Senior / Principal Spatial or Urban Planner

18 hours ago

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India WSP Full time
Responsibilities
  • Lead and manage spatial and master planning projects, ensuring they meet client goals, local regulations, and WSP's quality standards.
  • Carry out and review research, data collection, and spatial analysis to support sustainable and resilient development strategies.
  • Prepare and technically review clear, engaging reports, presentations, data outputs and plans for clients and internal teams.
  • Use GIS, analytical, and AI-based tools to support assessments, modelling, and visual storytelling.
  • Translate complex spatial, demographic, and socio-economic data into meaningful planning insights.
  • Work closely with multidisciplinary teams — from urban designers and engineers to economists and environmental specialists — to develop integrated, forward-looking master plans.
  • Support proposals and business development efforts by creating technical content and providing commercial inputs to bids
  • Lead, manage, mentor and develop graduate and consultant level planners,  promoting professional development, knowledge-sharing, training programmes and initiatives to grow and evolve skillsets to meet business, client and project requirements.
  • Stay curious and up to date with new planning technologies, sustainability frameworks, and global trends in city-making.
Qualifications
  • A degree in Urban Planning, Spatial Planning, Regional Planning, or a related field, Masters degree is preferred
  • 10+ years of post graduate experience in spatial or master planning, ideally on projects in KSA or across the Middle East.
  • Skills in a range of software (GIS, Adobe Suite, MS Office, AutoCAD). Experience with AI-based or data-visualisation tools such as Power BI is advantageous
  • A good grasp of sustainable urban development, spatial strategy, and multidisciplinary coordination.
  • Effective communicator who is comfortable and has experience of presenting to clients and stakeholders
  • Experience in managing and leading teams of spatial/urban planners
  • Membership (or eligibility for membership) in a recognised planning body such as RTPI, APA, PIA, or ITPI is desirable.
  • A collaborative, proactive mindset — and a genuine passion for creating better places

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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