Early-Career Rail Advisory Consultant

WSP; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Work-life balance

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

WSP is seeking an Early Career Professional to join its Rail Advisory team in the UK. You will work across operations modelling, strategy development and digital advisory, gaining breadth of knowledge across rail projects and client engagements.

You will learn to identify areas of rail advisory to deepen expertise while developing core consultancy and client-facing skills in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Engineering, mathematical or computer science degree.
• Ability to think holistically and apply systems thinking to complex problems.
• Understanding of railways across governance, systems, technologies, operations or maintenance.
• Awareness of the consultancy environment.
• Organisational skills with proactive planning and collaboration.
• Postgraduate rail-related experience is desirable.
• Confident, clear, persuasive communicator with good presentation skills.
• Ability to write reports and present information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Railway operations modelling, simulation and analysis.
• Strategy and feasibility studies, business case development.
• Digital advisory support and data strategies.

Skills

Systems thinking

Analytical thinking

Communication

Presentation skills

Education

Engineering/Mathematical/Computer Science degree

Job description

WSP is seeking an Early Career Professional to join its Rail Advisory team in the UK. You will work across operations modelling, strategy development and digital advisory, gaining breadth of knowledge across rail projects and client engagements.

You will learn to identify areas of rail advisory to deepen expertise while developing core consultancy and client-facing skills in a collaborative environment.