Job Description
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?
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.
At WSP, you'll find yourself challenged in more fascinating and far-reaching ways than ever before. You'll explore new and inspiring opportunities to make the most of your expertise, broaden your professional horizons and create exciting new possibilities for people, organisations and society in general.
As one of the largest and best respected planning teams in the UK, WSP's Planning Consultancy team specialise in providing commercial planning advice to a wide-range of private and public sector clients. It is a growing front end planning advisory team which advises on development proposals throughout all stages of the planning process from feasibility, plan promotion, application, EIA and appeal. Our projects range from complex city centre regeneration sites, tall buildings, strategic housing promotion, repurposing town centres, retail development, sports and leisure, logistics and major business parks, through to detailed listed building reuse. We act for developers, land owners, home builders, registered providers, financial institutions, strategic promoters, retailers and operators. We are proud to be involved in leading some of the UK's largest and most high-profile schemes.
We have a well-established office in Bristol delivering engineering and professional service advice on major projects in the region. We are looking for a Planning Director with the ambition to grow a planning consultancy team in Cambridge, to work with the senior leadership team in Planning and Development to raise Planning Consultancy's profile and reach new clients. You will have a proven track record of driving business development and leading teams to deliver major development projects.
You will have a strong knowledge and experience of the planning process, able to provide strategic guidance across a portfolio including planning applications, multi-disciplinary regeneration, plan promotion and the appeal process. You will be well versed in negotiations with planning authorities and stakeholders. You will be a collaborator, able to unite with multi-disciplinary teams to generate new opportunities and deliver existing pipeline.
We are looking to recruit enthusiastic team players. Candidates will have private sector consultancy experience, a proven ability to deliver to a high standard, strong communication skills, passion to share their knowledge and a desire to learn and contribute to the on-going success of our team.
A little more about your role...
* Leading planning teams delivering complex multi-disciplinary projects.
* Leading bids for projects from new and existing clients.
* Representing WSP at business development events and raising the team profile.
* Providing leadership to more junior colleagues and creating an inclusive and supportive culture.
* Managing project delivery and budgetary control.
What we will be looking for you to demonstrate...
* Degree level qualification in town planning (or equivalent).
* Member of (or eligible for) the RTPI.
* The ambition to grow and shape a planning consultancy team.
* Enthusiasm for business development and profile raising.
* A collaborative mindset to work with disciplines across WSP to deliver a one WSP approach to professional services.
* Strong organisational and communication skills.
* Strong technical and analytical skills.
Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.
With us, you can. Apply today.
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About Us
We are one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 69,300 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
Work-life balance
At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It's important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.
Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.
Inclusivity & Diversity
We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote a culture of inclusivity.
Health & Wellbeing
We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.
Med24 offers you and your family unlimited telephone access to an NHS doctor, available 24/7, with options for face-to-face video consultations. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.
Flex your time
To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the "WSP My Hour," allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.
We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
Your development
We understand the importance of development and training to you. That's why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.
#WeAreWSP
Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application. #J-18808-Ljbffr