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Mid LevelFull-timePythonC++AIData Science
Salary Range
$100,000 - $150,000 /year
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Travel Demand Forecasting Specialist to join Fehr & Peers and help create transportation solutions for communities across the US. This role involves developing and implementing travel demand and statistical models to analyze complex transportation issues in a collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities
- →Manage projects overseeing staff, deliverables, budget, and schedule
- →Develop high-quality staff and client relationships
- →Mentor and develop forecasting staff through projects and trainings
- →Analyze and solve complex transportation planning or engineering problems dealing with all travel modes
- →Apply knowledge of transportation planning, travel demand forecasting, travel behavior analysis, and data analysis
- →Use transportation forecasting software programs such as CUBE, Emme, TransCAD, and Visum to generate forecasts
- →Use statistical and data science software like Python and R to collate, clean, and analyze large data sets
- →Use various software programs to visualize forecasts for officials and decision makers
- →Think critically and intuitively through project progression to understand results and identify insights
- →Participate in travel forecasting research through the Forecasting discipline group
- →Prepare papers and presentations for technical conferences
- →Support marketing efforts through scope preparation, cost proposals, and intelligence gathering
Requirements
- ✓3-10 years of work experience in travel demand modeling and travel behavior forecasting (CUBE and TransCAD strongly preferred)
- ✓Master's or bachelor's degree in transportation, civil engineering, or related major
- ✓Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with strong writing, verbal, non-verbal, and presentation skills
- ✓Ability to delegate work, manage small teams, and oversee budgets
- ✓Experience with four-step travel demand models, tour-based models, and activity-based models including statistical concepts and data analysis techniques
- ✓Experience with big data for transportation analysis (Replica and StreetLight preferred)
- ✓Comfort with working beyond the model to understand limitations and generate innovative ideas
- ✓Ability to translate complex analysis results to clients in appealing and intuitive ways
- ✓Computer and database programming and scripting skills (Python, C++, R, VBA, Access, or similar) and proficiency with GIS
Benefits
- ★Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- ★401(k) plan with matching and profit sharing
- ★Flexible spending accounts and commuter benefits
- ★Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave
- ★8 weeks of paid parental leave
- ★Mentoring and career development programs
- ★Research and development group participation
