▷ [18 / 10 / 2025] Associate Director - Transport Advisory

Working with our clients in the public and private sectors, we have supported the successful delivery of billions of pounds of investment. This has encompassed local interventions to address issues of exclusion and poor design, to multi-million-pound innovative solutions to unlock major economic and social opportunities or protect internationally significant heritage.

As trusted advisors collaborating with clients, we deliver compelling business cases and business case related work underpinned by technically robust analysis which consistently withstands scrutiny and challenge through governance gateways. Our experience encompasses an extensive range of projects including for active travel, intelligent transport systems, local highway measures, MaaS, major highway schemes, mass transit, mobility hubs, new stations, rail service improvements, residential & commercial developments, speed management and user charging.

The role

We are seeking to recruit an experienced and talented Associate / Associate Director to join the Business Case Advisory team (part of Mobility Planning). You would be joining a virtual team with colleagues based across India and the UK.

We undertake a wide variety of projects to provide clients and funding bodies with clear and robust information to support informed decision making. The nature of our work typically encompasses :

• Making the case for investment in proposed transport and / or land-use schemes by understanding the rationale
• Developing objectives in the context of relevant policy and identified problems and opportunities
• Developing the evidence to support informed choices by clients and funders
• Developing and applying Multi-Criteria Assessment Frameworks to ensure robust optioneering
• Creating economic and financial appraisal frameworks consistent with HM Treasury and DfT guidance
• Providing analytical and appraisal expertise to colleagues across WSP
• Collaborating with colleagues and clients to assemble information and communicate clearly analytical findings

We are looking for candidates who possess the following attributes and can demonstrate :