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The WSP Client Engineering and Advisory Services group sits within our UK Rail team. The group provides systemic and integrated rail solutions which are user focused, operationally driven, grounded in engineering and commercially sound. Teams within the Client Engineering and Advisory Services group include: Rolling Stock, Rail Planning & Operations, Rail Strategy & Feasibility, Digital Rail, and Client Engineering.

The WSP UK rolling stock team provides support to clients in the rolling stock industry, and rolling stock expertise into broader rail projects. We also provide depot expertise. We are engineers, but we can also think commercially and operationally. Our work covers all aspects of rail solutions including light rail, metro, regional, high-speed, freight and road-rail vehicles. Alongside advice on rolling stock focussed projects, we also provide rolling stock expertise to broader rail projects being delivered from WSPs Rail and Advisory teams, both locally and internationally. We work across the whole rolling stock product life-cycle, from concept, feasibility, procurement and design through to manufacture, service introduction, maintenance and overhaul.

We work collaboratively with rail infrastructure, operations, commercial, strategic advisory, systems engineering. Our team is a really great place to broaden your understanding of the railway.

Examples of recent projects include: a technology upgrade feasibility study for an in-service fleet (for a TOC), strategic market analysis (for a ROSCO), developing recommendations on the future of battery-powered train operation (for RSSB), developing depot and stabling plans for a new fleet (for an urban rail network) and developing a rolling stock specification for a new rail network (for the procuring authority).

To find out more about our Rail and Advisory business by clicking on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: https://www.wsp.com/en-GB/hubs/transit

Responsibilities

We are looking for consultants to join the Rolling Stock team at WSP. The team provides rolling stock and depots consultancy services to our clients. You will be responsible for providing advice to external and internal clients.

You will be responsible for planning, managing and delivering tasks that contribute to large projects, and you may take responsibility for planning, managing and delivering smaller projects. You will have the opportunity to be involved with bidding for new work.

We engage with our clients and we take a pro-active role in the WSP global rolling stock community. We will expect you to build and use your network both externally and internally.

Qualifications

• An individual looking to gain breadth and depth in their rail career, a pro-active approach, a collaborative style.

• A breadth of rolling stock industry experience, evidence of working in different rail environments.

• Organisational skills, able to plan and manage tasks.

• Microsoft proficiency.

• Working towards chartership.

• Rail industry recognised apprenticeship or graduate scheme

• We plan, manage and deliver our projects. We engage with our clients. We take a pro-active role in the WSP global rolling stock community

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In today’s world it’s important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.

When considering a career move its vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong.

To find out more about our business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Who We Are | WSP (https://www.wsp.com/en-gb/who-we-are)

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Work-life balance?

WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important – whether that’s for your families, friends, or yourself.

Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Diversity?

We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.

Our employee resource groups VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees), CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity) and our Gender Balance Group, in tandem with WSP’s Neurodiverse Community Group, WSP Connect Group (visible and non-visible disabilities) help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential.

Health & Wellbeing?

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.

Flex your time?

For improved work life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development?

We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training or mentoring.

APPLY NOW AND BE THE FUTURE OF WSP!

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Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.

Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.