Senior Principal Consultant, Transaction & Investment Advisory

WSP in Canada; Canada; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a senior professional to join its Transaction & Investment Advisory team in Canada. You will lead high‑impact engagements, building financial models, conducting due diligence, and delivering executive‑level recommendations to clients and internal stakeholders.

The role emphasizes strategic insights, market trend analysis, and cross‑functional collaboration across engineering, advisory, finance, and infrastructure sectors.

Qualifications

• University degree in finance, economics, business administration, engineering, or a related field.
• 15+ years of experience in transactions, corporate finance, investment analysis, or consulting/advisory.
• Strong financial modeling, due diligence, valuation, and investment analysis expertise.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and advising clients at senior levels.
• Experience with M&A, P3, infrastructure investments, or large capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead transaction and investment advisory engagements across the full deal lifecycle, from opportunity to post‑transaction analysis.
• Drive financial models, investment cases, and valuation scenarios to support data‑driven decisions.
• Coordinate due diligence across financial, commercial, technical, operational, ESG, and risk assessments to identify value drivers.
• Prepare executive‑level recommendations and deliver strategic insights to clients and stakeholders.
• Provide market trends and investment theme insights to inform client strategies and growth.
• Lead client relationships and contribute to strategic pursuits and proposals.
• Enhance advisory methodologies and tools to improve quality and delivery.
• Collaborate with engineering, advisory, finance, and infrastructure leaders to deliver integrated solutions.
• Mentor junior team members and foster a collaborative high‑performing culture.

Skills

Financial modeling

Due diligence

Valuation

Investment analysis

M&A experience

Leadership

Client advisory

Education

Finance/Economics/Engineering degree

Job description

Job Description

What if you could redefine what's possible? With us, you can.

With us, you can. You want Purpose. Growth. Opportunity. People who get it.

Job Description

What if you could redefine what's possible? With us, you can.

With us, you can. You want Purpose. Growth. Opportunity. People who get it.

We are the home of ambitious, passionate, and innovative world shapers.

With an unmatched breadth and depth of engineering, advisory and science ‑ based expertise, our global minds unite to power local solutions.

We are pathfinders and impact makers.

We are Visioneers .

We are WSP

The Opportunity

Build the Future with Us

Join WSP’s Transaction & Investment Advisory team and play a key role in supporting strategic transactions that shape infrastructure, energy, and community development projects across Canada. In this role, you will contribute to high ‑ impact investment decisions by providing financial, commercial, and strategic analysis that informs our clients and internal stakeholders.

Your Impact

• Lead transaction and investment advisory engagements across the full deal lifecycle, providing strategic direction from opportunity identification and screening through execution and post-transaction evaluation. early screening to execution and post ‑ transaction analysis
• Drive and oversee financial models, investment cases, and valuation scenarios to support sound, data-driven decision ‑ making
• Direct multidisciplinary due diligence processes, coordinating financial, commercial, technical, operational, environmental, ESG, and risk assessments to identify value drivers and key transaction considerations
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients and senior stakeholders by preparing and delivering executive-level investment recommendations, strategic insights, and decision-support materials
• Provide thought leadership on market trends, sector dynamics, investment themes, and comparable transactions to inform client strategies and business growth initiatives
• Lead client relationship development and business development activities, contributing to strategic pursuits, key proposals, and the expansion of transaction and investment advisory services
• Drive the continuous enhancement of advisory methodologies, analytical tools, and transaction frameworks to improve quality, consistency, and delivery excellence across engagements.
• Partner with leaders and subject matter experts across engineering, advisory, finance, and infrastructure sectors to align technical and financial perspectives and deliver integrated client solutions.
• Mentor and guide junior team members, fostering technical excellence, professional growth, knowledge sharing, and a high-performing collaborative culture.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• University degree in finance, economics, business administration, engineering, or a related field
• 15+ years of relevant experience in transactions, corporate finance, investment analysis, or consulting/advisory
• Strong expertise in financial modeling, technical due-diligence, valuation, and investment analysis and background with management consulting firms is preferred
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and serving as a senior client advisor on complex transactions, providing strategic direction, governance oversight, and executive-level recommendations
• Proven experience in M&A, public ‑ private partnerships (P3), infrastructure investment, or large capital projects