Senior / Principal Consultant (Strategy Development)
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About the Role
WSP’s Intelligent Infrastructure discipline works across a wide range of transport and mobility clients (and beyond). While the fundamental goals of the transport system remain unchanged – helping people and goods move efficiently – the drivers influencing the system continue to evolve. Priorities around carbon reduction (net zero), climate resilience, safety and security (zero harm), digitisation, changing customer expectations, and doing more with less (efficiency) are now front and centre.
A Little More About Your Role… As a Senior/Principal Consultant in our Operations and Safety team, you will work alongside senior experts and collaborate with specialists across WSP, integrating your strategy development skills with technical domains like energy, roads, rail, and active travel to offer tailored, high‑impact solutions for our clients. You will lead and contribute to a wide range of strategy development projects for national and local government clients, building a varied and diverse portfolio of experience.
Typical Responsibilities
* Leading teams in project delivery centred in strategy, innovation and transformation, ranging from assessing feasibility, developing business cases and outlining benefits of long‑term visions and strategies for local and national transport operations.
* Working with our clients to provide expert advice in long‑term strategic direction to help them deliver their objectives and optimise benefits.
* Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across WSP to ensure specialist domain knowledge is captured in advice provided to clients.
* Contributing to the growth of the Strategy Development capability to support delivery against its ambitions, helping drive delivery and business sustainability.
* Sharing knowledge through internal and external thought leadership and supporting mentoring of early‑career professionals.
Key Qualifications & Experience
* Technical capability in the development and delivery of strategic plans, visions and roadmaps for local and/or national bodies.
* Strong communication skills (e.g. able to translate technical requirements into clear, actionable advice to achieve buy‑in from a wide range of stakeholders).
* Demonstratable experience of quantitative and qualitative analysis.
* A proven track record in a consultancy role or can demonstrate the aptitude and skills required to provide excellent consultancy support.
* A proven track record of working collaboratively with government, research and commercial partners.
* An analytical and inquisitive mindset with a keen eye for detail.
Benefits & Culture
Work‑life balance: At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. We offer a hybrid working policy, allowing you to work from home two days a week and collaborate in modern offices across the UK.
Inclusivity & Belonging: We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We encourage people to bring their whole, authentic selves to work and celebrate integrity, respect and inclusion.
Health & Wellbeing: We provide a Thrive programme, a virtual GP service, reasonable workplace adjustments and the Gymflex scheme. We also offer a comprehensive menopause support package.
Flex your time: The “WSP My Hour” allows you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with flexibility to make up the time earlier or later. Part‑time and flexible working arrangements, additional leave purchase and use of bank holiday entitlement are also available.
Your development: We invest in training, mentoring and Chartership to support your growth.
EEO Statement
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.
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