Expression of Interest - Planning & Consents (Virtual careers fair)

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.

Our Planning and Consents team includes the below disciplines.

Planning & Development

Working within the development and infrastructure sphere, Planning & Development in WSP has established itself as one of the leading parties in the UK.

This is evidenced by our triumph in winning the coveted Large Planning Consultancy of the Year Award in 2025 (Association of Consulting Engineers). As a dynamic business, we operate across multiple sectors, collaborating with a diverse range of clients on an exciting array of projects, both large and small.

Our team comprises the finest professionals in the industry, including town planners, urban designers, transport planners, engineers, technicians, and specialists in various fields such as Highways, Drainage, Utilities, Flooding, Earthworks, BIM, and Carbon. Our involvement in projects spans the entire lifecycle, from concept to completion, creating wonderful opportunities for career growth and development.”

Land Services

WSP Land is the UK and Ireland’s number one professional services supplier supporting clients seeking to construct infrastructure projects on land they don’t own or control. This means interacting with landowners and communities to arrange access and ultimately acquiring land by means of negotiation or compulsory powers. Our high-performing team consists of geographers, land and property surveyors, project managers and GIS and spatial data specialists. We have experts in

• Land mapping and site identification
• Land referencing,
• Land surveying
• Landowner engagement and
• agricultural liaison
• Land access and compensation
• Land acquisition, valuation and negotiation
• Consents and statutory processes
  
  

Our 300+ strong Land team is the largest of its kind in the UK and our staff have an excellent working knowledge of best practice to deliver renewable projects.

Infrastructure Planning & Environmental Assessment

The Infrastructure Planning and Environmental Assessment discipline is one of the leading specialist major projects planning and consenting teams in the UK. We have an enviable track record of delivery, having worked on more than 70 Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects since the introduction of the Planning Act in 2008. This includes some of the largest and most complex schemes delivered to date including Hinkley Point C, Thames Tideway Tunnel, HyNet North West, the Great Grid Upgrade, the Mersey Tidal barrage and various onshore and offshore wind farms.

Our team comprises the finest professionals in the industry, including town planners, EIA practitioners, Consultation and Engagement specialists and project managers. We operate across multiple sectors and bring the skills, knowledge and expertise to our clients at every stage of the project life cycle. From feasibility and site selection, through the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and consenting processes, through to construction and decommissioning.

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.

About Us

We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 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 & Belonging

We welcome applicants with varied 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 a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote our 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.

Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. 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.