inputs throughout all project stages, from feasibility assessments to securing approvals and beyond—working on nationally significant projects via: 🔹 Town & Country Planning Act 1990 🔹 Planning Act 2008 🔹 Transport and Works Act Orders 🔹 (or in Wales: Planning (Wales) Act 2015) 🔹 (or in Scotland: Town & Country Planning (Scotland) Act) 🔹 Electricity Act
We’ve already secured notable contracts, including those with National Grid and frameworks with other sector leaders.
Your Responsibilities
You’ll play a critical role in helping clients secure consents and approvals for their infrastructure ambitions. Your impact will span:
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Technical leadership:
- Prepare Town & Country Planning Act applications for multi-sector infrastructure across the UK.
- Deliver Development Consent Orders (DCOs), Domain Objectives (DNSs), and Technical Works Act Orders (TWAOs)—specialising in securing core approvals.
- Provide expert technical advice to project teams to support client decision-making.
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Stakeholder and statutory liaison:
- Work seamlessly with statutory agencies, local authorities, and project stakeholders as the client-facing advocate.
- Represent WSP in negotiations to navigate regulatory hurdles and drive project delivery.
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Collaboration & knowledge growth:
- Engage across inter-disciplinary teams—design, engineering, sustainability consultants—to bridge critical gaps in secured applications.
- Foster cross-functional relationships while staying at the forefront of legal, environmental, and regulatory developments.
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Knowledge leadership:
- Demonstrate a proactive approach to upskilling—developing your expertise and replenishing the team’s collective knowledge base.
Your Profile
You’ll bring exceptional experience and technical depth to these responsibilities:
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A degree-level qualification in town planning (or equivalent), or a comparable background including:
- Experience in town planning law via Qualifying Pathways
- Member (or eligible candidate) of the RTPI.
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Exceptional track record of:
- Securing major consents as part of multi-disciplinary teams, including via:
- Development Consent Orders (DCO Applicant)
- Planning Act procedures or delegated powers
- Work across economic and social infrastructure, integrating inputs from transport, environmental, and windfall planning. Strong understanding of policies such as: 📌 National Planning Framework/wide policy criteria 📌 Net-zero requirements 📌 Landscape and resource use assessment impacts
- Securing major consents as part of multi-disciplinary teams, including via:
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- Profit motivation: A planning apprenticeship and/or commercial/consultancy experience—successfully translating technical knowledge into commercial value.
- Leadership mindset: self-motivated to share knowledge broadly and mould strategic decisions while maintaining confident written communication.
On Offer
Join WSP, a global powerhouse building a brighter protective future—a legacy you’ll stand behind. Your impact will matter.
Our values-driven community of over 69,000 employees—scattered across continents but united by purpose—thrive on creativity and collaboration. Here, you’ll work alongside cutting-edge minds, offering your zest for innovation and leading projects of significance.
❌ This is not a typical bounded job: ✅ Global scale? Check: work challenges that stretch across continents ✅ Positive difference? Check: no project is too small or stranding ✅ Rewarding career? Check: build your profile and expertise within a thriving team
Apply today and do the kind of work the world needs. Shape a team who shares your vision. See the world differently. And together.
🔗 Discover more about WSP’s Infrastructure Planning Team here: infrastructure planning and consulting | WSP
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