Who: The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is our region’s official comprehensive planning organization. The agency and its partners are implementing ON TO 2050, a new long-range comprehensive regional plan, to help the seven counties and 284 communities of northeastern Illinois address transportation, housing, economic development, open space, environmental, and other quality-of-life issues.
What: The Associate Analyst / Modeler will focus on the collection, preparation and analysis of data necessary to support CMAP’s modeling tools, including model calibration and validation activities. Tasks will also include conducting travel demand model runs to support the longrange plan, the Transportation Improvement Program, individual transportation project studies and to satisfy federal Air Quality Conformity requirements. This position will help support the guiding principles of ON TO 2050 by assisting in efforts to improve the responsiveness of the agency’s modeling tools to answer policy questions related to inclusive growth, resilience and prioritized investment through the development of new methodologies and performance metrics. This position will also support the continued development and implementation of CMAP’s activity-based and freight forecasting models.
In addition, assignments will be given that contribute to CMAP’s capacity to respond to regular requests for data and information by staff and regional planning partners. These include data preparation and analysis tasks that support capital programming, policy development and local technical assistance projects. These and other projects assigned are critical to maintaining the quality and integrity of CMAP planning datasets.
Responsibilities include:
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Associate Analyst/Modeler - CMAP
Who: The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is our region’s official comprehensive planning
organization. The agency and its partners are implementing ON TO 2050, a new long-range
comprehensive regional plan to help the seven counties and 284 communities of northeastern
Illinois implement strategies that address transportation, housing, economic development, open
space, the environment, and other quality-of-life issues.
What: CMAP is hiring an Associate Analyst / Modeler to support the Transportation Modeling group in maintaining, operating and improving the agency’s set of modeling analysis tools. The Associate Analyst / Modeler will focus on the collection, preparation and analysis of data necessary to support CMAP’s modeling tools, including model calibration and validation activities. Tasks will also include conducting travel demand model runs to support the longrange plan, the Transportation Improvement Program, individual transportation project studies and to satisfy federal Air Quality Conformity requirements. This position will help support the guiding principles of ON TO 2050 by assisting in efforts to improve the responsiveness of the agency’s modeling tools to answer policy questions related to inclusive growth, resilience and prioritized investment through the development of new methodologies and performance metrics. This position will also support the continued development and implementation of CMAP’s activity-based and freight forecasting models.
In addition, assignments will be given that contribute to CMAP’s capacity to respond to regular requests for data and information by staff and regional planning partners. These include data preparation and analysis tasks that support capital programming, policy development and local technical assistance projects. These and other projects assigned are critical to maintaining the quality and integrity of CMAP planning datasets.
Responsibilities include:
What: CMAP is hiring an Associate Analyst / Modeler to support the Transportation Modeling group in maintaining, operating and improving the agency’s set of modeling analysis tools. The Associate Analyst / Modeler will focus on the collection, preparation and analysis of data necessary to support CMAP’s modeling tools, including model calibration and validation activities. Tasks will also include conducting travel demand model runs to support the longrange plan, the Transportation Improvement Program, individual transportation project studies and to satisfy federal Air Quality Conformity requirements. This position will help support the guiding principles of ON TO 2050 by assisting in efforts to improve the responsiveness of the agency’s modeling tools to answer policy questions related to inclusive growth, resilience and prioritized investment through the development of new methodologies and performance metrics. This position will also support the continued development and implementation of CMAP’s activity-based and freight forecasting models.
In addition, assignments will be given that contribute to CMAP’s capacity to respond to regular requests for data and information by staff and regional planning partners. These include data preparation and analysis tasks that support capital programming, policy development and local technical assistance projects. These and other projects assigned are critical to maintaining the quality and integrity of CMAP planning datasets.
