POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Travel Demand Modeler/Transportation Planner

Senior Regional Planner ($61,963 - $92,014)

Associate Regional Planner ($50,981 - $71,739)

Assistant Regional Planner ($41,912 - $58,968)

Candidates may be hired at any position depending on qualifications.

See the Fresno COG Website for more information: http://www.fresnocog.org/announcements

The Fresno Council of Governments (FCOG) is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Fresno County, California. Fresno COG has an immediate opening for a full-time professional level Regional Transportation Planner position specializing in Transportation Demand Modeling. This position is a member of Fresno COG’s Travel Demand Modeling, Demographic Forecasting, and GIS Team and performs critical functions supporting the Fresno COG operations.

Fresno COG currently has a traditional four-step travel demand model with transit mode choice and is working on development of an activity based model. Fresno COG utilizes Citilabs Cube/Voyager transportation modeling software, the Envision Tomorrow land use model and is developing a local application for the Integrated Transportation and Health Impact Model (ITHIM).

Responsibilities:

The travel demand modeler will perform a full range of highly technical and advanced professional transportation planning assignments and activities related to travel demand modeling and forecasting. Assignments may include developing and maintaining models to forecast future travel demand, evaluating transportation system performance, providing technical expertise in analyzing travel demand alternatives, and accessing the relationship between transportation, land use and environmental impacts.

The travel demand modeler must be able to work as a collaborative team member, possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, and handle a high volume of work in a busy and demanding environment. Accuracy and timeliness in completing assignments is extremely important.

Education/Experience:

Graduation from a recognized college or university with a degree in Planning, Math, Geography, Computer Science, Engineering, GIS or related field is required. A Master’s Degree is desirable.

However, enthusiastic recent college graduates will be highly considered. 

The successful candidate will also possess excellent oral and written communication skills. Be highly proficient in all Microsoft Office applications and be extremely detail oriented.

A working knowledge of Citilabs Cube/Voyager and ESRI’s ArcGIS is highly desired. Candidates with direct experience applying travel demand models in an MPO setting are preferred.

Candidate should be politically astute but must be apolitical on the job.

Benefits:

Candidates may be hired at the Assistant, Associate or Senior level depending on qualifications.

The position offers the opportunity to gain broad experience and to take on progressively greater responsibility with added compensation based on merit and performance.

We also offer a very competitive benefits program which includes medical, dental and vision benefits. FCOG contributes to a 401A program.

Method of Evaluation: Resumes will be evaluated and those applicants deemed qualified will be contacted for an interview.

How to Apply: Submit a cover letter with a detailed resume, contact information (include email address for contact if possible) and references to:

Mike Bitner PE, Deputy Director

Fresno Council of Governments

2035 Tulare St., Suite 201

Fresno, CA 93721

559 233-4148 Ext. 216

Or email to mbitner@fresnocog.org

See the Fresno COG Website for more information: http://www.fresnocog.org/announcements

*Applications are not required unless scheduled for an interview.

Application Deadline: This position will remain open until filled.

Mike Bitner, TE

Deputy Director

2035 Tulare Street, Suite 201

Fresno, CA 93721

Phone (559) 233-4148 Ext. 216

FAX (559) 233-9645

Email mbitner@fresnocog.org

Website www.fresnocog.org