Consultant, Infrastructure Resilience

WSP • Washington, DC

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About The Position

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Consultant to support our company’s
growing Resilience Services Practice and our Climate, Resilience and
Sustainability Team. This is a full-time position located in any of our offices
in the United States.

This is a technical position that requires experience in quantitative risk and
resilience in the context of natural hazards and climate change. This experience
includes assessing the probable impacts caused by natural hazards and climate
change to infrastructure assets, their services, and our society. You will
collaborate with other experts from our Resilience Services Practice, including
climate scientists, natural hazard modelers, engineers, planners, economists,
policy specialists, and risk modelers, and expand our organization to meet our
growing portfolio of clients.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, or other quantitative discipline.
• 3 to 5 years of relevant quantitative risk and resilience experience in a management consulting or technical advisory firm, or an infrastructure sector organization, e.g., public agency (note: relevant research or academic experience may count towards meeting the number of years of experience).
• Experience working with a spectrum of environmental, socio-economic, and infrastructure data sets and large datasets using programming language (e.g., MATLAB, Python, R).
• Attention to detail; commitment and skills to identify and detect errors; commitment to thorough quality reviews and checks; and commitment to accuracy, correctness, and excellence.
• Experience communicating orally and in writing technical analysis and results to non-technical audiences using data visualization and maps.
• Effective self-leadership with attention to detail, results orientation, and managing multiple priorities in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to learn new techniques, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, follow instruction, work independently, and comply with company policies.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

Nice To Haves

• Post graduate education
• Experience in infrastructure sectors (e.g., transportation, energy, digital, water, urban)
• Experience developing quantitative vulnerability functions (e.g., fragility functions, depth-damage functions, loss functions, downtime functions)
• In-depth understanding of probability theory

Responsibilities

• Provide quantitative and spatial analysis and modeling of exposure, vulnerability, risks, and resilience associated with natural hazards and long-term climate change considerations for a range of clients in infrastructure sectors.
• Participate on multiple projects, delivering on project commitments through effective coordination with internal colleagues, external resources and agencies, and consulting team partners.
• Contribute to a diverse team of experts working to advance the Resilience Services Practice through effective data-driven analysis and decision-making.
• Support clients and participate in client meetings to understand and meet requirements for projects.
• Represent WSP USA in the marketplace, contributing capabilities and experiences to other WSP offices.
• 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.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees