Senior Consultant; Investment and Transaction 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 and dedicated local teams, our investment advisory combines infrastructure industry knowledge with insightful local understanding. Our Infrastructure & Investment Advisory expertise spans economics, finance, market knowledge, strategic project and programme delivery, and technical expertise to provide commercial and technical advice on strategic infrastructure investment projects.

By leveraging our technical knowledge and insights, we advise our clients on investments in infrastructure assets and new technologies, and our commitment to sustainability helps clients align their business strategies with societal and environmental demands, fostering long‑term success.

Our team has conducted technical and commercial due diligence on successful infrastructure transactions including:

• The acquisition of PPS Equipment, a leading returnable transport solutions provider to the UK food industry in 2026.
• Investment into PD Ports, a leading UK ports and logistics business in 2025.
• Acquisition of Air Rail, the leading Iberian ground service equipment lessor used within airports in Spain and Portugal in 2025.
• Investment into TPS Rental Systems, a leading European intermediate bulk container solutions provider for liquid and dry goods transportation in 2024.
• Road traffic analysis and due diligence to support the divestment of the Roadchef portfolio of motorway service areas in 2022.

• Advising clients on technical, commercial, market and regulatory analysis across transport, energy and other infrastructure sectors.
• Researching and analysing various infrastructure sectors across the world.
• Supporting the set‑up and initiation of complex projects and programmes, including management of different stakeholders across the investor and lender spectrum.
• Contributing to 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.
• Working with senior team members to provide insightful responses to client requests for proposals and to win work in new areas on complex transactions.
• Travel overseas for projects (typically 2–3 day client trips for kick‑off meetings/site visits and/or final client presentations).
• Working with the global network of WSP advisory teams.
• Receiving continual professional development support and training, including Chartered Management Consultant status.

• Experience in due diligence (technical, commercial or financial) and M&A advisory engagements.
• Understanding of the commercial and regulatory drivers of infrastructure development.
• Interest in asset management, financial and operational analyses.
• Ability to quickly synthesise new concepts and triangulate information across various sources.
• Project management and coordination experience; comfortable managing competing demands.
• Communication of outputs through written reports and presentations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Degree‑level education with a focus on quantitative and analytical subjects such as engineering, finance or economics.
• An interest in working across the transport, renewable energy, battery, maritime and other infrastructure sectors.
• Experience delivering work streams under tight deadlines.
• Strong spoken and written communication skills in English (additional languages desirable).
• Comprehensive knowledge of relevant software packages (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.).

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.