Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments · 14 hours ago
Transportation Engineer lll; Model Development Group
Washington, DC
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
2+ years expThe Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments is seeking a talented and passionate Transportation Engineer to join its Model Development Group. The successful candidate will work on technical tasks related to travel demand forecasting processes, transportation planning networks, and computer programming, while collaborating with higher-level engineers.
CharityGovernmentNon ProfitPublic Safety
Responsibilities
Assist in running, developing, maintaining, and/or improving the regional travel models
Create, update, and maintain data associated with inputs to the regional travel demand model, such as transportation planning networks and land use/demographic data
Execute and develop computer scripts that are used to summarize and analyze model output data
Prepare analyses of key data sets for model estimation/calibration/validation, such as the household travel survey, on-board transit surveys, or Big Data
Perform model calibration/validation under the supervision of a Senior or Principal Transportation Engineer
Perform model sensitivity testing or scenario testing under the supervision of a Senior or Principal Transportation Engineer
Learn and assist in the application, maintenance, and/or improvement of a customized ArcGIS add-in tool, called COGTools, that is used to edit and manage the transportation planning networks in a network geodatabase used as inputs to the travel demand forecasting model
Learn to use COGTools to update a transportation planning network in support of a model sensitivity/scenario test
Prepare reports, technical memoranda, charts, graphics and create geographic information system (GIS) maps
Support the staffing and running of a technical subcommittee, such as the Travel Forecasting Subcommittee (TFS)
Assist in the handling of external requests for model-related data
Qualification
Required
Transportation Engineer 2: Either 1) Master's degree in transportation engineering, civil engineering, transportation planning, urban planning, computer science, data science, or a related field. OR 2) Bachelor's degree in a related field and two years of applicable work experience. OR 3) Any combination of education, experience, and training that is equivalent to one of the two preceding qualifications, as demonstrated by college-level courses in areas such as mathematics, operations research, quantitative analysis, statistics, data sciences, or computer modeling
Transportation Engineer 3: Either 1) Master's degree in transportation engineering, civil engineering, transportation planning, urban planning, computer science, data science, or a related field and two years of applicable work experience. OR 2) Bachelor's degree in a related field and three years of applicable work experience. OR 3) Any combination of education, experience, and training that is equivalent to one of the two preceding qualifications, as demonstrated by college-level courses in areas such as mathematics, operations research, quantitative analysis, statistics, computer science, or computer modeling
Experience with computer programming or data analysis
Interest in travel demand modeling and computer programming
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to interpret technical findings and share them with general audiences
Solid verbal and written communications skills
Strong familiarity with standard business software (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
Preferred
Passion for continual learning, improving technical skills, and making significant contributions to benefit the agency and the region
Ability to be a change agent, particularly regarding technical methods
Experience with one or more computer programming languages, such as with R, Python, and C#
Knowledge of database management systems (DBMSs)
Familiarity with activity-based and trip-based travel demand forecasting models
Experience with geographic information system (GIS) software, such as ArcGIS or QGIS
Experience with travel demand forecasting software, such as Cube Voyager
Experience with version control software and/or bug-tracking software, such as Git and GitHub
Knowledge of software development principles
Experience with statistical estimation software, such as R, SAS, Alogit, NLOGIT, Biogeme, and/or Larch
Company
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments offers transportation, environment, community, homeland security and public safety services.
51-200 employees
Funding
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