ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT JOB DESCRIPTION

An Associate Consultant turns client research into clear recommendations. Many step into the seat from investment banking, private equity, or corporate strategy backgrounds, then spend their days interviewing customers, competitors, and suppliers to surface insights client teams cannot see from inside their own organization. The role sits inside a small, deadline-driven project team that reports findings directly to client stakeholders rather than through layers of internal review. Juggling several live engagements at once, often communicating with clients in a second language, separates strong performers from the rest.

As the Associate Consultant, you turn primary and secondary client research into client-ready recommendations that consistently move strategic decisions forward. Working alongside senior consultants on one project at a time, the Associate Consultant interviews key stakeholders and builds the quantitative models behind each client recommendation, often within tight, immovable proposal deadlines.

Career Impact: Two to three years in this seat builds the client-facing research and project-management track record consulting firms recruit against later.

Business Impact: Meeting tight, immovable proposal deadlines protects the firm's ability to win and retain client engagements.

Growth Opportunity: Strong bilingual client communication in Arabic and English opens doors to regional engagement leadership later in a consulting career.

• Gather primary and secondary research across markets, industries, and competitors to inform client-ready strategic recommendations across multiple live engagements.
• Build quantitative models and test hypotheses, translating raw client data into clear, actionable insights for decision-makers.
• Interview clients, industry experts, and customers' stakeholders to surface root causes behind unresolved business problems.
• Prioritize critical issues emerging carefully from research findings to focus the project team's ongoing analysis.
• Develop client-ready reports, presentations, and communication documents that summarize key research findings clearly.
• Present research analysis and strategic recommendations directly to project teams and client stakeholders regularly.
• Maintain complete project documentation and data records to support engagements spread across a broad geography.
• Collaborate with senior consultants to refine strategic recommendations before each client-facing delivery meeting.

• Bachelor's degree in business, economics, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent relevant work experience.
• 1 or more years of experience in management or strategy consulting, ideally including client-facing project work.
• Demonstrated quantitative aptitude paired with solid, structured critical thinking ability consistently under deadline pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for producing clear, client-facing deliverables, presentations, and written summaries.
• Working proficiency with spreadsheet and presentation tools for structured, accurate data analysis and reporting.
• Proven ability to work independently on individual assignments while contributing effectively within a broader project team.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple concurrent research threads and tight client deadlines simultaneously across engagements.
• Comfort interviewing external stakeholders, including customers, competitors, and suppliers, to gather firsthand market information during projects.

• Strong academic record from a top undergraduate program, regardless of major or discipline studied.
• Willingness to relocate to the firm's primary client market hub whenever staffing requires it across multiple offices.
• Bilingual proficiency, particularly in Arabic and English, supporting cross-border client engagements and interviews directly.
• Familiarity with current affairs and economic trends shaping client industries, markets, and strategy decisions.

• Research turnaround time, measured in business days from initial data request to client-ready analysis.
• On-time milestone rate, the percentage of project deliverables completed by deadline.
• Deliverable rework rate, the percentage of client reports requiring revision after review.
• Stakeholder interviews completed per engagement, reflecting the depth of primary research gathered.
• Hypothesis validation rate, the share of tested hypotheses confirmed by subsequent data.

• Base Salary Range: $65,000 to $85,000 annually, varying by location, firm size, and experience level.
• Bonus: Annual performance bonus typically ranging from 5 to 15 percent of base salary.
• Equity: Rarely offered at this level; occasional profit-sharing in boutique consulting firms.
• Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage with partial to full employer premium contribution.
• PTO: 15 to 20 paid vacation days annually, plus standard company holidays.
• Common Perks: Travel reimbursement, professional development budget, and structured mentorship from senior consultants.

Figures are estimates based on general US market benchmarks and may be outdated. Adjust based on location, company size, and seniority level.

Work authorization in the United States is required for this position, and employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the application and employment process for candidates who request them.

