{"id":99213,"date":"2021-09-15T12:43:52","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T11:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=99213"},"modified":"2021-09-15T12:43:52","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T11:43:52","slug":"bob-tong-joins-wsp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/bob-tong-joins-wsp\/99213\/","title":{"rendered":"Lendlease infrastructure director joins WSP as head of planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsp.com\/en-GL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WSP<\/a> has appointed Bob Tong, former infrastructure director at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lendlease.com\/uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lendlease<\/a>, as its head of planning in the UK<\/h2>\n<p>A chartered civil engineer by background, Bob Tong\u2019s career has spanned consultancy, property <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/scf-professional-services-framework\/81606\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">development and construction<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tong has been heavily involved in the planning, design and delivery of a range of high profile projects in the UK and overseas.<\/p>\n<p>Based primarily in London but with a UK-wide role, Tong will drive the team in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/wsp-to-acquire-engineering-firm\/86237\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">planning and designing<\/a> projects that deliver sustainable and inclusive growth for communities across the country.<\/p>\n<p>WSP\u2019s Planning specialism sits within the wider Planning &amp; Advisory business, led by managing director Ian Liddell, and the firm has been involved in a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects<\/a> (NSIPs) as determined by the Planning Inspectorate since the Planning Act 2008.<\/p>\n<h3>Playing a significant role in landmark projects<\/h3>\n<p>Bob Tong, head of planning at WSP, said:\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0effective front-end planning of new developments and infrastructure is fundamental to achieving positive outcomes that benefit people and the environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am thrilled to be joining an organisation with the breadth and global influence of WSP and am looking forward to driving forward integrated, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/sustainable-builds\/59900\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sustainable solutions<\/a> that create value for our clients, local communities and wider society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ian Liddell, managing director, planning and advisory at WSP, added: \u201cI warmly welcome Bob to WSP and it\u2019s fantastic to have someone of his calibre join the business.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our Planning specialism, working alongside our other P&amp;A and UK Disciplines, is playing a significant role in landmark projects across the UK.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInvestment in infrastructure is a vital component of our recovery from the Covid pandemic and the great need to level up the UK\u2019s urban areas, towns and cities, and Bob and his team will be at the forefront of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WSP has appointed Bob Tong, former infrastructure director at Lendlease, as its head of planning in the UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[285],"tags":[882,661,15892,592],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-99213","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-hr-skills-news","7":"tag-employment","8":"tag-hr","9":"tag-lendlease","10":"tag-skills"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lendlease infrastructure director joins WSP as head of planning<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"WSP has appointed Bob Tong, former infrastructure director at Lendlease, as its head of planning in the UK, primarily in London\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/bob-tong-joins-wsp\/99213\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lendlease infrastructure director joins WSP as head of planning\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WSP has appointed Bob Tong, former infrastructure director at Lendlease, as its head of planning in the UK, primarily in London\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/bob-tong-joins-wsp\/99213\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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