Location
Liverpool, with flexibility to work from other offices across England, Scotland, or Wales including Birmingham, London, Manchester, Liverpool, Edinburgh, and Glasgow.

Hours
Full Time - Hybrid working with the option to work from home two days per week and collaborate in modern offices.

Salary
Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

About the Role
Join WSP’s Future of Mobility team, a diverse group of specialists including researchers, town planners, engineers, economists, behavioural scientists, data specialists, and transport planners. This Principal Consultant role focuses on emerging mobility modes, services, systems, and business models such as connected and automated mobility, micromobility, demand responsive transport, and ticketing, payment and information systems. You will provide consultancy and advisory services to public and private sector clients, helping them shape strategy, policy, investment cases, and programmes of work related to the future of mobility.

Your role will involve delivering consultancy projects, developing business cases, leading feasibility studies, conducting market and policy research, designing and delivering user research, supporting funding applications and policy development, managing projects to ensure timely and budget-compliant delivery, and applying strong analytical skills to provide robust recommendations. You will also contribute to business development activities including client engagement and bid preparation.

This role suits individuals who enjoy working at the interface of ideas, evidence, and decision-making rather than technical design or systems engineering. You will be supported by senior team members and have opportunities to become a subject matter expert in your area of passion. Occasional travel for client meetings will be required to build meaningful relationships.

WSP offers a culture that celebrates curiosity, innovation, diversity, and inclusion, with a strong commitment to work-life balance, health and wellbeing, and professional development. Join a global team of over 69,000 employees dedicated to making a positive impact in communities worldwide.

Experience
- Experience working on emerging mobility modes or technologies, ideally in consultancy, advisory, or policy environments.
- Confidence managing projects and client relationships, balancing quality, time, and budget.
- Good understanding of the UK transport landscape and future of mobility themes.
- Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills with a proactive mindset.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and presenting.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a hybrid and virtual team environment.

About you
- Curious about the interaction of policy, economics, place, human behaviour, and technology.
- Enjoy developing tailored approaches rather than applying standard solutions.
- Comfortable asking questions, challenging assumptions, and contributing ideas.
- Able to build and maintain effective client relationships and deliver high standards of client care.
- Motivated to contribute to thought leadership and business development.
- Willingness to travel occasionally for client meetings.
- A professional network of clients and industry contacts is desirable but not essential.

Qualifications
- Relevant professional qualifications or experience in transport, mobility, or related fields are advantageous.
- Commitment to ongoing professional development and growth supported by WSP.