The Associate Consultant delivers environmental sampling and data collection across groundwater, soil, and sediment investigations in compliance with state and federal requirements. Reporting to project managers, the Associate Consultant partners with field teams and contractors to support remediation projects and ensure safe, compliant operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in a range of field programs, including the collection, handling, and shipment of samples of various environmental media (e.g., groundwater, soil, sediment, soil vapor, indoor air) in compliance with state and federal requirements.
• Implement environmental sampling plans (sampling and testing).
• Document and record data and observations in a clear and organized manner using electronic systems and field/work site notebook.
• Provide assistance in the analysis, evaluation, and interpretation of hydrologic, geologic, and chemical data obtained during investigations.
• Assist in preparing project plans and technical reports related to investigation and remediation activities (boring logs, data tables, geologic cross sections).
• Supervise contractors and enforce safe operations in the field.
• Engage in a team environment, working closely with project managers and other co-workers to complete work programs.
• Complete and pass WSP's Motor Vehicle screening.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform work safely in the office and field; fieldwork may occur in all seasonal weather conditions, using equipment (with an ability to lift and move approximately 50 pounds without assistance) and operating vehicles on behalf of the company.
• Travel locally and nationally (up to 40% of the time) with possible short-term or long-term assignments at project sites.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Geology, Hydrogeology, or closely related discipline.
• OSHA 40-hour certification.
• At least 1 year of experience.
• Familiarity with concepts of reducing and eliminating the use or generation of hazardous substances, processes, or products.
• Familiarity with relevant environmental laws, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
• Excellent research skills with an analytical mindset.
• Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, and communication software, technology, and tools.
• Basic proficiency with business writing, office automation, and communication software, technology, and tools.
• Experience with EQuIS™ Professional.
• Competent interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to a scientific and non-scientific audience.
• Proficient self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to work independently under general supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety, and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.

Embedded within the Simpler Lean consulting team, the Associate Consultant shapes sustainable process improvements grounded in the Toyota Production System, helping clients eliminate waste and build standard work practices. Working closely with clients' internal change agents and front-line employees, the Associate Consultant coaches teams to track performance metrics and sustain a culture of daily problem-solving and engagement.

Core Functions

• Serve as a trusted advisor for our clients' internal change agents, managers, supervisors and front-line employees.
• Coach and transfer knowledge by working side-by-side to develop internal change-agent behaviors that build a culture of engagement, daily problem-solving, and respect for people.
• Provide data analytic support and coaching in the collection and analysis of performance data and the tracking of key metrics and financial benefits.
• Support the client in the planning, preparation, and implementation of Value Stream Analysis, including identifying, collecting, analyzing, and presenting data to enable better decision making.
• Complete detailed analytics to support the Rapid Improvement Event teams' pre- and post-event efforts, and teach client team members on the standard data needed to ensure successful problem solving.
• Coach and develop our clients' internal change agents and facilitators to create and sustain a "mission control" for daily management and tracking results.
• Look for opportunities to use value-stream thinking to improve the deployment of new technologies and digital information flows.
• Build long-term client relationships and a solid professional network to promote and develop strategic business opportunities.

Qualifications & Experience

• Engineering or Business Degree - minimum Bachelor's degree.
• Some knowledge and application of Toyota Production System principles, tools, and techniques.
• Ability to create improved flow of value that is immediately visible and attributable to Simpler's coaching.
• Solid Microsoft Office skills, including intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
• Strong business acumen and an ability to communicate within various business settings and industries.
• Passionate self-learner who enjoys teaching others and illuminating concepts with personal examples.
• Ability to develop and sustain key relationships.
• Willingness and ability to work in multi-cultural environments.
• Strong interpersonal coaching and presentation skills.

Reporting to a dedicated manager, the Associate Consultant builds candidate pipelines through headhunting calls and direct research of high-profile candidates considering a career move. Partnering with senior consultants, the Associate Consultant maintains accurate candidate records in the firm's database to support successful placements and long-term client relationships.

Primary Duties

• Headhunt and assist on the direct research of high-profile candidates to see if they are considering a move.
• Arrange candidate meetings and represent clients professionally to candidates through the contact process.
• Identify candidates from the company's database, websites, and other relevant sources to produce accurate and comprehensive candidate lists and mapping documents.
• Assist on market intelligence projects.
• Obtain candidate career details and hold primary responsibility for recording those details accurately and comprehensively on the firm's database and in market maps.

