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ResponsibilitiesWSP is a multidisciplinary environmental and engineering company and includes one of the UK’s largest planning and EIA practices. We provide a range of planning and environmental assessment services to public and private sector clients and have a proven track record in securing consents for some of the largest and most complex major development projects in the UK.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Consultant / Senior Consultant to join the minerals and waste specialists in our successful and growing Environmental Planning nationwide team. This post represents a challenging and exciting opportunity to contribute, manage and deliver planning and environmental inputs to a range of projects for a wide client base. This includes projects to be consented under both the Town and Country Planning Act regime, but also the Planning Act 2008 or Electricity Act 1997 in sectors such as minerals and waste, low carbon and hydrogen, energy generation and transmission, and transport. Our projects are varied in nature and at the leading edge of professional practice, so this is a great opportunity to use your experience to develop your career and help guide and shape our continued growth.
We’re looking for individuals who are passionate about delivering effective planning and environmental advice and positively influencing the performance of minerals and waste development projects.
YOUR TEAM
The role will involve working as part of multidisciplinary teams to deliver inputs across project lifecycles from early strategy development, through feasibility/optioneering to detailed design and assessment. Most notably:
- Supporting colleagues across the WSP business in providing clients with the appropriate technical and consenting advice in relation to minerals and waste projects.
- Supporting colleagues across the WSP business with the minerals and waste aspects of other types of projects – most notably, the provision of minerals/ materials and waste impact assessments in support of a range of development projects (residential projects; major infrastructure projects etc).
- Assisting with the management of projects and maintaining budgets to deliver high quality outputs to meet both internal and client requirements.
- Interface with the wider project stakeholders including the client’s engineering team, consultation leads, lawyers etc.
- Representing WSP and its clients to key stakeholders, regulators and industry as required.
QualificationsWe are looking for candidates who have some or all of the following qualification and experience criteria:
Experience criteria
- Up to 2 years’ experience of contributing to the delivery of minerals and waste projects in the UK.
- A good understanding of the UK planning system.
- Knowledge of the Environmental Impact Assessment process.
- Excellent reporting skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, to deliver carefully considered solutions to produce high quality work.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, clients, suppliers, and industry.
Qualifications
- A degree (or equivalent) in Town Planning or relevant discipline.
- Membership or working towards membership of the RTPI or other relevant body e.g. Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA); Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
- More than 2 years’ experience in the UK.
- A full driving licence.
