CPCS | Advisors to infrastructure leaders
Better infrastructure solutions. Better lives.
Title: Infrastructure Analytics Consultant – Data Analyst
Location: Canada (Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Calgary) - office-based is preferred; however, remote work options are available
Annual salary range:$60,000 - $95,000
Who we are
At CPCS, we’re collaborative, fun, and deeply dedicated advisors that are shaping the development of infrastructure because the world depends on good infrastructure to function. And good infrastructure can look like this:
- Connecting people to family, work, healthcare, education, and more through safe, and reliable transit.
- Creating access to clean sources of energy in countries where access is not commonplace, opening opportunities for the use of healthcare and education technologies.
- Making better use of existing transport infrastructure through policy or regulatory solutions to reduce congestion.
Our mission is exactly this: Finding the better solution to any given transportation, energy, and infrastructure challenge or opportunity that ultimately affects peoples’ day-to-day lives. Our purpose is clear: Better infrastructure solutions = Better lives. By joining a global employee-owned management consulting firm, you’ll tackle big challenges that shape economies and communities worldwide.
Headquartered in Canada with offices around the world, our 160+ CPCSers have completed over 1,700 projects in 120 countries. On any given day, we could be strategizing ways to reduce road congestion, helping governments modernize their energy sectors, or solving freight transportation challenges. If you thrive on intellectual curiosity, problem-solving, and collaboration, you’ll find your place at CPCS.
To get a feel for what it’s like to join our international team, visit our Careers page, consult our Glassdoor and discover our core beliefs. You can also check our magazine.
The opportunity
Do you excel at generating evidence-based insights to facilitate decision-making? Do you enjoy designing compelling platforms, visualizations, dashboards, and maps to communicate insights that support a wide array of infrastructure projects worldwide? If so, join our growing team. Your expertise in spatial data science will advance infrastructure projects that have a significant impact.
You’ll use and combine data and analytical techniques to discover patterns and trends through spatial mapping, modelling, development of applications and tools, and managing geospatial databases, among other duties. You’ll help tackle important issues faced by governments and the private sector around the world. Your work will inform infrastructure planning and enable our clients to make better decisions, communicate findings in public reports, influence policy or program changes as well as infrastructure investments.
You’ll thrive in this position if you’re intellectually curious and enjoy collaborating with team members, project managers, clients, and stakeholders to make an impact.
Your responsibilities
Under the guidance of our Director of Infrastructure Analytics, you’ll contribute to different stages of our project lifecycle.
- Execute spatial analytics using a range of software, datasets, and proprietary assets
- Gather, process, review, and analyze data from several sources and formats to assess analytical feasibility
- Develop eye-catching visualizations that tell a compelling story
- Write clearly and concisely to facilitate understanding for non-technical people
- Identify and add knowledge to our database for business development activities
- Identify opportunities for improvements in CPCS policies, processes and templates
- Liaise with project teams, partner firms and clients
We’re looking for someone who
- Has developed graphics such as maps, charts and other data visualizations
- Enjoys compiling, analyzing and disseminating geospatial intelligence with a clear purpose
- Thinks about how to implement improvements to workflows
- Has basic Python, R and SQL scripting knowledge for process automation
- Has experience capturing, converting, creating, editing and maintaining digital information in a GIS environment.
- Has worked with open source or proprietary GIS software packages.
What you bring to the team
- Bachelor’s degree in urban planning, geography, transportation engineering, GIS, economics, mathematics, or other relevant field
- Some experience in a role focused on data analysis/cartography (e.g., internship, school project)
- Skill in the use of one or more of the following: ESRI suite, QGIS, Mapbox, Illustrator
- Ability to speak and write fluently in English and conversationally in French
- Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required – conditions permitting
- The legal right to work in Canada
Support for you, professionally and personally
We’re not just about work—we’re about growth, impact, and meaningful connections.
Professional growth: We support your growth at CPCS and professional development by providing training, coaching, mentorship and regular feedback.
Meaningful connection: We believe in engaging collaboratively with passionate, diverse and motivated clients, team members and stakeholders to understand various viewpoints.
Greater impact: We believe in helping infrastructure leaders make more impactful decisions. Everything we do seeks to enable positive economic, social and environmental impacts.
Competitive compensation: We offer all team members competitive base salaries along with a benefits package that includes superior health and wellness programs. You could be eligible to receive a performance-based bonus. With time and proven excellence, you may be invited to become a company shareholder and benefit from company dividends and profit sharing. We also believe in offering flexible work arrangements and ample, defined time off.
Apply today
Thank you for your interest.
- Applications will be accepted until June 20, 2025
- Only those selected for consideration will be contacted
- Participating in a case study or written exercise will be required for shortlisted candidates
Submit a cover letter explaining why you’re interested in this role and detailed resume identifying your qualifications. If you are a new applicant, click Apply below to create your profile and submit your application. If you have applied to our positions before and already have a profile, please log in here to apply for this position.
Our Recruitment Process
Our recruitment process includes the following steps:
- Application review: We carefully assess every application
- A phone screening: A quick chat to get to know you better and answer any questions
- Case study: A written test to assess your quantitative analysis and writing skills
- An interview with the hiring team (VP of the division) and potentially other team members: A deeper conversation about your experience, skills, and what excites you about CPCS
- Final discussion: For some roles, we may have an additional step to ensure a great fit
- Offer and onboarding: If it’s a match, we’ll welcome you to the team!
Our recruitment practices
CPCS is an equal opportunity employer. We actively encourage applications from women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, veterans and members of underrepresented groups. We foster an environment where our people feel safe, heard and valued. Our belief is that we all have unique talents, perspectives and backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
CANADA: CPCS is committed to, and will strive to ensure that, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), 2005, its regulations, standards and all other relevant legislation are applied in a timely fashion. We'll provide all qualified applicants and employees who have disabilities with reasonable accommodations as required by law. If this is your case, please contact accessibility@cpcs.ca or 613-237-2500. Read more about our commitment to accessibility.