Skills & Qualifications

• Relevant experience in legal/recruitment would be an advantage but not essential.
• Competitive, self-motivated, and hungry for success.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Resilience and tenacity.
• Ability to influence and persuade others.
• Ability to work in an autonomous role with a proactive attitude.

Sitting at the intersection of market access strategy and pricing and reimbursement, the Associate Consultant leads client-ready research projects and interview programs with payers and key opinion leaders. Operating across secondary and primary research workstreams, the Associate Consultant guides Analysts and supports business development to expand the firm's US market access practice.

Duties

• Lead execution of successful projects in areas of market access strategy, pricing and reimbursement.
• Follow standard procedures to undertake secondary research, utilizing all available data sources efficiently to gather and analyze data and identify and design appropriate research methods.
• Lead colleagues in the delivery of interview programs, managing telephone and face-to-face interviews and advisory boards with payers, key opinion leaders (KOLs), and other stakeholders, preparing structured discussion guides and necessary stimuli, and maintaining relationships with third-party associates.
• Execute workstreams and produce deliverables to client-ready standards.
• Analyze research outputs to identify key insights and communicate strategic thoughts in a client-ready fashion.
• Oversee and provide guidance to project Analysts and Associate Consultants.
• Keep abreast of the US access and reimbursement environment and policy landscape evolution and its implications on market access strategy.
• Support ongoing business development activities, including identifying opportunities for follow-on business, establishing client relationships, becoming a point of contact for clients, and assisting in the development of full proposals.
• Communicate proactively with colleagues at all levels to ensure mutual exchange of information.
• Utilize own knowledge and expertise to support the initial training and ongoing development of colleagues.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree in Life Sciences, Business, or Public Health.
• MPH/MBA degree with additional coursework in health economics and healthcare finance is preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant healthcare experience, including consulting firms, industry Pricing and Contracting, or Value & Access Marketing roles, with US Market Access experience preferred.
• Experience in US market access strategy development across therapeutic areas.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the US access and reimbursement environment across payer channels, third-party data sets and their use in market access strategy development, and the US healthcare ecosystem and value chain for retail, specialty, and pharmacy and medical therapies.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to identify core issues and create solutions.
• Excellent primary research moderation skills.
• Excellent PowerPoint and storyboarding skills.
• Excellent project management and communication skills.
• Ability to support multiple projects at once.
• Ability to meet tight and immovable deadlines, e.g., proposal submissions.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel as necessary.

A key member of the project team, the Associate Consultant builds quantitative models and conducts in-depth industry and financial analysis to solve client business problems. Collaborating across consultants and client stakeholders, the Associate Consultant interviews industry experts and produces clear, impactful deliverables that help transform client businesses.

Functions

• Facilitate in-depth industry or company-level financial analysis or market/industry research.
• Leverage new problem-solving techniques to build insightful new strategies.
• Gather, validate, and analyze critical data.
• Construct insightful and detailed quantitative models and uncover insights.
• Interview clients and industry experts, in person and over the phone, in collaboration with other team members.
• Create concise, easy-to-understand, and impactful written end products.
• Work collaboratively with other consultants and client team members to deliver outstanding work products.

Experience & Qualifications

• 1-2 years of work experience preferable (strategy consulting, corporate strategy, investment banking, or private equity).
• Familiarity with current affairs and the economic climate.
• Comfortable with quantitative analysis and tools.
• Strong interpersonal and "client" skills.
• Strong business intuition.
• Entrepreneurial, with leadership potential.
• Strong academic record from a top undergraduate college, with non-conventional majors as well as conventional majors (STEM, Economics) encouraged to apply.
• Live in or be willing to relocate to New York City.
• Comply with federal law requiring verification of identity and eligibility to work in the United States and completion of the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

Identifying value-oriented tax benefits for client companies depends on the Associate Consultant, who owns technical analysis and site-visit research within the legal tax standard. Serving as a key contributor on engagement teams, the Associate Consultant prepares written reports and presentations that substantiate findings for client stakeholders.

Accountabilities

• Identify, analyze, and qualify value-oriented benefits for companies.
• Substantiate technical analysis within the legal tax standard through presentations and written reports.
• Assist in the analysis and manipulation of client data, both financial and industry-specific.
• Execute site visits to conduct client interviews and gather and review client documentation.
• Research relevant technical and industry-specific topics.

