Transportation Planner / Engineer - Travel Demand Modeler

$75,000 - $110,000/Yr

AECOM - Ocoee, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Ocoee, FL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Transportation Planner / Engineer - Travel Demand Modeler at AECOM is responsible for applying statewide and regional travel demand models to support Florida's Turnpike Enterprise. This role involves developing innovative toll project evaluations, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, and utilizing various software tools for model development and validation. The position offers an opportunity to work in a vibrant community while contributing to significant transportation projects.

Responsibilities

• Create and refine model code for travel demand modeling.
• Assemble and prepare data for model validation and long-range travel forecasts.
• Ensure models meet required accuracy standards.
• Generate forecasts for toll road projects.
• Document results of modeling and forecasting efforts.
• Use QGIS/ArcGIS for model design and related database development.
• Utilize SQL, Python, R, or other programming languages for model development.
• Conduct research on design, data development, and statistical analyses to improve modeling approaches.
• Present modeling results to various stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, Data Science, or a related field.
• 4+ years of relevant transportation modeling experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Experience and knowledge of the principles, practices, and objectives of transportation planning applications, specifically the 4-Step process of travel demand modeling, Activity-Based Models, micro-simulation, and dynamic traffic assignment.
• Experience and knowledge of GIS and database analysis, including developing scripts to process data in and out of GIS files or automated routines in QGIS / ArcGIS.
• Experience and knowledge of choice models, development, and application to travel demand, including the use of econometrics in estimating demand models from survey data.
• Programming experience with at least two of the following: Microsoft Visual Studio, SQL, C++, Python, R, JAVA.
• Experience and knowledge of travel demand modeling software, such as Cube, TransCAD, TRANSIMS, and VISUM.

Nice-to-haves

• Utilization of advanced techniques with modification and extension of theories, precepts, and practices of planning sciences, data sciences and related disciplines.
• Master's or PhD degree in related field.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits
• Paid time off
• Leaves of absences
• Voluntary benefits
• Perks and well-being resources
• Employee assistance program
• Business travel insurance
• Service recognition awards
• Retirement savings plan
• Employee stock purchase plan