Early Career Associate Consultant

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for an Early Career Associate Consultantto join Advisory’s Associate Program for our Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Chicago, or New York office with a Summer 2024 start . We are looking for recent graduates (December 2023 - June 2024) who are passionate about infrastructure. Be involved in projects with our Advisory Team and be part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.

WSP USA’s Advisory professionals are dedicated to developing business and operational solutions in all areas of management, investment, and development throughout the entire business life cycle. We offer our clients a unique combination of infrastructure expertise and management consulting leadership to help them determine how best to develop assets and cost-effectively deliver services.

The Associate Program’s mission is to expose associates to projects in all practices and services across Advisory, investing in their development as well-rounded management consultants and ultimately placing them in the service best suited for them.

The Associate Consultantmust be passionate about the strategic development and management of infrastructure across all sectors: Transportation, Water, Buildings, Energy and Environment. Associates work on projects for public and private sector clients across a range of topics including funding and finance, organizational design, alternative delivery, economic analysis, research and innovation, data analysis, financial modeling, policy development, asset management, and more.

The 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

• Analyzing needs and opportunities
• Researching industry trends
• Evaluating alternatives and priorities
• Developing the business case for infrastructure investments
  Writing reports and grant applications
• Supporting client meetings and workshops
• Analyzing project and program funding and financing options
  Reviewing and interpreting federal legislation and guidance
• Performing quantitative analyses and data analytics
  Developing financial models
• Providing strategic support in all phases of infrastructure planning and project development
  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.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in civil engineering, business, economics, finance, urban or transportation planning, liberal arts, operations research, or related field
• 1-3 Years of Relevant Experience Post-Graduation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Demonstrated research skills and experience
• Ability to think creatively, work independently, and deliver high quality work with minimal supervision
• Ability to work in a team environment, synthesize problems, and communicate point of view and analytical results
• Interest or experience in the infrastructure industry and related sectors
• 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

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Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in business, economics, urban or transportation planning, civil engineering, public policy, or related field
Management consulting or advisory experience

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Compensation and 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.

Expected Salary (all locations): $53,200 - $94,000

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 less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

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