Senior Passenger Modelling Specialist

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

The Opportunity

Your Impact Starts Here.

As part of our Rail & Transit team, you will help shape high-performing transit environments across Canada. This hybrid role—based in Bogota city—puts you at the heart of projects that move people safely, efficiently, and sustainably.

Rail & Transit at WSP is proud to be recognized for project excellence and industry leadership, helping communities modernize mobility and elevate passenger experience nationwide.

Your Impact

• 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

The Skills That Set You Apart

• 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 modeling 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.
• Advanced English proficiency, both written and spoken.

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Title: Senior Passenger Modelling Specialist

Location: Colombia

Requisition ID: 26001360