Energy Associate Director (Commercial/Technical Due Diligence)

WSP; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join WSP as an Associate Director specializing in energy sector due diligence. Drive high-profile transactions and strategic advisory, engaging with clients and collaborating in a dynamic environment. Leverage your expertise in infrastructure advisory to shape sustainable infrastructure and contribute to the energy transition.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in infrastructure advisory, ideally focusing on energy or transport.
• Experience in a leading consultancy firm.
• Strong understanding of project finance, investment appraisal, and risk analysis.

Responsibilities

• Leading technical and commercial due diligence for investors and developers.
• Managing multidisciplinary teams and collaborating with specialists.
• Providing strategic insights and presenting findings to clients.

Skills

Infrastructure advisory

Project finance

Investment appraisal

Risk analysis

Team management

Communication

Collaboration

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…
We are seeking an exceptional Associate Director to join our growing team, with a focus on technical and commercial due diligence in the energy sector. This is your unique opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of infrastructure asset classes, including transport technologies and core-plus infrastructure, while playing a key role in high-profile transactions and strategic advisory mandates.

Your role will include:

• Leading and delivering technical and commercial due diligence for investors, lenders, and developers in the energy sector (including renewables, CCUS, hydrogen, and emerging technologies).
• Supporting cross-sector advisory projects across transport and wider infrastructure, applying your analytical and commercial expertise.
• Managing multidisciplinary teams and collaborating with technical specialists across WSP’s global network.
• Engaging directly with clients, providing strategic insights and presenting findings that influence investment decisions.
• Contributing to business development, thought leadership, and the continued growth of our advisory offering.
• 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 in a typical 4-6 week project)

Your team:

At WSP, we are driven by a shared purpose: to create positive, long-lasting impacts on the world around us. As a global leader in strategic advisory services, we are proud to have been named #1 Advisor by Deal Value in 2024 by Infranews. Our Investor and Economic Advisory team are at the forefront of shaping the future of infrastructure, energy, and transport — supporting clients such as DESNZ as Technical Advisor to their CCUS programme — through complex investment decisions and delivering insight that drives sustainable growth.

The Infrastructure and Economic 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 (utilities, ports, rail and mobility) and wider industry.

We are expanding from a strong transport base into new sectors, including industrial clients, major government programmes (e.g. Port Infrastructure Fund, UK Freeports), mobility, and core+ infrastructure. Our front-end consultancy is supported by 70,000 technical specialists globally, offering services such as transaction advisory (including PPP), investment advisory, market studies, demand forecasting, feasibility studies, and management consultancy.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Proven experience in infrastructure advisory, ideally with a focus on energy or transport sectors.
• Experience working in a leading engineering consultancy firm, accountancy firm, or other specialist consultancy.
• Strong understanding of project finance, investment appraisal, and risk analysis.
• Ability to lead complex assignments and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Experience in managing teams and co-ordinating delivery of workstreams to tight deadlines.
• A collaborative mindset and the versatility to work across multiple sectors and disciplines.
• Strong spoken and written communication skills in English is required. Additional language skills would be desirable.
• 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.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

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.

With us, you can. Apply today.

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