Principal Consultant - Data Centres & Digital Infrastructure Advisory

WSP in India; Dadri; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in India is seeking an experienced Principal Consultant to join the Investment and Transaction Advisory team, focusing on technical due diligence for data centres and digital infrastructure. You will lead and support due diligence assignments for investors, lenders, and developers, assessing design bases, reliability, and lifecycle costs.

The role involves engaging with senior stakeholders, contributing to bids, and collaborating across cross‑sector digital infrastructure projects, including

Qualifications

• A proven track record in data centres or digital infrastructure.
• Experience in engineering consultancy and/or advisory due diligence.
• Experience in investment advisory for infrastructure assets.
• Ability to manage senior stakeholders and complex workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Support technical and commercial due diligence assignments for investors, lenders, and developers in data centre sector.
• Assess design basis, energy systems, cooling, and uptime standards for data centres.
• Support investment cases, capex benchmarking, lifecycle costs, and expansion strategies.
• Advise on operational performance, asset management, and risk identification across portfolios.
• Contribute technical input into bids and strengthen proposals with asset insights.
• Engage with clients, present findings, and participate in site visits and international projects.

Skills

Data centre design

Digital infrastructure

Due diligence

Stakeholder management

Investment advisory

Education

Engineering background

Tools

Asset lifecycle management

Job description

The Investment and Transaction Advisory team at WSP is seeking an exceptional Principal Consultant to join our growing advisory team, focusing on technical due diligence in data centres and digital infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of technical and commercial due diligence assignments for investors, lenders, and developers across the data centre sector.
• Assess design basis and operational performance of data centres, including:
• Power infrastructure – grid connection, redundancy, backup systems
• Cooling systems – air/liquid cooling, energy efficiency
• IT load capacity and scalability
• Uptime / resilience standards (Tier classification)
• Support investment cases and business plans, including capex benchmarking, lifecycle costs, and expansion strategies.
• Advise on operational performance, asset management practices, and risk identification across portfolios.
• Provide technical and commercial input into bids and pursuits, strengthening proposals through robust asset and demand insights.
• Work on cross‑sector digital infrastructure projects, including telecoms, fibre networks, and energy interface with DC assets.
• Engage directly with clients, presenting findings that influence investment and financing decisions.
• Participate in site visits and international projects as required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in data centres or digital infrastructure, ideally within:
• Engineering consultancy
• Advisory / due diligence
• Owner/operator or developer environment
• Strong understanding of:
• Data centre design and operations (power, cooling, redundancy)
• Capacity planning, utilisation, and scalability
• Asset lifecycle management and reliability
• Experience in technical due diligence or investment advisory for infrastructure assets.
• Ability to work on complex assignments and engage with senior stakeholders.
• Experience managing workstreams and delivering under tight deadlines.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset across multidisciplinary teams.
• Interest in the growth of digital infrastructure and its role in enabling global connectivity and AI/data‑driven economies.