Wsp
WSP provides engineering, design, and consulting services across diverse sectors worldwide.
Principal Town Planner (Planning Consultancy)
Lead planning consultancy, delivering strategies, applications and negotiations.
Job Highlights
About the Role
You will be responsible for delivering planning solutions, working closely with multidisciplinary teams and clients, and ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸planning delivery
- ▸team coordination
- ▸client liaison
- ▸on‑time delivery
- ▸budget management
What You Bring
We are seeking enthusiastic, can‑do team players, preferably with private‑sector consultancy experience and some local‑authority exposure, who can deliver high‑standard work, communicate effectively and share knowledge while contributing to the team’s success. The role is Principal Planner, requiring strong knowledge of the planning process—including applications, permitted development, policy frameworks, plan promotion and appeals. You will use critical thinking to produce appraisals, strategies and all planning documentation, and negotiate with authorities and stakeholders. Principal Planners must be confident to run projects independently and also collaborate on large‑scale, multidisciplinary teams, ideally with a background in private‑sector consultancy. We expect you to hold a town‑planning degree (postgraduate qualification desirable), achieve chartered status (MRTPI or NIPA), possess deep knowledge of the UK planning system from the private sector, and demonstrate excellent technical, commercial, organisational and communication skills.
Requirements
- ▸chartered
- ▸town planning
- ▸private consultancy
- ▸planning process
- ▸critical thinking
- ▸team player
Benefits
At WSP you can leverage global scale, contribute to landmark projects and collaborate with the brightest minds, while embracing curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. The company offers a world of opportunity and a career as unique as you. • Hybrid working with two days remote per week and modern office collaboration. • Flexible “WSP My Hour” daily for personal activities, plus part‑time and flexible working options. • Health & wellbeing programme (Thrive, virtual GP, Gymflex discounts, menopause support). • Ongoing development through training, mentoring and support for chartership.
Work Environment
Hybrid