Principal Consultant - Data Centres & Digital Infrastructure Advisory

Mployee.me; Dadri; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP India is seeking a Principal Consultant to join the Investment and Transaction Advisory team, focused on technical due diligence for data centres and digital infrastructure. You will lead assessments of design basis, performance, and lifecycle costs across hyperscale, colocation, and edge facilities, engaging with investors and developers.

In this role, you will work on cross-sector projects, contribute to bids, and mentor junior staff while collaborating with clients and senior stakeholders

Qualifications

• Proven experience in data centres or digital infrastructure.
• Experience in engineering consultancy and advisory/due diligence.
• Exposure to owner/operator or developer environments.
• Strong understanding of data centre design, power, cooling, redundancy.
• Focus on capacity planning, utilisation and scalability.
• Experience delivering technical due diligence for infrastructure assets.
• Ability to manage complex assignments and engage with senior stakeholders.
• Strong communication and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.
• Interest in growth of digital infrastructure and AI/data-driven economies.

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, cooling and IT load.
• Analyze uptime and resilience standards and asset lifecycle costs.
• Contribute to investment cases, capex benchmarking, and expansion strategies.
• Advise on operational performance and risk identification across portfolios.
• Provide input into bids and proposals with robust asset insights.
• Engage with clients and present findings to influence investment decisions.

Skills

Data centres

Digital infrastructure

Advisory / due diligence

Engineering consultancy

Owner/operator environment

Stakeholder engagement

Investor relations

Job description

Job Description

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 be named #1 Advisor by Deal Value in 2024 by Infranews. Our Investment and Transaction Advisory team is at the forefront of supporting digital infrastructure growth, providing technical and commercial insight across high-value transactions in the data centre and digital infrastructure ecosystem.

We are seeking an exceptional Principal Consultant to join our growing advisory team, with a focus on technical due diligence in data centres and digital infrastructure.

This role offers the opportunity to work on hyperscale and colocation data centre platforms, edge infrastructure, and supporting digital ecosystems (including power, cooling, connectivity and real estate), while also providing exposure to a broader range of infrastructure sectors, including energy, transport and social infrastructure, across high-profile investment transactions and strategic advisory mandates.

Responsibilities

Your Role Will Include:

• Supporting the delivery of technical and commercial due diligence assignments for investors, lenders, and developers across the data centre sector (hyperscale, colocation, and edge facilities).


• Assessing 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)


• Supporting investment cases and business plans, including capex benchmarking, lifecycle costs, and expansion strategies.


• Advising on operational performance, asset management practices, and risk identification across portfolios.


• Providing technical and commercial input into bids and pursuits, shaping competitive proposals through robust asset and demand insights to strengthen proposals.


• Working on cross-sector digital infrastructure projects, including telecoms, fibre networks, and energy interface with DC assets.


• Engaging directly with clients, presenting findings that influence investment and financing decisions.


• Participating in site visits and international projects as required.

OUR TEAM

The Investment and Transaction 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. As part of the GCC delivery team, the role supports opportunities and projects across Europe, Asia and North America. 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 energy infrastructure [RC3] . [RC4] [SG5] WSP has a global network of over 10,500 advisory professionals and 80,000 employees across technical, sustainability and advisory disciplines, enabling our front-end consultancy to draw on deep expertise across transaction advisory (including PPP), investment advisory, market studies, demand forecasting, feasibility studies, and management consultancy.

Qualifications

WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE

• 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.

BGV:

• Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification ("BGV") check conducted by a third‑party agency appointed by WSP India.


• Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner

About Us

WSP is one of the world’s leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Power & Energy, Resources and Industry sectors, as well as offering strategic advisory services. Our talented people around the globe engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come. With approximately 4,000 talented people across 3 locations (Noida, Bengaluru & Mumbai offices) in India and more than 73,000 globally, in 550 offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

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We are

• Passionate people doing purposeful and sustainable work that helps shape our communities and the future.


• A collaborative team that thrives on challenges and unconventional thinking.


• A network of experts channeling our curiosity into creating solutions for complex issues.

Inspired by diversity, driven by inclusion, we work with passion and purpose.

Working with Us

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.

Our Hybrid Working Module

• Maximize collaboration.


• Maintain product quality and cultural integrity.


• Balance community, collaboration, opportunity, productivity, and efficiency.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing

Our people are our greatest asset, and we prioritize a safe work environment. Health, safety, and wellbeing are integral to our culture, with each of us accountable for fostering a safe workplace through our “Making Health and Safety Personal” initiative. Our Zero Harm Vision drives us to reduce risks through innovative solutions, earning recognition for our global health and safety practices with the prestigious RoSPA Health and Safety Awards for six consecutive years.

Inclusivity and Diversity

WSP India is dedicated to fostering a sustainable and inclusive work environment where our greatest strength - Our People -feel valued, respected, and supported. We ensure an unbiased approach in hiring, promotion, and performance evaluation, regardless of age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, physical ability, education, social status, or cultural background.

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Join our close-knit community of over 73,300 talented global professionals dedicated to making a positive impact. Together, we can make a difference in communities both near and far.

With us, you can.