Senior Consultant, Infrastructure Resilience

WSP•Miami, FL

About The Position

WSP is seeking a Senior Consultant to support its growing Resilience Services Practice. This full-time position is based in a Florida office in Miami, Sunrise, Tampa, Jacksonville, or Tallahassee, and the employee must be physically located in Florida. As a technical leader, the Senior Consultant will lead climate adaptation projects and help guide resilience investment decisions. The role connects risk analysis with engineering and design teams and communicates risk-reduction approaches to clients making infrastructure capital investments. The position leads project teams and work involving project-level risk assessment, adaptation alternatives, preliminary engineering design, and communication, with an initial focus on roadway infrastructure. The Senior Consultant works with interdisciplinary risk analysis and engineering teams, contributes to data-driven decision-making, prepares analyses and client deliverables, and supports project development and business development in Florida. The role is part of a national climate resilience team with members across the United States. It requires independent work, virtual collaboration, occasional travel within Florida, and a willingness to develop comfort with public speaking.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in Stormwater, Civil, or Environmental Engineering, or a related engineering field.
5–8 years of work experience.
Experience with climate-change vulnerability, risk assessments, and risk-reduction strategies or alternatives.
Demonstrated technical project-delivery capabilities and experience working with interdisciplinary technical teams.
Experience working independently and collaboratively on remote efforts.
Experience communicating technical analysis and results to non-technical audiences.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to detecting errors, thorough quality reviews, accuracy, correctness, and excellence.
Ability to innovate on challenging topics and produce client-tailored products.
Strong self-leadership, attention to detail, multitasking, and prioritization skills in a dynamic work environment.
Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members while adhering to QA/QC requirements.
Proficiency with technical writing, office automation and communication software, technology, mathematical principles, predictive models, and tools.
Critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to apply technical knowledge, interpret testing results and data, perform statistical analysis, and reach effective, economical, and logical solutions.
Ability to direct field personnel such as subcontractors assertively so tasks are completed safely and efficiently.
Track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to comply with WSP health, safety, drug/alcohol, and harassment policies.
Ability to work schedules that meet project-specific requirements and may extend beyond the typical workweek.
Ability to travel occasionally as project requirements dictate.
Must be physically located in Florida.
Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (P.E.) or Engineering Intern (E.I.) credential.
Experience working with hazard data and analyzing climate-related hazard impacts on assets, infrastructure, and communities.
Understanding of US Army Corps Depth-Damage functions for estimating losses.
Familiarity with Florida DOT alternatives analysis and preliminary design processes.
Familiarity with modeling outputs such as StormWise and risk-assessment software such as FEMA's HAZUS.

Responsibilities

Lead projects, tasks, and project teams addressing project-level risk assessment, adaptation alternatives, preliminary engineering design, and communication, initially focused mainly on roadway infrastructure.
Connect and coordinate information between risk analysis and engineering/design teams, and communicate risk-reduction approaches to clients.
Contribute to data-driven analysis and decision-making within the Resilience Services Practice.
Prepare data and visualizations, including tables, charts, accurate reports, and illustrations, to interpret or present data, findings, and analyses.
Maintain quality control standards and procedures for accurate measurements, statistical analysis, and reporting.
Assist with development and scoping of medium-sized projects.
Prepare technical reports and presentations that explain research, findings, and recommendations.
Work with cross-functional teams to execute project work.
Comply with regulatory requirements concerning data integrity, documentation, procedures, training, monitoring systems, and record compliance and retention.
Interact confidently and professionally with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients.
Support business development in Florida, potentially through conference presentations, professional-group engagement, and related activities.
Exercise responsible and ethical judgment regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and follow WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.