Technical Director / Director (Energy, Investor & Corporate Advisory)

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.
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To find out more about our Investor and Lenders Advisory for Infrastructure business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: 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 and co-ordinating the production of business plans and due diligence reports, ensuring consistency and quality.Leveraging on WSP’s technical excellence (Energy at WSP), lead a team, projects and advise clients to provide integrated commercial and technical advisory assignments in the energy, utilities and other emerging sectors. Responsible for leading and overseeing the production of business plans and due diligence reports, ensuring consistency and quality.Lead the development of client relationships in the energy sector and its supply chain both for the benefit of your team but also the rest of the firm. Pursue opportunities and lead the conversion into projects.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. Leverage the 67,000 strong internal domain experts and specialist consultants to find answers to complex problems.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).OUR TEAM
The Investor Advisory team has a strong track record of supporting clients at the early stage of projects such as feasibility plans, market forecasts as well as technical assessment of complex projects.  Our key clients cover a wide range of different organisations in the private and public sectors.  Key clients include financial institutions (pension funds, investors and financiers), operators (ports, rail, buses, highways and mobility) and wider industry.  More widely, WSP has extensive energy and utilities technical expertise albeit there is potential to do more in the investor advisory space.
The Advisory team is currently diversifying from a strong transport client base and has successfully developed its expertise into new sectors, namely industrial clients, major government programmes (e.g. Port Infrastructure Fund, UK Freeports) as well as mobility and core+ sectors.
We are regularly involved from project origination through to completion, as well as during asset optimisation and modernisation and/or expansion of existing facilities. Our front-end consultancy is supported by 67,000 technical specialists globally.  Our offer includes transaction services (including PPP), investment advisory, market studies, demand forecasting, technical and financial feasibility and management consultancy services.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 co-ordinating 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.#LI-HR1We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready!In today’s world it’s important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.When considering a career move its vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong.To find out more about our business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Who We Are | WSPWHAT’S IN IT FOR YOUWork-life balance?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.Inclusivity & Diversity?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.Our employee resource groups VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees), CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity) and our Gender Balance Group, in tandem with WSP’s Neurodiverse Community Group, WSP Connect Group (visible and non-visible disabilities) help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential.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.Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.Flex your time?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.Your development?We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training or mentoring.APPLY NOW AND BE THE FUTURE OF WSP!#WeAreWSPHere 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.Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.Full timePosting Date: 2024-10-02