Senior/Principal Consultant – Strategy & Feasibility – Rail, Light Rail, Freight, Local Authorities
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Job Description
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
The WSP Client Engineering and Advisory Services group sits within our UK Rail team. The group provides systemic and integrated rail solutions which are user focused, operationally driven, grounded in engineering and commercially sound. Teams within the Client Engineering and Advisory Services group include: Rolling Stock, Rail Planning & Operations, Rail Strategy & Feasibility, Digital Rail, and Client Engineering.
The Strategy and Feasibility team is where it all begins! We are a team of engineers, strategic planners and project managers, with experience across the rail industry. We can think technically, commercially and operationally. We collaborate with each other, other parts of WSP and external organisations to develop early‑stage railway requirements into fundable projects.
We work on a broad range of early‑stage development projects with a range of public and private sector clients including: developing proposals for new stations and freight facilities, evaluating and quantifying the introduction of new passenger and freight rail services onto the network, and supporting clients with technical rail advice as they develop their own plans and strategies.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide strategic rail advice to external and internal clients as part of multi‑disciplinary projects, often taking a central coordinating role.
* Develop WSP’s rail‑focused service offering in one or more of the following areas: rail, light rail, freight, local authorities.
* Plan, manage and deliver tasks that contribute to large projects, with potential responsibility for whole project delivery and bidding for new work.
* Engage with clients and actively participate in the WSP UK and global communities to solve problems and win new work.
What We’re Looking For
* Experience in rail, transport, light rail, freight or within transport for local authorities, with an understanding of legislative and funding processes related to rail scheme development.
* Broad knowledge across rail areas such as operational planning, strategic planning, business case development and engineering feasibility.
* A strategic thinker who can see the big picture while paying attention to detail when needed.
* A career‑focused professional with a proactive approach and a collaborative style.
* Awareness and understanding of the consultancy environment.
* Strong organisational and stakeholder‑management skills, with the ability to manage project delivery teams using a project management approach.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
* Professional qualification or progressing towards professional qualifications.
Benefits & Work Life
At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. We offer a hybrid working policy that allows you to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in modern offices across the UK.
Our inclusivity culture welcomes applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We provide reasonable workplace adjustments, a virtual GP service, a Thrive programme for health and wellbeing, and flexible or part‑time working arrangements.
About WSP
We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms, with 72,800 passionate people united by the purpose of creating positive, long‑lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.
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.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Consulting, Information Technology, and Sales
Industries
Professional Services
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