Technical Director - Commercial Investor Advisory

Job Description

At WSP, we bring our world-class expertise and engineering to assist investors and lenders in assessing opportunities, enhancing the performance of their assets and maximising their investments. With a global presence as well as dedicated local teams, our investment advisory combines infrastructure industry knowledge with insightful local understanding.

Our infrastructure financing expertise combines economics, market knowledge and technical experts to provide integrated commercial and technical advice, complemented with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy and compliance.

By leveraging our technical knowledge and insights, we empower our clients with the necessary support to invest in new technologies and organisations, transform their assets for improved sustainability and performance, and strengthen their reputation and relationships with stakeholders. Our commitment to sustainability helps clients align their business strategies with societal and environmental demands, fostering long-term success.

We are currently recruiting a Technical Director to play a significant role in the future success of our commercial and market advisory service offering.

• You should have an excellent commercial understanding of the transport sector with a track record of winning and delivering complex projects (including due diligence) on behalf of some or all of the following stakeholders: infrastructure investors, lenders, international finance corporations and financial advisors.
• You will be required to provide leadership across technical, commercial, economic and regulatory components of least two of the following sectors: Rail, Highways, Ports/Maritime, Logistics, Fuel Transition / Future Mobility (e.g. Hydrogen, Batteries, EVs etc.).
• You will also be able to demonstrate a proven track record in managing high performing teams, coaching junior staff, and sound commercial management of consulting projects.
  
  

Your New Role, What's Involved

• Providing expert advice to clients on commercial, market analysis and feasibility advisory assignments across transport, renewable energy and complex infrastructure sectors
• Managing and overseeing the development of financial and commercial models that support business plans, market studies and due diligence reports which ultimately inform significant financial investment or policy decisions
• Presenting analysis at client meetings and within public facing reports, conveying complex commercial and/or technical issues in a clear and concise format
• Converting opportunities to live projects by providing insightful responses and analytical frameworks to address client requests for proposal
• Continue to win work by building on relationships in new areas on complex transactions and cutting-edge policy development
• Leverage the 60,000 strong internal domain experts and specialist consultants to translate engineering concepts into robust model inputs and find answers to complex problems
• Possibility of travel overseas for projects (we typically undertake 2 or 3 day client trips, for kick-off meetings/site visits and/or final client presentations)
• Continual professional development support and training, including Chartered Management Consultant status
  
  

We'd Love To Hear From You If You Have

• Degree level education in economics, engineering or business related subject.
• Experience working in a leading engineering consultancy firm, accountancy firm, or other specialist consultancy.
• Robust client base, track record of relationship-based sales, and proven ability to convert opportunities to revenue-generating projects.
• Recent demonstrable track record of successfully delivering a number of complex, high profile transport consulting projects with a highly analytical / modelling focus.
• Experience in managing teams, coordinating delivery of workstreams to tight deadlines and managing client expectations.
• Highly developed communications skills with a proven ability to deal effectively with senior management and C-suite clients and present complex analyses in a concise, simple manner.
• A comprehensive knowledge of all major relevant software packages (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PowerBI, etc.). Being comfortable working with large datasets and/or programming languages such as Python or R and/or visualisation packages such as Power BI would be desirable.
  
  

About Us

We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready!

In today’s world it’s important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.

When considering a career move its vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong.

To find out more about our business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Who We Are | WSP

What’s In It For You

Work-life balance?

WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important – whether that’s for your families, friends, or yourself.

Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Diversity?

We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.

Our employee resource groups VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees), CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity) and our Gender Balance Group, in tandem with WSP’s Neurodiverse Community Group, WSP Connect Group (visible and non-visible disabilities) help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential.

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 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.

Flex your time?

For improved work life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development?

We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training or mentoring.

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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.

Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.