Responsibilities include:
Senior Transportation Planner, SRF Consulting Group - Fargo, ND
Senior Transportation Planner
SRF Consulting Group
Professional Area:
Transportation Planning
Experience:
More than 10 years
Contact person:
Lori Troyer
Phone:
763-249-6777
Location:
Fargo, ND
We are seeking a full-time Senior Transportation Planner to join our growing Fargo, North Dakota Office.
The Transportation Planner will collaborate with local and regional SRF leadership to continue building and sustaining a successful regional planning practice. This role will often involve internal coordination with multidisciplinary teams, and will primarily involve coordination with city, county and state clients.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the development of a variety of transportation and land use planning projects including corridor studies, transportation plans, pedestrian and bicycle plans, land use plans, walkability analyses, transportation safety, access management, development of socioeconomic data projections for use by travel demand modelers, comprehensive plans, and policy development
- Assist in the supervision and guidance of other planners
- Report and memo writing
- Public presentations
- Coordination with team members on the use of GIS for project planning and deployment
- Assist with client contacts and business development
- Development of proposals,project scopes and budgets, and interview presentations
- Quality assurance of maps,graphics, GIS products, and written materials prepared by junior staff
- Staff development and mentoring
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in planning and or transportation/civil engineering or closely related field
- Minimum 10 years planning-related experience
- Professional registration or certification is highly desired
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Exceptional project management capabilities
- Demonstrated knowledge of land use and transportation issues
- Strong analytical skills
- Proven technical writing ability
- Excellent interpersonal and public communication skills
- Proficiency in a number of computer applications including word processing, spreadsheets and database software
Please complete our online application at http://www.srfconsulting.com/careers/ or contact Lori Troyer at ltroyer@srfconsulting.com or 763-249-6777.
SRF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Research Center Director, Metro - Portland, OR
Research Center Director
Metro
November 7, 2014
Website:
Location:
Portland, OR
Metro – 600 NE Grand Ave, Portland, Oregon
$129,910.00 - $188,381.00 Annually
Application deadline: Open Until Filled
The Research Center supports Metro’s officials and staff and their activities by building and applying a variety of data, tools and methods to enrich people’s understanding of the region and assist them in making sound long-term decisions. The Research Center Director organizes and leads the activities of the Research Center as it provides objective and reliable data, tools, and analysis to support decision making at Metro and across the region.
Director’s Role
The Research Center Director provides vision, management, and leadership to the department so that it can achieve its key goals:
The Research Center Director provides vision, management, and leadership to the department so that it can achieve its key goals:
- Make strategic investments in staff, data, and tools to support emerging issues
- Perform relevant, timely analysis to inform decisions
- Ensure long-term financial sustainability and technical capacity
- Provide excellent customer service
The Director must have excellent technical and communication skills in order to build effective partnerships and support elected councilors, senior management at Metro, and other organizations and private agencies throughout the region with regard to the use of data and analysis to inform decision making.
The Director will have a proven track record of collaborative technical work in the public sector and with teams specializing in geospatial analysis, mapping, performance management, travel and land use modeling, emission analysis, and land use development and system monitoring.
The Director will have a proven track record of collaborative technical work in the public sector and with teams specializing in geospatial analysis, mapping, performance management, travel and land use modeling, emission analysis, and land use development and system monitoring.
This executive level position reports directly to the Metro Deputy Chief Operating Officer and serves as a member of the executive management team.
About Metro
Metro is a governmental body that works with communities, businesses, and residents in the Portland metropolitan area to plan for the future and provide regional services including:
- transportation system planning in its capacity as a metropolitan planning organization (MPO)
- land use and economic forecasting
- solid waste collection and recycling coordination
- parks, trails, and natural areas planning and management
- management and operation of major visitor venues including the Oregon Zoo, the Convention Center, and the Portland’5 Centers for the Arts.
Metro is governed by an elected Council and staffed by a workforce of more than 1,600 professional employees. Volunteers and committee members contribute significant amounts of time and participate in Metro activities year-round.
To apply: visit www.oregonmetro.gov/jobs for the complete job announcement and a link to our online hiring center. Metro is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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