# Principal Consultant - Economics

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Melbourne, Victoria
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking a Principal Consultant - Economics to join our Water Economics, Policy & Strategy team. In this role, you will combine economic expertise with strategic thinking to deliver high-quality advisory services that help clients make informed decisions about the future of water infrastructure and services.

Responsibilities:

- Lead and deliver economic appraisal and advisory projects for water and infrastructure clients.

- Undertake cost-benefit analysis, economic modelling, business case development and investment prioritisation studies.

- Translate complex economic and technical analysis into clear, practical advice for decision-makers.

- Manage project delivery, including scope, budgets, commercial performance and client outcomes.

- Support business development activities, proposal preparation and work-winning initiatives.

- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients across government, utilities and industry.

- Mentor and provide technical guidance to analysts and consultants.

- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across engineering, planning, environment and advisory disciplines.

Requirements:

- A degree in Economics, Commerce, Finance, Public Policy, Environmental Economics or a related discipline.

- Approximately 10+ years of relevant experience within consulting, government, infrastructure, utilities or advisory environments.

- Strong expertise in economic appraisal, cost-benefit analysis and economic modelling.

- Experience developing business cases, investment assessments, options evaluations or economic impact studies.

- A solid understanding of Australian infrastructure, government or water sector investment frameworks.

- Strong client engagement, communication and stakeholder management skills.

- Proven project management and commercial management capability.

- A collaborative, commercially-minded approach and a passion for delivering high-quality outcomes.

Benefits:

- Opportunities to work alongside leading economists, policy specialists and technical experts.

- Global career pathways backed by the scale and expertise of one of the world's leading professional services firms.

- Access to nationally significant water, infrastructure and advisory projects.

- A genuinely collaborative culture that supports growth, innovation and professional development.

- Competitive salary and a comprehensive suite of employee benefits.

- Flexible working arrangements designed to support your lifestyle and wellbeing.

- Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave and additional leave purchase options.

## Skills

### Required
- Economics
- cost-benefit analysis
- economic modelling
- project management
- client engagement
- communication
- stakeholder management

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