Data Science Analyst Co-op - Winter 2024/Spring 2025

Our Business

We are a global leader in environmental consulting - made stronger with the recent acquisition of Wood’s Environment & Infrastructure business and Golder - with world-class expertise in environmental, social and governance (ESG), climate resiliency & sustainability (CRS), and earth sciences. Combined we have over 20,000 multidisciplinary professionals worldwide collaborating daily to protect and conserve natural landscapes, create firm foundations for communities to stand on, and champion sustainable development to combat climate change.

This Opportunity

WSP USA hosts hundreds of interns across the United States to gain hands-on, meaningful work experience to enhance their education and professional aptitude. Our interns gain exposure to real projects while working side by side with senior staff. Through our Developing Professionals Network, interns gain mentorship, networking opportunities and lifelong career connections.

Our Digital Solutions Team (DST) is seeking a Data Science Analyst Co-op to work out of our Portland, ME office. This temporary position is seeking individuals currently enrolled in an Undergraduate or Graduate degree program through the Roux Institute at Northeastern University.

This co-op is anticipated to take place approximately January through June. The start date may be flexible. This position is designed to give the candidate exposure to a wide array of client projects and WSP-internal initiatives in our Earth & Environment business. The candidate will develop digital solutions under the guidance of our DST, solutions that bring innovation to the way we solve client challenges, enhance delivery efficiency, derive insights from of vast datasets, and increase the capacity of our DST to meet the growing demands for digital solutions at WSP.

Your Impact

• Support a variety of engineering tasks with the goal to develop technical, social, and ethical skills.
• Learn basic principles of Data Science & Analytics.
• Assist with preparation of reports, dashboards and other technical outputs, with an emphasis on clarity and brevity.
• Contribute towards the gathering and preprocessing of raw data from diverse sources, ensuring accuracy and reliability.
• Learn to develop and apply statistical models to analyze trends and patterns to inform data implications on project outcomes.
• Assist in translating data findings into clear, actionable insights for internal stakeholders, project managers, and external clients to support evidence-based decision-making.
• Learn to create intuitive and engaging data visualizations and dashboards for reporting and presentation purposes, facilitating easy understanding of complex information.
• Assist with project research, field work, and preliminary design calculations and analysis.
• Support preparation of final design plans, special provisions, and cost estimates.
• Assist in collecting and maintaining project documentation.
• Complete training on assigned tasks.
• 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.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
• This role is subject to a client-mandated drug/alcohol testing policy. As such, employee may be subject to random drug/alcohol tests. A copy of this policy will be provided during employee onboarding and is available upon applicant request.  
• Please note that there is no relocation or housing assistance associated with this internship. 

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in an accredited Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or related Undergraduate program through Northeastern University with an anticipated graduation date of July 2025 or later.
• Must be 18 or older. 
• Demonstrated interest in environmental consulting, resource management, or related field and have a strong desire to advance skills related to WSP’s work and projects.
• Basic ability to communicate complex data in a simple, clear, and actionable manner to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Basic analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Competent interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Capable of taking direction from leadership, mentors, and managers to executive projects.
• Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, spreadsheets, technology, and tools.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Authorization to work in the United States at the start of the internship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in an accredited Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or related Masters or PhD program through Northeastern University with an anticipated graduation date of July 2025 or later.
• Experience using data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Python, R, SQL, Tableau, Power BI).
• Experience in environmental data analysis, statistical modeling, or related fields.
• Prior internship and leadership involvement on campus.

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand.  Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.