Two job openings at DVRPC, one of them modeling related (apologies for cross-posting):

 

Subject: 2 Transportation Engineer openings in Philadelphia

 

Serving the Greater Philadelphia, Camden, Trenton, Chester area for more than 40 years, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) is an interstate, intercounty and intercity agency that provides continuing, comprehensive and coordinated planning to shape a vision for the future growth of the Delaware Valley region.

 

TRANSPORTAION ENGINEER- a technical research and analysis position in the Systems Planning Unit within the Technical Services Division.  The employee will maintain and/or apply travel demand models to address the impacts of alternative transportation investments and policies on land use, highway traffic, transit ridership, and air quality.  Other responsibilities include designing, conducting, and analyzing highway and transit travel surveys; preparing travel model input data such as land use data, transportation network characteristics, and demographic and employment data; estimating future transportation system demand for long range plans and/or design of individual highway and transit facilities; and calculating operational statistics such as travel time, delay, and level-of-service.  This position involves working with public and private sector agencies, decision-makers, and the general public.

 

TRANSPORTATION PLANNER/ENGINEERtransportation planning work focused in transportation engineering, in multi-modal planning for the Office of Corridor Planning.  The employee will participate in traffic and transportation corridor and area studies, and various types of highway and transit evaluations. The position involves working with other professionals on project teams.  Supervision may be exercised over technical and clerical personnel. Work is performed in accordance with broadly defined objectives and professional standards and is subject to administrative and technical review by a senior professional during progress and upon completion.

 

For complete job details, visit http://www.dvrpc.org/about/jobs/jobopen.htm.  Submit cover letter and resume to resumes@dvrpc.org.

 

 

 

Christopher M. Puchalsky, Ph.D.

Senior Transportation Engineer

Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

190 N. Independence Mall West

Philadelphia, PA 19106-1520

P: 215.238.2949

F: 215.592.9125