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Junior Data Scientist (Cintra Challenger Program)

Cintra, a Ferrovial company
Austin, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 12/1/2025 CLOSED ON 2/17/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Junior Data Scientist (Cintra Challenger Program) position at Cintra, a Ferrovial company?

Join Ferrovial: Where Innovation Meets Opportunity

Are you ready to elevate your career with a global leader in infrastructure solving complex problems and generating a positive outcome on people’s lives? At Ferrovial, we are not just a company; we are a community of innovators and trailblazers. Listed on three major stock markets: Nasdaq (US), Euronext Amsterdam (Netherlands) and IBEX 35 (Spain), we are also member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and FTSE4Good. We operate in more than 15 countries and have a workforce of over 24,000 professionals worldwide. Ferrovial’s activity is carried out through our business units, including Highways, Airports, Construction, and Energy.

Cintra is the highways business unit of Ferrovial, one of the world’s leading infrastructure operators committed to developing sustainable solutions. Today, its portfolio includes nearly 1,200 miles of managed highways globally, representing a total global investment in roadway improvements of over $24.8 billion.

We provide the maximum value in each project, managing all phases of the life cycle of our state-of-the-art infrastructure assets, such as the 407 ETR in Canada, the Managed Lanes LBJ and NTE in Texas, I-77 in North Carolina, I-66 in Virginia and our projects in Europe, South America, and India.

Why Ferrovial?

  • Global presence, local impact: Be part of a company that is shaping the future of infrastructure worldwide, with challenging roles and projects that make a real difference.
  • Collaborative excellence: Work alongside talented professionals in a collaborative environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.
  • Inclusive Culture: Thrive in an innovative and respectful workplace that values every voice, celebrates what makes us unique and turns differences into innovation.
  • Career growth: Benefit from global and cross-business unit mobility, with development processes designed to ensure your professional growth.
  • Compelling benefits and employee wellbeing: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that rewards your hard work and dedication and take advantage of initiatives designed to support your physical and psychological health.
  • Productivity tools: Utilize cutting-edge tools like Microsoft Copilot to enhance your productivity and efficiency.

Job Description:

Objective: Develop your data driven skills to optimize our current operations and develop analysis to increase our knowledge for new development. Utilizing advanced analytics, you will work with the best in industry to optimize revenue and improve accuracy of Cintra and our concessions.

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Develop and generate new ideas/projects for using Advanced Analytics with the two strategic goals:
  • Optimizing revenues in existing projects in operations
  • Improving accuracy of Traffic and Revenue forecasts by using new data sources and techniques to improve knowledge of main variables affecting the forecasts
  • Develop, lead, and execute Data Analytics projects used either for Business Development activities (analysis of new projects) or for optimization of projects in Operations
  • Support Advanced Analytic projects conducted by analytics teams at Cintra’s major projects (407 ETR in Toronto and DFW managed lanes)
  • Support Cintra Europe and North American Traffic & Revenue teams when using Advanced Analytics for Traffic & Revenue studies
  • Stay informed of new developments in Advanced Analytic techniques, systems, data sources, and providers and explore how to utilize them for the benefit of Cintra

Required Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in a quantitative field such as Operations Research, Data Science, Statistics, Civil or Industrial Engineering
  • Proficiency in Advanced Analytic Techniques
  • High level of skill in SQL and/or Spark to process
  • Experience in R and/or Python in implementing data science packages/routines
  • Experience in Databases
  • Knowledge with designing data visualizations and the utilization of software such as Tableau
  • Ethical, caring and with the ability to work in a collaborative environment

Seize the challenge. Move the world together! Innovative, creative, respectful, and diverse are some of the ways we describe ourselves. We are motivated by challenges, and we collaborate across our business units to move the world together. Your journey to a fulfilling career starts here!

Ferrovial is an equal opportunity employer.  We treat all jobs applications equally, regardless of gender, color, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, covered veteran status or protected genetic information (each, a “Protected Class”), or any other protected class in accordance with applicable laws.

#WeAreFerrovial

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