Consultant, Infrastructure Resilience

Job Description

WSP is recruiting a Consultant to support its growing Resilience Services Practice and Climate, Resilience and Sustainability Team. The role is full‑time and can be based in any U.S. office.

• Provide quantitative and spatial analysis, modeling, and exposure assessments related to natural hazards and long‑term climate change for infrastructure sector clients.
• Participate on multiple projects, delivering on commitments through effective coordination with internal colleagues, external resources, agencies, and consulting partners.
• Contribute to a diverse expert team working to advance the Resilience Services Practice through data‑driven analysis and decision‑making.
• Support clients and participate in client meetings to understand and meet project requirements.
• Represent WSP USA in the marketplace, sharing capabilities and experiences with other WSP offices.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision‑making regarding company resources, adhering to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, or another quantitative discipline.
• 3 to 5 years of relevant quantitative risk and resilience experience in consulting, technical advisory, or infrastructure sectors (public agency experience may count).
• Experience with environmental, socio‑economic, and infrastructure datasets and large dataset programming (MATLAB, Python, R).
• Attention to detail, commitment to quality reviews, and accuracy.
• Ability to communicate technical analysis and results to non‑technical audiences using data visualization and maps.
• Self‑leadership with attention to detail, results orientation, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Learning agility and ability to work independently while complying with company policies.
• Critical thinking and problem‑solving skills for technical analysis and data collation.
• Track record of upholding workplace safety and compliance with WSP’s health, safety, drug/alcohol, and harassment policies.

• Postgraduate education.
• Experience in infrastructure sectors such as transportation, energy, digital, water, or urban.
• Experience developing quantitative vulnerability functions (e.g., fragility, depth‑damage, loss, downtime).
• In‑depth understanding of probability theory.

WSP offers a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on health and financial stability throughout an employee’s career, including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, retirement savings, paid sick leave, paid vacation, paid parental leave, and paid time off for personal or civic duties.

Expected Salary (all locations): $65,300 - $129,800.

Expected Salary (Colorado only): $65,300 - $121,770.

WSP USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status is not a factor in our hiring decisions. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.