Senior Passenger Dynamics & Modelling Lead

WSP USA; Colombia; Hybrid; COP 180,000,000 - 320,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

WSP USA in Colombia is seeking a Senior Passenger Modelling Specialist to lead high-level modelling projects across transit environments. You will apply Legion, Viswalk, MassMotion, and CAST modelling alongside Python and Excel for analysis, delivering actionable insights to multidisciplinary teams.

You will collaborate with engineering, architecture, and transportation planners, mentor junior staff, and ensure rigorous validation and documentation of all modelling activities.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in passenger modelling or agent-based simulation.
• Proficiency in LEGION, Viswalk, MassMotion, or CAST modelling; Python and Excel/VBA for analysis.
• Experience modeling major transit facilities or CCPs.
• Strong analytical mindset; comfortable with complex algorithms.
• MATLAB or R for data visualization and interpretation.
• Understanding of transportation systems, human factors, and crowd dynamics.
• Collaborative, curious, innovation-driven problem solver.
• Advanced English proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain passenger behaviour simulation models for rail, bus, aviation, and urban mobility.
• Lead static and dynamic passenger flow modelling using Legion, Viswalk, and MassMotion.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to design integrated simulations.
• Validate, calibrate, and test models for reliability and accuracy.
• Produce visualizations, analyses, reports, and presentations for clients and internal use.
• Translate modelling outcomes into clear, actionable client insights.
• Stay current on crowd dynamics and modelling best practices.
• Contribute to design reviews and mobility planning sessions.
• Oversee outputs from junior/intermediate staff.

Skills

Passenger modelling

Agent-based simulation

Python programming

Excel VBA

Legion

Viswalk

MassMotion

CAST modelling

MATLAB

R

Data visualization

English proficiency

Tools

Legion

Viswalk

MassMotion

CAST modelling

Python

Excel

Job description

WSP USA in Colombia is seeking a Senior Passenger Modelling Specialist to lead high-level modelling projects across transit environments. You will apply Legion, Viswalk, MassMotion, and CAST modelling alongside Python and Excel for analysis, delivering actionable insights to multidisciplinary teams.

You will collaborate with engineering, architecture, and transportation planners, mentor junior staff, and ensure rigorous validation and documentation of all modelling activities.