Assistant Digital Solutions Consultant; SharePoint & Power Platform

WSP Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

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A Little More About Your Role

Digital is changing the way we deliver and over the coming years will help the Water industry achieve AMP8 delivery targets. Emerging technologies such as Generative Design, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Twins and advanced analytics will change at pace and will play a significant role transforming our industry to deliver more sustainable, high quality outcomes. We are supporting our clients who are pushing the boundaries of technology to increase productivity and deliver real efficiencies throughout the asset lifecycle including operations, strategy, planning, design, procurement and build stages of their programmes.

The Digital Consultant will play a crucial role in driving digital transformation and innovation within our team. This position is essential for identifying opportunities for process improvement and automation, recommending and integrating digital tools, and ensuring alignment with team and business goals. You will be expected to challenge our teams approach to how they work, and support them to adopt and embed digital tools into their work.

You will help our teams to improve the integration between the software packages they use, improving efficiency in delivery. This role will support solution development, provide technical support, facilitate training and documentation, and foster a culture of innovation.

Some of your day will look like…

• Use Python to automate repeatable tasks, transform datasets, validate data quality, or prototype logic that complements low‑code solutions.
• Build and enhance SharePoint Online sites, lists, libraries and metadata structures to support digital workflows and document/data management.
• Develop and maintain Power Automate flows (approvals, notifications, data movement, scheduled jobs, governance-friendly automation).
• Support data visualisation through tools such as Power BI, including data manipulation in Power Query, and working with stakeholders to communicate insights.
• Support teams with clear documentation, tested scripts, and maintainable solutions.
• Help run discovery sessions with teams to understand pain points in delivery and collaborate to develop solutions.

What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate…

• Undergraduate or higher Degree in a relevant discipline, or equivalent professional experience and qualifications.
• Good knowledge of programming languages and data integration tools such as Python and FME.
• Appreciation and awareness of a variety of programming languages, visualisation, modelling and automation packages and their interoperability.
• Experience of managing data and using data to drive decision‑making.
• Strong communication skills to effectively understand team requirements and influence behaviours, fostering a culture of innovation.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

Work‑life balance – Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week and provides opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Belonging – We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We empower rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work.

Health & Wellbeing – We support our people through our Thrive programme, a virtual GP service, reasonable workplace adjustments, a gym‑flex scheme, and a comprehensive menopause support package.

Flex your time – WSP offers “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities with the flexibility to make up the time later.

Your development – We invest in your growth through training, mentoring, and chartership.

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.