Technical Qualifications

• College degree required.
• 2-3 years of experience in a consulting or professional services firm is preferred and/or top-rated internships.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to articulate and relay information in an effective and efficient manner.
• High sense of urgency with the ability to meet deadlines.

As the Associate Consultant, this role builds field force analytics and sales target models to optimize structure, alignment, and incentive design across the sales organization. The Sales and HR teams rely on this work to set annual targets, track performance, and ensure compliance with marketing and promotion regulations.

Activities

• Collate information regarding the field force size, structure, performance, and other relevant data for analysis purposes.
• Conduct analysis of the data and cascade the overall sales target to the sales associate level.
• Work with the HR and Sales teams to set annual targets for the field force and provide inputs to optimize field force effectiveness.
• Create models, such as the customer behavior profile, to support the Sales team in enhancing performance and tracking field force performance against plans.
• Conduct analysis on the effectiveness of field force incentives and help create the incentive plan for the field force.
• Use data and reports to develop, optimize, and implement strategies to improve sales team performance.
• Develop approaches to territory design and alignment, e.g., structure size and deployment.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and any applicable state/federal/local country marketing and promotion laws and regulations.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree.
• BTech/MBA with 2-4 years of experience in sales planning and management.
• Experience in business analysis.
• Knowledge of data analytics and visualization tools (BI, Tableau), Javelin suite of products, CRM systems, Veeva, SQL, AWS, and MS Office.
• Strong analytical mindset, strong learning agility, and keen focus on detail, accuracy, and ability to solve problems, supported by strong analytical reasoning.
• Excellent communication (written & verbal) and prioritization skills with attention to detail.
• High level of motivation and a strong desire to find creative solutions to challenging situations.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and any applicable state and federal marketing and promotion laws and regulations.

Associate Consultant delivers VMware Cloud, Mobility, and Network/Security solution implementations, partnering with customers and internal teams on assessments, configuration, testing, and troubleshooting. Success in the position means building strong customer rapport and collaborating with the VMware Professional Services Team and sales colleagues to drive future project opportunities.

Operational Focus

• Engage with customers to gather requirements and information about the customer's infrastructure environment and technological roadmap.
• Conduct workshops with customers to detail decisions for the design of the virtual infrastructure.
• Draft documents pertaining to the agreed-upon design, taking into consideration the overarching business intent and roadmap.
• Collaborate with the internal team and VMware partners to ensure successful project delivery and that the solution appropriately addresses the customer's problems.
• Implement the solution, on-field or remotely, with configurations according to the agreed design.
• Conduct testing to ensure the functionality and interoperability of the standalone solution as well as with other implemented solutions.
• Conduct workshops to educate and update the customer on the items implemented in their environment.
• Support and collaborate with the sales team to drive conversations about future projects.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• BSc in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• Hands-on IT experience from internships, co-ops, work experience, and/or projects.
• Leadership experience through leading extracurricular activities (e.g., university clubs/committees) or volunteer work.
• Technical knowledge of or prior experience using VMware products.
• Application development and coding experience.
• Strong foundation and knowledge of IT basics, including networks, security, storage, and compute.
• Self-motivated and customer-focused, with a love of technology and consulting, able to build rapport easily and a drive to exceed goals.
• Good listener with strong empathy and collaboration skills, strong business ethics, and phenomenal communication skills.
• Resilient, positive, and passionate about technology's positive impact on the world, especially in cloud computing, with a strong drive for results and the ability to thrive in ambiguous, high-energy environments.
• Attend courses and training to properly equip self with knowledge and hands-on experience.

The Associate Consultant develops tailored PLM and MOM solutions for Siemens clients, aligning customer processes with industry best practices to close implementation gaps. Reporting to senior consultants and architects, the Associate Consultant supports knowledge transfer and on-site technical delivery to ensure successful, value-adding project outcomes.

