SENIOR TRAVEL DEMAND MODELER

 

The Tri-County Regional Planning Commission, located in Michigan=s state capital, is seeking a technically oriented professional transportation planner for the position of Senior Modeler.  Requires strong skills, experience and training related to travel demand modeling.  The successful candidate will have technical and analytical skills in many of the following areas:

 

·   Directly applying, updating and maintaining traffic forecasting models, such as TRANPLAN, TRANSCAD or other packages.

 

·   Developing and applying socioeconomic forecasting and/or land use models to prepare population and employment forecasts.

 

·   Air quality conformity/emissions analysis.

 

·   Familiarity with GIS, census data, highway capacity analysis and other traffic engineering studies, preparing long range transportation plans, corridor and sub-regional studies.

 

·   Working knowledge of spreadsheets, relational data bases and computer graphics packages.  Programming in at least one advanced language preferred.

 

Requirements:  Bachelor=s in planning, engineering or related field.  Four years of progressively responsible experience in directly applying travel demand models, preparing socioeconomic forecasts and air quality conformity/emissions modeling.  Masters preferred and may substitute for two years of experience.  Excellent writing and public communications skills required.

 

Salary Range:  $46,739 - $60,956 commensurate with skills and experience.  Excellent benefits include employer paid family coverage for health, dental and eye care, plus pension, holidays, vacation and sick leave.

 

Resume To:

 

          Tri-County Regional Planning Commission

          913 W. Holmes Rd., Suite 201

          Lansing, MI  48910

          phamilton@mitcrpc.org

 

Position open until filled.

 

*An Equal Opportunity Employer*