Lead Passenger Modelling Expert for Rail & Transit

WSP in Canada; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in Canada is seeking a senior passenger modelling professional to shape high‑performing transit environments across Canada. This hybrid role, based in any major Canadian city, places you at the heart of projects moving people safely, efficiently, and sustainably.

You will lead cross‑functional teams and deliver insights from complex models to clients. The role emphasizes collaboration with engineering, architecture, and safety teams, and requires a strong background in agent-based

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in passenger modelling or agent-based simulation within transportation, mobility, or urban planning environments.
• Proficiency in LEGION, Viswalk, MassMotion, or CAST modelling and strong capability in Python and Excel/VBA for analysis and automation.
• Experience modelling major transit facilities and/or involvement in developing Crowd Control Plans (CCPs).
• Strong analytical mindset with comfort navigating complex algorithms and mathematical models.
• Knowledge of MATLAB or R for data visualization and interpretation.
• Understanding of transportation systems, human factors, and crowd dynamics.
• A collaborative, curious, and innovation-driven approach to solving mobility challenges.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain sophisticated passenger behaviour simulation models for rail, bus, aviation, and urban mobility systems.
• Lead both static and dynamic passenger flow modelling using software such as LEGION, Viswalk, and MassMotion.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including engineering, architecture, landscape, and safety, to design integrated and human-centric simulation environments.
• Conduct rigorous validation, calibration, and testing to ensure simulation reliability, accuracy, and alignment with industry standards.
• Produce high-quality data visualizations, analyses, technical reports, and presentations for client and internal use.
• Support client engagement by translating modelling outcomes into clear, actionable insights.
• Stay current on crowd dynamics, human-factors research, and modelling best practices, and apply them to elevate project outcomes.
• Contribute to design reviews, innovation sessions, and mobility planning problem-solving activities.
• Support multiple passenger modelling projects, advising, guiding and overseeing outputs from junior/intermediate staff.

Skills

Passenger modelling

Agent-based simulation

Python

Excel VBA

Crowd dynamics

MATLAB or R

Transit facilities modelling

Collaborative mindset

Tools

LEGION

Viswalk

MassMotion

CAST

Job description

WSP in Canada is seeking a senior passenger modelling professional to shape high‑performing transit environments across Canada. This hybrid role, based in any major Canadian city, places you at the heart of projects moving people safely, efficiently, and sustainably.

You will lead cross‑functional teams and deliver insights from complex models to clients. The role emphasizes collaboration with engineering, architecture, and safety teams, and requires a strong background in agent-based