Job Description

WSP is looking for town planners to join our team to support town planning and consenting inputs on major and nationally significant infrastructure projects. The successful candidates will have demonstrable experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams to secure consent and approvals for major or nationally significant infrastructure projects via the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Planning Act 2008 and Transport and Works Act Order. We are also interested to hear from people that

have experience in securing consents for major projects by means of the Planning (Wales) Act 2015, Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act, or the Electricity Act.

We work at all stages of the consenting process from early feasibility, application preparation and delivery of consents on a variety of projects across the rail, road, energy, water, and local government sectors.
WSP employees the largest number of chartered town planners across the UK. We are leaders in securing consent for major infrastructure projects and have one of the largest teams of planning, land referencing, environmental and stakeholder engagement professionals specialising in consent applications across all types of infrastructure. 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.

To find out more about our Infrastructure Planning business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Infrastructure planning and consulting | WSP

Responsibilities

Be part of the Infrastructure Planning team in India (Bengaluru / Noida), work in close collaboration with the UK Infrastructure Planning (IP) team, delivering high-profile projects for private and public sector clients across the UK.
Provide consenting inputs on major infrastructure projects (DCOs, DNSs, TWAOs etc) and providing technical advice to clients and managing their consenting requirements as applicable. Co-ordinating the preparation and submission of consent applications which may include applications under the Town and Country Planning Acts, the Planning Act 2008 or other regimes (as listed above).
Project management with effective budgetary control. Desk studies, research, data management and report writing. Leading and supporting business development activities, including the writing of technical components for bids and proposals. Explore various business opportunities.
Organise and manage work in a professional and responsible manner, collaborate closely across multi-disciplinary planning, land and environmental teams; Support Team Leader / Line Manager/ Project Manager for on time completion of tasks assigned to WSP's expected standards;
Clear and constant communication (verbal and written) with colleagues in India and the UK on project related technical communication and day-to-day matters, attend and contribute to team and project meetings;
Work within project constraints; estimating time and budget requirements;
Take ownership of tasks assigned and research for solutions where required;
Expand your role to support the management of projects and development / training of team in India (Bengaluru/Noida) to grow the capability. Guide and support other members of the team;
Provide support in maintaining healthy contact with different UK offices and be responsible for own work with key focus on detail and quality;
Support Team Leader / Line Manager in planning resources, utilisation, team's performance and development requirements;
Contribute to knowledge sharing in internal and external forums.
Contribute to supporting business development activities, including the writing of technical components for bids and proposals. Explore various business opportunities.
Ensure that Health & Safety is embedded into all work practices in line with company policies;

Key competencies / Skills

Experience in Urban Planning and multidisciplinary project delivery.
Experience in project management (delivering and managing projects as project manager), supporting business development activities, including the preparation of technical and commercial components for bids and proposals.
Knowledge of relevant Town Planning policies, legislation and understanding of environment impact assessment
Experience of delivering planning consents for infrastructure projects, working with multi-disciplinary teams and knowledge of the UK planning process is desirable.
Report writing and data analysis: ability to produce and contribute to reports, presentations, and technical notes in various formats;
Coordination and teamwork: ability to work as part of a team and to work under guidance and also manage a team;
Good understanding MS Office applications with focus on Word, PowerPoint and Excel;
Communication: Good written and spoken English; Excellent communication skills, be driven by outcomes, have a conscientious and detailed approach, along with a positive and pro-active approach to the team.
Client/External focus: Maintaining strong client relationships;
Have respect for deadlines and achieve targeted results whilst working individually; ability to work under pressure and with minimum of supervision. Desirable Skills
Candidates are expected to be able to demonstrate proficiency in ArcGIS, AutoCAD.

Qualifications

Degree level qualification in Town Planning or relevant field
Post Graduate qualification in a relevant subject (Urban Planning) with more than 4 years experience preferably UK/Australia/Similar international
UK/Relevant International experience and/ or understanding of town planning practices in the UK is desirable;

BGV:

Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (BGV) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner.

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With approximately 4,000 talented people across 3 locations (Noida, Bengaluru & Mumbai offices) in India and more than 73,000 globally, in 550 offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

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