We are WSP – Join us and make your career future ready!
WSP Advisory has a strong focus advising clients on strategic development of transport, mobility and industrial activities. We differentiate ourselves by combining commercial, technical and operational expertise in order to create more value for our clients in a sustainable way. We are currently recruiting a Technical Director / Director to play a significant role in the future success of our due diligence and wider advisory team.
You should have a proven ability to operate at a management or leadership level in a large consultancy firm, have a broad commercial understanding of the energy and utilities sectors with extensive experience of working with infrastructure investors, lenders, international finance corporations and financial advisors.
You should have a strong client base and ability to secure work for WSP. You will demonstrate good general technical, economic and regulatory understanding in the sector and have a proven track record in leading multiple complex due diligence assignments and managing teams.
YOUR NEW ROLE, WHAT’S INVOLVED?
- A leadership role in the team, responsible for setting and delivering our strategy in energy due diligence and advisory work.
- Developing WSP’s position with clients with the aim and objective of securing incremental new work.
- Empowering our team’s development by actively supporting the development of our team across all grades.
- Leading projects and advising clients to provide integrated commercial and technical advisory assignments in the energy and energy supply chain.
- Coordinating the production of business plans and due diligence reports, ensuring consistency and quality.
- Leading the development of client relationships in the energy sector and its supply chain.
- Representing WSP at client meetings with an excellent range of client management skills.
- Leading the analysis and preparing high quality reports, conveying complex commercial and technical issues in a simple form.
- Possibility of travel overseas for projects (typically we undertake 2 or 3 day client trips, for kick-off/site visits and/or final client presentations).
WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE:
- Degree level education in economics, engineering or business related subject.
- Broad energy sector experience, including specialism within specific sub-sectors.
- Track record in delivering feasibility, investment advisory or due diligence assignments in the energy sector.
- Demonstrable track record of successfully operating at a senior level with responsibility for setting and delivery a strategy for a sector or sub-sector.
- Experience working in a leading engineering consultancy firm, accountancy firm, or other specialist consultancy.
- Experience in managing teams and coordinating delivery of workstreams to tight deadlines and balancing competing priorities.
- Ability to lead the development of client-facing relationships, with confidence communicating effectively with senior management teams of clients.
- Work with the wider technical teams to deliver investor focused high profile advisory projects.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU
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.
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.
We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.
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.
APPLY NOW AND BE THE FUTURE OF WSP!
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.
Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.
Full time
Posting Date: 2024-10-02