Estates Strategy Advisor - Health and Life Sciences

WSP is a leading specialist consultancy, transforming environments for clients in health and life sciences. We are helping organisations to become more efficient and effective in the core sectors that we work in; whether improving patient pathways for the NHS, developing laboratories to facilitate world-leading science, or rationalising educational campuses to attract the highest calibre students and research investment. 

Our clients tell us that we are different from other consultancies. They know that we have a wide range of skills across the business that gives us a competitive edge over other organisations. By joining WSP, you will be part of the journey with our clients and colleagues.

A little more about your role…

We work with organisations across the public and private sectors to develop estate strategies, business cases, development frameworks and transformation programmes that align property portfolios and infrastructure investment with organisational objectives.

You will have a key role in:

• Supporting the delivery of estate strategies, portfolio planning studies and strategic advisory commissions.
• Working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to develop evidence-based recommendations and solutions.
• Producing high-quality analysis, insights and client-facing outputs that support decision-making and long-term investment planning.
• Contributing to the growth and development of WSP's strategic advisory and estates planning capability.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the development and delivery of estate strategies, development control plans and business cases aligned to client objectives.
• Applying analytical thinking, research and scenario testing to evaluate strategic options and inform robust recommendations.
• Building trusted client relationships, providing tailored strategic advice and embedding within client and multidisciplinary teams as required.
• Supporting the Director of Life Sciences Strategy in delivering high‑quality commissions, proposals and thought leadership, and mentoring junior team members where appropriate.
• Producing high‑quality reports, presentations and workshop materials, applying best‑practice methodologies and contributing to continuous improvement.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Experience delivering estate strategy, estate planning, strategic advisory, property consultancy or business planning services within complex organisational environments.
• Experience contributing to the development of estate strategies, masterplans, business cases, transformation programmes or capital investment plans.
• A chartership‑level qualification (or working towards) in a built‑environment discipline (architecture, engineering, FM, property) or equivalent experience
• Evidence of positive client engagement and contribution to successful delivery
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and political awareness
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear, high‑quality deliverables
• Relevant experience supporting risk and change management in estates or technical environments
• Relevant project‑management training or experience related to strategic planning in life sciences
• Skills in the use of visual aids and graphics tools such as PowerPoint, InDesign, Illustrator
• Good proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications