Senior Consultant - Energy and Infrastructure Advisory

WSP in India; Dadri; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in India is seeking a Senior Consultant to join the Investment and Transaction Advisory team, focusing on technical and commercial due diligence in the energy sector. You will engage in high‑profile investment transactions and advisory mandates across energy, transport and social infrastructure.

The role involves leading complex assignments, coordinating delivery with multidisciplinary teams, and presenting strategic insights to clients.

Qualifications

• Strong spoken and written communication in English is required.
• Ability to lead complex assignments and communicate with senior stakeholders.
• Experience in infrastructure advisory, especially energy infrastructure (LNG terminals, pipelines, CCS, hydrogen).
• Understanding of project finance, investment appraisal, and risk analysis.
• Collaborative mindset with ability to work across multiple sectors and disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of technical and commercial due diligence for energy sector investments.
• Assist in developing technical input for bids and proposals with asset/demand insights.
• Support cross‑sector advisory projects across transport and wider infra.
• Collaborate with technical specialists across WSP’s global network.
• Engage with clients, present findings, and influence investment decisions.
• Contribute to business development and thought leadership.
• Participate in international engagements and site visits as required.

Skills

Communication in English

Leadership

Analytical skills

Collaboration

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 have been named #1 Advisor by Deal Value in 2024 by Infranews. Our Investment and Transaction 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.

We are now seeking an exceptional Senior Consultant to join our growing team, with a focus on technical and commercial due diligence in the energy sector. This is a unique opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of infrastructure asset classes, including energy, transport and social infrastructure, across high‑profile investment transactions and strategic advisory mandates, while playing a key role in high‑profile transactions and strategic advisory mandates.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the delivery of technical and commercial due diligence assignments for investors, lenders, and developers in the energy sector (including LNG, pipelines, renewables, CCUS, hydrogen, and emerging technologies).
• Providing support in developing technical and commercial input into bids and pursuits, preparing competitive proposals through robust asset and demand insights to strengthen proposals.
• Supporting cross-sector advisory projects across transport and wider infrastructure, applying your analytical and commercial expertise.
• Working in 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.
• Participating in international engagements, including site visits and stakeholder meetings where 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. 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 infrastructure advisory, ideally with a focus on energy infrastructure, especially LNG/LPG terminals, pipelines, CCS, hydrogen, cryogenic systems, and gas processing. Experience working in a leading engineering consultancy 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 coordinating 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.

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.