Associate Director, Energy (Strategic Advisory)

WSP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking a Project Director to lead decarbonisation advisory projects in the UK. The ideal candidate will have a degree in economics, engineering, or a related field and a proven track record in managing complex consulting projects. Responsibilities include client management, project leadership, and team coordination. Strong communication skills are essential. This role offers the opportunity to work on significant projects that make a positive impact on society.

Qualifications

• Track record of delivering complex consulting projects.
• Experience in a leading engineering consultancy or similar.
• Strong written and spoken English skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead advisory projects in decarbonisation.
• Manage client relationships and convert opportunities into projects.
• Prepare high-quality reports and coordinate project teams.

Skills

Client management skills

Strong communication skills

Team coordination

Analytical skills

Education

Degree in economics, engineering or business

Tools

Word

PowerPoint

Excel

PowerBI

Sharepoint

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…

You will:

• Work directly with our clients to achieve their needs.
• Act as Project Director or Project Manager on a wide range of projects whilst helping to grow and develop our work with clients.
• Stay informed about industry trends and best practice.
• Oversee projects budget and financial performance.
• Undertake technical preparation, review and checking of deliverables within the team.
• Work collaboratively with the wider Strategic Advisory teams in WSP UK business to achieve our aims and objectives.

YOUR TEAM

WSP’s Investment and Transactions Advisory team is a leader in advising Government and private industry on decarbonisation and the associated commercial, economic and technical challenges and risks to be addressed to enable successful delivery policy and business plans. This requires individuals with the agility to work at strategic, ‘big picture’ level while being able to get into the detail to support selection process definition and delivery, negotiations support and final contract execution and business case assurance to secure Final Investment Decisions. This differentiates WSP by combining commercial, technical and operational expertise in order to create greater value for our clients in a sustainable way.

Following recent significant contract awards we are looking for ambitious, flexible and like minded individuals who are passionate about decarbonisation and who want to play a significant role in developing and delivering new industries in the public and private sectors in the UK mainly but also with the potential to leverage this capability internationally through the global WSP business.

What does your new role involve?

• Leading advisory projects to provide integrated commercial and technical advisory assignments in decarbonisation.
• Responsible for co-ordinating the production of contractual deliverables and due diligence / assurance reports conveying complex commercial and technical issues in a simple form to support decision making, ensuring consistency and quality.
• Develop and manage relationships with existing and new clients. Pursue opportunities and lead the conversion into projects.
• Representing WSP at client meetings – you will need to demonstrate a good range of client management skills.
• Leading the analysis and preparing high quality reports.
• Coordinating project teams and assist with training and development of the wider team.
• Leverage the 70,000+ strong internal domain experts and specialist consultants to find answers to complex problems.
• Possibility of travel overseas for projects as contract work requires.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Degree level education in economics, engineering or business-related subject.
• Recent demonstrable track record of successfully delivering a number of complex and/or high-profile consulting projects is essential.
• 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.
• Strong spoken and written communication skills in English is required while additional language skills would be desirable.
• Ability to develop client-facing relationships, with confidence communicating effectively with senior management teams of clients.
• A comprehensive knowledge of all major relevant software packages (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PowerBI, Sharepoint etc.).

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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Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

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