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WSP Canada

Senior Digital Innovation Analyst

Posted 12 days ago

Job Details

Category

Location

Canada

Job Description

The Opportunity:

WSP Canada is making unprecedented investments in digital, ranging from automation to improve workflows through to using machine learning to bring our clients new insight. A Chief Innovation Officer was appointed earlier this year to drive this change.

As part of this innovation evolution, the Corporate Innovation team requires an individual with capabilities in identifying and developing opportunities to shift from traditional tools and services to data-driven ones - notably, low- and pro-code tools. This position reports to the Executive Director of Research & Innovation.

The successful candidate will collaborate with a high-performance, multi-disciplinary team to advance digital practices across the entire business. You will work with a wide range of subject matter experts solving technical problems across our business.

The Senior Digital Innovation Analyst will lead a shift in the delivery of digital services across the business by working with teams across all sectors

Why choose WSP?
  • We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
  • Our Flexible Work Policy - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
  • A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
  • Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
  • Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
  • A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

#WeAreWSP

What you can expect to do here:

  • identify opportunities for converting traditional tools and services to data-driven ones;
  • guide innovators to see the bigger picture and fully scope their ideas, tools and services;
  • identify opportunities to consolidate and integrate existing digital tools;
  • explore ways to leverage the latest advancements in technologies such as Generative AI (including large language models) and computer vision;
  • support existing tool owners in developing tool long-term plans for the lifecycle of new and existing tools;
  • impart low- and pro-code skills to new and existing tool owners, and coach team members through adoption and future development;
  • provide guidance on technology stack;
  • provide guidance on making decisions for procurement vs build for new tools or increasing functionality or usability of existing tools;
  • where required, support in bids and client-facing projects that involve new digital tools;
  • review digital skills across the business, propose synergies and gaps within and between teams; and
  • support in identifying cross-business digital training requirements.


What you'll bring to WSP:

  • 5-10 years of experience in low- and pro-code tool development and data science in the engineering industry, with particular experience in Power platform solutions (PowerApps, Power Automate, Power BI, etc.).
  • Bachelor's or higher degree in operations research, data analytics or computer science
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Experience gathering requirements and developing low-code tools
  • Experience developing tool lifecycle plans and building business cases


#LI-Hybrid
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

  • We value our people and our reputation
  • We are locally dedicated with international scale
  • We are future focused and challenge the status quo
  • We foster collaboration in everything we do
  • We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY.

About WSP Canada

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international expertise. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, planners, landscape architects and urban designers, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Buildings, Transportation, Infrastructure, Environment, Geomatics, Energy, Resources, and Industrial sectors as well as project delivery and strategic consulting services. With over 8,000 talented people across Canada, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for generations to come.

Industry

Engineering

Company Size

5001-10,000 employees

Application closing date is 2024-12-30

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