Senior Consultant - Freight and Logistics

Description

In this position you will support public agencies and private clients in making better investment, policy, and planning decisions. Responsibilities include leading complex qualitative and quantitative analyses, directing research, collaborating with cross‑functional teams, contributing to business development, and presenting findings at conferences or in publications.

• Lead complex qualitative and quantitative freight analyses for public agencies and private clients.
• Direct primary and secondary research and produce technical reports.
• Collaborate with cross‑service teams and support business development initiatives.
• Present research findings at conferences and publish in relevant outlets.
• Utilize data science, GIS, Python, R, Tableau, PowerBI, and AI tools on large freight datasets.
• Apply expertise in multimodal freight planning, urban freight strategies, sustainability, and supply chain technology.

Requirements

The Senior Consultant – Freight and Logistics role seeks a highly motivated analyst with experience in federal, state, regional, or local freight planning. The successful candidate will provide technical expertise in economic and statistical analysis of freight infrastructure, strategies, and policies, and bring a background in data science and programming to innovate practices.

Candidates should have 5–7 years of relevant experience and a degree in engineering, economics, data science, statistics, applied mathematics, business, public policy, or urban planning. Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree and demonstrated capabilities in multimodal freight planning, data modeling, GIS, programming languages, and AI tools, alongside strong communication and analytical skills.

• Possess 5–7 years of experience with a degree in engineering, economics, data science, statistics, applied mathematics, business, public policy, or urban planning.
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication, analytical, and quantitative skills.

Benefits

WSP offers a comprehensive benefits suite covering medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, retirement savings, paid leave, parental leave, and other paid time off. Compensation is advertised at $86,100 to $150,590, with final salary determined by education, experience, skills, internal equity, and geographic location.

• Benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, retirement savings, paid leave, parental leave, and other paid time off.
• Salary range of $86,100 to $150,590, adjusted for experience, location, and internal equity.

Training + Development

Interview process

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