This Opportunity
Be involved in projects with our Advisory Services Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client's objectives and solves their challenges.
At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our skylines. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Freight and Logistics Senior Consultant . This position could be located in any one of our US offices. Be involved in freight and logistics projects with our Economics, Finance, & Grants business line and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client's objectives and solves their challenges.
About the Position:
We are looking for a highly motivated analyst consultant with experience in logistics, multimodal freight, and urban planning. The successful candidate will provide technical expertise in economic and statistical analysis of freight infrastructure, strategies, and policies. Ideal candidates will also have a background in data science and programming, and be eager to innovate and advance the state-of-practice.
The Freight and Logistics Associate Consultant position offers great opportunities for professional growth. You will work directly with industry thought leaders to identify and apply evolving requirements and innovative practices to large, highly visible projects across the United States.
Your Impact
Independently lead complex qualitative and quantitative analysis and research
Direct primary and secondary research, as well as technical analysis
Collaborate with teams across services areas and business lines in Advisory Services
Contribute to marketing and business develop activities
Present approaches and findings in conferences and publish where appropriate
The successful candidate will have the following skills, interests, and experiences:
Experience with multimodal freight systems, freight operations, urban freight strategies, sustainability, freight technologies, and supply chains.
Data science and modeling experience with large freight data sets, including GPS, system travel times, commodity flows, international trade, etc.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent analytical and quantitative skills
Program/project delivery implementation experience is highly desirable
Contributes to thought leadership and research
Recognize for technical excellence in high quality level performance
Experience with analytical packages and/or programming languages (R, Python, Matlab, VBA, etc.)
Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, Access)
Excellent communicator with abilities to deliver complex ideas and results in intuitive and effective manner to non-technical audience
Advanced degree in engineering, economics, data science, statistics, applied mathematics, business, public policy, or urban planning desirable
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
5-7 years of experience
Master's Degree in engineering, economics, data science, statistics, applied mathematics, business, public policy, or urban planning
Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures
Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
Preferred Qualifications:
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation:
Expected Salary (all locations): $99,000 - $142,000
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or
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About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation - no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