Key Deliverables

• Work with the Siemens service consultant team and technical expertise to build best practices for PLM/MOM or other industry systems, developing tailor-made solutions and working closely with clients to ensure successful, value-adding delivery of Siemens solutions.
• Understand the context of customer projects and the work breakdown for the assigned workstream, providing support for estimation of timeframes, work package breakdown, and capability definitions required to successfully implement the project.
• Work with senior consultants and architects, providing routine guidance for solution definition and aligning customer processes to Siemens solutions across domains (PLM/MOM/CLM/CLQ), identifying gaps and recommending Siemens best practices to close them.
• Translate client requirements and business solutions into product implementation configurations and customization specifications.
• Support knowledge transfer, including delivering training courses, user guides, and coaching of users, to facilitate customer staff development and growth with implementation tasks and Siemens product technology.
• Develop and deliver interfaces with other systems as required by the solution design.
• Perform technical tasks at the customer's site, including installation and troubleshooting, and provide guidance on solution definition, configuration, and deployment of specific solutions.

Professional Experience

• Master's or bachelor's degree, major in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related areas.
• Familiarity with one or more programming languages such as C++, C#, Java, XML, XSLT, and HTML.
• Strong motivation to learn through practice and training.
• Positive attitude, result-oriented, and attentive to detail.
• Good English communication skills, CET-6 required.
• Able to travel frequently.

Embedded within the municipal financial consulting practice, the Associate Consultant develops rate-setting and cost-of-service models for water, wastewater, and stormwater utility clients. Working closely with senior staff, the Associate Consultant prepares technical reports and proposals that support long-range financial planning for public utility clients.

Areas of Ownership

• Analyze data and prepare MS Excel models to support a variety of financial and management studies, including financial planning, customer data and service, water consumption and non-metered service attributes analysis, revenue requirements, cost of service, impact fees, rate and fee design, and financial feasibility studies, under the direction of team members.
• Utilize technical writing skills to produce and edit reports.
• Maintain effective, professional relationships while dealing with clients and colleagues.
• Support senior staff in the development and execution of project work.
• Participate in the preparation of proposals and presentations.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in mathematics, finance, economics, accounting, or other related fields.
• Master's degree (MBA or similar) preferred.
• Experience and/or interest in the state and local governmental water, wastewater, and stormwater utility industries.
• Ability to solve complex problems and analyze large data sets.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and modeling experience, with relational database experience a plus.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including reporting and presenting analytical results to clients or stakeholders.
• Diligent, enthusiastic, team-player attitude with the ability to work both independently and within a small team spread across a broad geography.
• Willingness to travel overnight for project and job functions, if necessary.

Reporting to senior consultants, the Associate Consultant develops project analysis and client communication materials across presentations, reports, and data deliverables. Partnering with project teams, the Associate Consultant advances data-gathering interviews with clients' customers and stakeholders to support consulting engagement outcomes.

Role Responsibilities

• Interact with clients and the project team to plan and develop project work.
• Develop, review, and edit all client communication documents, including presentations, reports, Excel sheets, and emails.
• Provide training to clients on project deliverables, if needed.
• Maintain a high level of professionalism and competence in client communications.
• Provide daily client services from project start to end.
• Maintain complete project documentation for reference purposes.
• Work on a project team with other consultants, owning a specific aspect of the project.
• Identify information sources, gather and interpret data, execute analysis, and present findings to project team members and client stakeholders.
• Interview clients' customers, competitors, suppliers, and employers, and gather other information that contributes to the success of the project.

Background & Experience

• 1 to 2 years of experience in Management Consulting.
• Analytics and reporting skills.
• Basics of project management.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Microsoft Project).
• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and a high level of initiative.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in both Arabic and English.
• Willingness to travel.

Sitting at the intersection of primary and secondary research, the Associate Consultant refines hypotheses and analyses to address clients' business problems and market challenges. Operating across project teams, the Associate Consultant develops actionable, innovative insights and communicates recommendations that affect meaningful client change.

Job Functions

• Gather and effectively leverage primary and secondary research to address clients' business problems.
• Perform rigorous analyses to gain insights into products, markets, and competitors.
• Prioritize key issues, build and test hypotheses, and transform key learnings into practical implications.
• Engage in out-of-the-box thinking to help craft innovative, actionable insights for clients.
• Communicate recommendations clearly to clients in order to affect change.

Required Qualifications

• Four-year, undergraduate degree with a strong academic record.
• Demonstrated quantitative aptitude.
• Solid critical thinking ability.
• Experience with PowerPoint and Excel a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team.