Assistant Consultant / Consultant (Technical Due Diligence)

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.
A little more about your role…
WSP's Investor and Economic Advisory team are at the forefront of shaping the future of infrastructure, energy, and transport. As part of the Investor and Economics Advisory team you will sit at the precipice between the technical and financial worlds. As a global leader in strategic advisory services, we are proud to have been named #1 Advisor by Deal Value in 2024 by Infranews. WSP's Investment and Economic Advisory draws upon WSP's network of >70,000 employees globally to co-ordinate expert teams bespoke to a transaction's technical and commercial due diligence requirements.
Your role will specifically focus on projects across material processing and manufacturing, helping clients understand technical risks for next era infrastructure projects. A key focus of your role will be in supporting senior managers within the team to co-ordinate and deliver reports across a range of projects. For example, you could be informing lenders about key project cost risks or assisting a potential investor in undertaking technical due diligence on a target company's product or process.
The Infrastructure and Economic Advisory team have a strong track record of supporting clients at all stages of the project lifecycle. This could be include conducting early-stage Bankability Reviews through to monitoring project delivery on behalf of investors during the construction and operational phases.
Your success in this role will revolve around delivery of precise and accurate reports, delivering against an agreed scope of work and collaborating with the team in identifying and understanding technical and/or project schedule risk. Development within the role will see you taking on board more responsibility in delivering larger sections of reports unaided, however guidance and training will be given in role to help you achieve this and to become a more independent consultant in the process.
Your role will allow you to provide a unique technical perspective, and to develop knowledge across the cleantech sector as well as developing client facing professional skills at senior to C-suite levels within a client organisation.
What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Experience within a manufacturing / chemical process engineering / technical consulting environment.
• Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or closely related STEM subject.
• Experience delivering complex assignments and coordinating workstreams to tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate specialist and/or technical topics to other commercial business functions (i.e. legal, finance, procurement). For example, the ability to describe to an investor why the yield of a certain process is at a certain level.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams comprising technical and commercial disciplines with confidence.
• Demonstrated ability to comprehend varied clean energy / infrastructure project related technical documentation and the ability to synthesize information to produce material within a short period of time.
• A passion for shaping sustainable infrastructure and supporting the energy transition.

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.
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WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
Work-life balance
At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It's important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.
Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.
Inclusivity & Belonging
We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote our culture of inclusivity.
Health & Wellbeing
We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.
Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.
Flex your time
To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.
We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
Your development
We understand the importance of development and training to you. That's why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.
#WeAreWSP
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.