Senior / Principal Consultant (Digital Advisory)

The Senior/Principal Consultant - Digital Advisory will lead digital transformation initiatives across sectors such as transport, energy, water, local government and healthcare, contributing to large-scale programmes and delivering impactful digital interventions.

Responsibilities

• Operate as a trusted advisor to clients, leading the design and delivery of transformation initiatives that enable organisations to evolve, adapt, and realise strategic outcomes.
• Play a key role in shaping digital strategies, designing operating models, and ensuring the successful adoption of new ways of working, supported by digital and data-enabled insights.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team, contributing to large-scale programmes across infrastructure, public sector, energy, and transport sectors.
• Bring experience in managing complexity, advising clients through digital transformation, and ensuring outcomes deliver sustainable, measurable impact.
• Report into senior leadership, take ownership of significant workstreams, manage junior team members, and contribute to both client delivery and the growth of WSP's Transformation & Digital Insights capability.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience delivering business change and transformation initiatives within complex organisations.
• Experience owning and delivering workstreams independently within larger programmes.
• Strong experience in organisational design, operating model development, or change management.
• Proven ability to lead stakeholder engagement and influence senior decision makers.
• Experience managing or mentoring team members and contributing to high-performing delivery teams.
• Strong problem solving skills, with the ability to structure and solve complex challenges.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex concepts to diverse audiences.
• Experience contributing to business development activities, including proposals and client engagement.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word) for analysis, reporting, and client deliverables.