Deloitte bolsters North West practice with infrastructure partner appointment

Deloitte has strengthened its real estate and infrastructure offering with the appointment of Zoe Watters as partner.

Watters joins from PwC, where she was a partner in the firm’s infrastructure team, having previously worked in the civil service. Watters’ experience spans large-scale public sector infrastructure projects, with a particular focus on social infrastructure and public-private partnerships.

Throughout her career, Watters has worked on some of the UK’s biggest development projects. She has advised on the opening of new hospitals, supported devolved governments on new public-private partnership models, and engaged with mayoral authorities on key sectors such as transport and healthcare.

Watters will join Deloitte’s growing North West team based at the firm’s Manchester office at 100 Embankment, which is home to more than 1,600 colleagues in the region.

Zoe Watters, infrastructure partner at Deloitte, said: “With a renewed focus on large-scale infrastructure projects across the UK, coupled with more powers being devolved to mayoral authorities beyond housing and development, I’m joining Deloitte at a crucial time for the sector. As ever, it’s so important that the public sector has the right advice and support to deliver projects, uplift communities and contribute to regional economies.

“Deloitte’s infrastructure team has a strong record of advising on high-profile projects so I’m looking forward to bringing my experience and expertise to the firm.”

Jo Ahmed MBE, practice senior partner for Deloitte in the North West, said: “Zoe’s experience and track record will strengthen our regional and national infrastructure offering. Manchester’s development pipeline remains robust, and Zoe is well placed to advise on major projects that will help shape and deliver future infrastructure developments in the city region.”