Senior Transportation Planner – Travel Demand Modeler

🔥 15 hours ago

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

💵 $110k - $160k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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AECOM

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1990

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm that partners with clients to deliver innovative solutions to the most complex challenges while creating legacies for generations to come. Focused on equity, diversity, and inclusion, AECOM leverages technical expertise and digital innovation to drive transformative outcomes in infrastructure development, sustainability, and social systems. The company provides a wide range of services, including architecture & design, construction management, engineering, and environmental services across various markets such as transportation, energy, healthcare, and national governments. With a strong emphasis on sustainability, technical excellence, and community impact, AECOM is committed to building a better world.

📋 Description

• Develop, calibrate, validate, and apply trip-based and/or activity-based travel demand models • Implement, enhance, and maintain travel-demand models • Apply and refine mode choice models and advanced discrete choice frameworks • Develop and apply dynamic traffic assignment and multimodal modeling approaches • Develop model components, tools, or extensions in C++ or other high-performance languages • Diagnose and resolve model and code issues to ensure robust, efficient, and reproducible outputs • Integrate modeling platforms, scripting environments, and core software components • Lead technical discussions with clients while remaining actively involved in analytical work • Mentor junior staff through code reviews, modeling guidance, and collaborative problem-solving • Contribute to automation, performance optimization, and workflow improvements • Support proposal development and technical approach writing • Support transportation planning and modeling projects across the Mid-Atlantic and nationwide • Work collaboratively with a team of approximately 10 modelers

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Transportation Planning, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field • 8 years of directly relevant, hands-on experience in travel demand modeling or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education • Demonstrated experience developing, calibrating, and applying models • Proficiency with one or more platforms: Cube, TransCAD, VISUM, TRANSIMS, DTALite, DynusT, or similar • Ability to develop custom data analysis routines in Python, R, C++, or similar • Proficiency and experience with C++ or demonstrated aptitude and interest in developing modeling-related software components • Experience with large datasets and model workflows/pipelines • Advanced skills and experience in Excel and data analysis • Experience with GIS platforms such as ArcGIS Pro or QGIS • Preferred experience with COG/TPB Gen2 Travel Model • Experience or exposure with Activity-Based Models or COG/TPB Gen3 Travel Model • Experience implementing or supporting travel models for MPOs or DOTs • Familiarity with federal processes, including NEPA and FHWA/FTA guidelines • Experience with tolling and managed lane modeling • Experience with big data processing tools such as RITIS, StreetLight, Replica, or TomTom • Experience with cloud environments such as AWS or Azure for model execution • Experience with Power BI or Tableau • Professional certification such as PE, PTP, or AICP preferred • Ability and interest in software development beyond scripting, particularly writing or modifying core modeling code in C++ and improving model performance, memory efficiency, or scalability • Eligible to work in the United States; sponsorship may be available for current visa holders in the United States • Willingness to attend in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits • Life and AD&D insurance • Disability benefits • Paid time off • Leaves of absence • Voluntary benefits and perks • Flexible work options • Well-being resources • Employee assistance program • Business travel insurance • Service recognition awards • Retirement savings plan • Employee stock purchase plan • Training and development programs • In-person Day 1 onboarding