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/ENGINEER - transportation 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<mailto: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