Technical Data Consultant

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Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, Guildford, London

YOUR NEW ROLE, WHATS INVOLVED? 

WSP is looking for an experienced Data Consultant to join our industry-leading Intelligent Infrastructure team.  We provide technical professional services to transport clients throughout the UK and overseas to deliver tangible value for through technology enabled change.

Join our Intelligent Infrastructure discipline and make a real-world difference, working on crucial projects for public sector clients such as, supporting West of England Combined Authority as Technical assurance partners. We develop cloud data solution and manage end to end solution implementation for National Highways and TfWRL. 

As a Technical Consultant, you will lead tasks as part of a team on projects to provide client facing advisory and assurance services. In addition to challenging and stimulating projects, you will be able to access a range of benefits, including targeted professional development and training to help you grow and develop at WSP.

YOUR TEAM

• This role sits within the II System and Infrastructure business and will form a key part of the growing Data and Architecture Capability, which is our centre of excellence for digital skills. 
• Our II S&I team is growing rapidly to deliver exciting projects in areas such as connected and autonomous vehicles, next generation traffic control systems, 5G, and digital twins. We are developing our technology capabilities to meet these demands and have a number of opportunities for technology specialists to join out Digital and Data consultancy capability. 
• The Capability team provides a community of colleagues working in and around technology to help you deliver effectively and support your professional development through training, mentoring and opportunities to really stretch your capabilities. 

YOUR ROLE

• Collaborating with clients, partners, and supply chains to solve complex business and technical problems.
• Leading small teams to implement data engineering, analytics and reporting solutions. 
• Conduct exploratory data analysis and develop data science models to uncover insights.
• Support development of data strategy, roadmaps for data initiatives and solution design for our clients.
• Acting as a technical authority and providing assurance services
• Contributing to proposals and helping to plan and deliver work within a project or programme environment 
• Acting as a Data champion within our team and in our global networks, providing mentorship, support and guidance across projects and bids

WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE

• Undergraduate or higher Degree in a relevant discipline, or equivalent professional experience and qualifications
• Essentials - you will need skills and experience in these areas to be successful in the role:
  • Successfully leading a small team to deliver technical tasks 
  • Conducting discovery activities and working with stakeholders at all levels to understand their needs
  • Delivery of data reporting solutions using Power BI/other BI tools
  • Strong analytical skills and a proven ability to think creatively to solve problems.
  • Understanding of ETL processes and some experience of designing/implementing data pipelines to collect, clean and integrate data from various sources using cloud platforms such as Azure.
  • Experience of DevOps practices to develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience of utilizing a variety of data tools and technologies such as SQL, Python, R etc.
  • Exposure to best practices in data management, including data quality and metadata management.
  • Development of data documentation for data processes and solutions. 
  • Client-facing experience and excellent communications skills, both written and face-to-face 

We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready!

In today’s world it’s important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.

When considering a career move its vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong.

To find out more about our business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Who We Are | WSP

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Work-life balance?

WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important – whether that’s for your families, friends, or yourself.

Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Diversity?

We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.

Our employee resource groups VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees), CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity) and our Gender Balance Group, in tandem with WSP’s Neurodiverse Community Group, WSP Connect Group (visible and non-visible disabilities) help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential.

Health & Wellbeing?

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.

Flex your time?

For improved work life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development?

We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training or mentoring.

 APPLY NOW AND BE THE FUTURE OF WSP!

 #WeAreWSP

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.

Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.