Strategic Advisory - Infrastructure and Environment

WSP can deliver a diverse range of services across any and all phases of the engagement lifecycle, from strategic planning to operational issues.

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NZ Strategic Advisory Pillars Expertise Team Insights

At WSP, providing strategic infrastructure advice is nothing new; we’ve been doing it for more than 150 years.

WSP in New Zealand - Strategic Advisory

From the birth of the North Island Main Trunk railway in the 19th century to the design and delivery of the City Rail Link (CRL) in the 21st, WSP has been working alongside its clients to enable the infrastructure that matters to New Zealanders.

With strategic advisors working across our 35 offices in Aotearoa New Zealand, we’re working every day to help our clients make confident choices that will benefit communities for generations to come. We provide strategic advice and solutions backed by deep industry understanding and local knowledge.

Since 2017, we’ve super-charged our local expertise with access to a global network of WSP experts working at the forefront of technology, innovation and thought leadership. Our diverse team of designers, advisors and engineers are experts at navigating today's complex infrastructure landscape and are ideally placed to bridge the gap between ideas and implementation.

Make strategic decisions that resonate

WSP's Strategic Advisory team includes a variety of experts and thought leaders who can help to join the dots between planning, design, and execution and ensure robust solutions to your most complex challenges.
In connecting you with industry experts and community insights, we can help you to make informed decisions with buy-in from those who matter.

Infrastructure advisory backed by on the ground expertise

From strategy and design to engineering and delivery, WSP offers an end-to-end service backed by decades of experience and generations of local knowledge. Our people are commercial advisors, economists, planning and engagement specialists, policy advisors, climate resilience researchers, scientists, designers, developers, engineers, asset management specialists and more.

Investment

Our investment specialists collaborate with key decision-makers across councils, governments, and private entities to help them best match up the overall strategy of a project with the best financing and procurement method, advise on alternative financing methods, and explore the economic impacts of a project or programme.

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Transformation

Our transformation team is committed to helping our clients navigate through system, organisational and digital change with minimal disruption. Our expertise in governance, change management, organisational design, and public policy development allows us to offer a full suite of services tailored to every stage of a transformation journey.

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Assets

Our specialists are distinguished by their deep expertise and comprehensive advisory, seeking pragmatic efficiency and value-for-money outcomes. Key strengths cover strategic asset management and financial optimisation, climate change resilience, adaptation and financial disclosure, urban planning, and future scenario development and analysis.

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Global Insights to Local Solutions

WSP's global multi-disciplinary network sets us apart. With access to more than 64,000 global experts, we work closely with our colleagues from around the globe to bring broader expertise and insight to our advice here in New Zealand.

Our expertise includes

Our diverse, multidisciplinary team is dedicated to ensuring your vision is articulated clearly throughout all stages of a project and can reach every stakeholder and partner with clarity and relevance.

Climate reporting and future scenarios

WSP Strategic Advisory supports clients with climate-related financial disclosures (TCFD), including gap analysis, maturity road mapping and quantify risk and opportunities, and and prepare for future scenarios, providing vital insights for informed decision-making.

Change Management

Our team can advise our clients to plan and manage the successful implementation of change in their organisation. We can use our expertise to design and implement change programmes.

Infrastructure funding and financing strategies

WSP strategic advisory can advise on different and efficient ways to fund and finance infrastructure projects by evaluating the best methods for our unique Aotearoa context.

Major programme and project delivery efficiency

WSP Strategic Advisory enhances the efficiency of major programme and project deliveries, streamlining processes for successful implementation and optimal outcomes.

Māori Business and Advisory Services

WSP Strategic Advisory provides specialised Māori Business and Advisory Services, honoring cultural values while driving economic development and empowerment within Māori communities.

Policy development and implementation

WSP Strategic Advisory provide social and economic policy development and implementation advice across a range of subjects, including climate change/ sustainability, resource management, water, health, and energy.

Strategic asset management

WSP strategic advisory help clients solve real-world challenges and improve the services they deliver through more efficient and economic use of the assets they manage – doing the right work at the right time, and for the right cost.

Meet our Strategic Advisory team

We synthesise real-world perspectives and high-level insights into better, more informed decisions. Our people are experienced at navigating complexities, solving problems using tried-and-tested methods, and ensuring project continuity at every step.

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