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Transportation Engineer/Planner

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER/PLANNER

The Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission has an immediate
opening for an engineer or planner with an interest in transportation
planning. The Commission conducts area-wide system level highway, transit,
and airport planning for a seven county Region, and facility and
corridor-level traffic engineering and transportation planning for local
governments. Current work efforts include transit development plans for
three public transit operators in the Region; the review and update of
county jurisdictional highway system plans for each of the seven counties in
the Region; refinement of travel demand models and development of advanced
and experimental travel demand models; and, traffic engineering studies.

Under supervision of senior level staff, the Transportation Engineer/Planner
will assist in the conduct of planning studies, which involves: data
collection and analysis; applying specialized transportation planning and
engineering software; report writing; and, graphics preparation. The
Transportation Planner/Engineer also directs and advises on the work
activities of research analysts and aides.

A bachelor's degree with an emphasis in transportation engineering or
planning is required for the position. Desirable qualifications include:



* Familiarity with MS Excel or other spreadsheet software

* Familiarity with MS Access or other database software

* Familiarity with ArcGIS or other GIS software

Residency within the seven-county Region within six months of date of hire
is required.

Please submit resume and cover letter by August 15, 2011 to Ms. Elizabeth
Larsen Business Manager Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
PO Box 1607 Waukesha, WI 53187-1607

Phone: (262) 547-6721

Fax: (262) 547-1103

Email: elarsen@sewrpc.org

The Commission is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.