Job Description

WSP is seeking an engineering professional to deliver technical due diligence services for large-scale Power and Water infrastructure projects across the Middle East region. This multifaceted role combines deep technical expertise with a strong understanding of techno-economic and techno-legal aspects of Project Finance, particularly within Public-Private Partnership (PPP) frameworks.

The successful candidate will support lenders and investors, including multilateral development banks, export credit agencies, and private equity firms, by providing independent technical assessments, monitoring project execution, and ensuring compliance with contractual, regulatory, and performance standards throughout the project lifecycle.

This role offers exposure to high-value utility infrastructure projects and provides a unique opportunity to contribute to both technical and financial dimensions of infrastructure development.

Location:

Bengaluru / Noida / Mumbai

Responsibilities

Contribute to technical due diligence for project feasibility assessments, with a strong grasp of PPP procurement models.
Identify and evaluate construction, technology, and regulatory risks.
Review and validate project schedules, cost estimates, and risk allocation mechanisms.
Analyze and assess key project documents including Offtaker Specifications, Project Agreements like Offtaker Contracts, EPC Contracts, O&M Agreements, and other technical contracts for compliance with international standards and regional precedents.
Contribute in Preparation of comprehensive technical due diligence reports, construction monitoring reports, and operational performance reviews for lenders and other stakeholders.
Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to gather inputs and ensure quality and consistency in reporting.
Review technical assumptions embedded in financial models for utility-scale power and water projects.
Conduct buyer and seller due diligence as a technical advisor to stakeholders.
Perform Capex and Opex benchmarking for utility scale power and water assets.
Ensure adherence to health & safety standards, quality management systems (QMS), and project lifecycle protocols.
Participate in project meetings, contribute to business development efforts, and provide feedback on new opportunities.

Qualifications

Mandatory skills:

Bachelor's degree in engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical) or related field.
Minimum 8 years of experience in infrastructure project development, construction, or technical advisory.
Strong Conceptual understanding of PPP projects and Project Finance Fundamentals.
Excellent report writing, analytical, soft skills and presentation skills.
Technical expertise in any one of the utility sectors like Water/Wastewater treatment, Power Generation (Renewable and Non-Renewable).
Knowledge of project procurement process under PPP structure particularly those followed in Middle East region.
Must have worked on Due Diligence reports for Lenders or other private investors preferable across Middle East.

Desired skills:

Master's degree or MBA with a focus on Infrastructure Finance or Project Management.
Experience working with multilateral development banks, export credit agencies, or private equity investors.
Familiarity with ESG standards, environmental permitting, and social impact assessments.
Certification in Project Management (PMP) or Technical Due Diligence.
Multilingual capabilities and international project exposure.

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.

About Us

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Power & Energy, Resources and Industry sectors, as well as offering strategic advisory services. Our talented people around the globe engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

With approximately 4,000 talented people across 3 locations (Noida, Bengaluru & Mumbai offices) in India and more than 73,000 globally, in 550 offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

At WSP we draw on the diverse skills and capabilities of our employees globally to compete for the most exciting and complex projects across the world and bring the same level of expertise to our local communities. We are proud to be an international collective of innovative thinkers who work on the most complex problems. Unified under one strong brand, we use our local expertise, international reach and global scale to prepare our cities and environments for the future, connect communities and help societies thrive in built and natural ecosystems. True to our guiding principles, our business is built on four cornerstones: Our People, Our Clients, Our Operational Excellence and Our Expertise.

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Senior Engineer - Technical Due Diligence