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You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.\nAbout your role...\nWe are seeking a new team member at Consultant or Assistant Consultant level to support our growing Freight and Logistics team. We welcome applicants from a range of analytical and numerate backgrounds, including economics, data, policy or management consulting, as well as transport planning, freight and warehouse design and operations.\nThis role can be based in either our Birmingham, Leeds or Manchester offices, with hybrid working allowing for a mix of in-office and home-working.\nIn this role you will provide day-to-day support across a diverse portfolio of freight and logistics projects, potentially spanning one or more of the following areas:\nFreight policy and strategy - supporting clients to develop robust evidence bases and providing advice aligned with national, regional and local policy frameworks.\nFreight infrastructure - assisting with studies and business cases to improve the freight system, including key freight routes, lorry parking and amenities, and rail freight terminals. \nUrban freight - helping clients enable efficient last-mile operations while balancing placemaking, highway safety and public realm priorities. \nLogistics planning - supporting the design and implementation of optimised logistics operations in complex or specialist environments, such as healthcare facilities and major infrastructure projects. \nFreight decarbonisation - supporting policymakers, infrastructure investors and operators in the transition to zero-emission freight and logistics fleets. \nYour Team\nWe are a small, friendly and progressive team, bringing together a broad mix of grades, disciplines and backgrounds, with a strong culture of collaboration and mentorship.\nThe Freight and Logistics team sits within WSP’s wider Transport & Mobility business, working across the UK to support public and private sector clients. Our work spans Local and Combined Authorities, national government (including DfT and National Highways), Network Rail, city regions, national frameworks, and freight operators and developers.\nWe focus on shaping the future of freight, developing policies, strategies and solutions that recognise freight as a vital user of the transport network and a critical enabler of businesses, communities and everyday life. 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