Sr. Transportation Specialist (Senior Transportation Planning Specialist)

WHAT WE OFFER

Consistently named one of Canada’s Best Employers by Forbes, we offer a collaborative, progressive workplace that takes pride in our organizational culture and is committed to living The 13 Factors of Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace – aligned with our vision to create strong, caring and safe communities both within and outside our walls.

• Defined Benefit Pension Program - With the Ontario Municipality Employees Retirement System (OMERS) defined benefit pension plan, you can confidently retire knowing that you will have income for life. Eligibility from date of hire as a full-time employee and includes employer-matched contributions.
• Employer of Choice - Recognized as the highest-ranking government employer in Canada and fourth overall among 300 organizations.
• Benefits and Wellness - Employees and their loved ones have access to a comprehensive employer-paid benefits plan that includes extended health, dental and life insurance, access to a 24/7 Employee and Family Assistance Program and corporate discounts and purchase plans for day-to-day products and services.
• Inclusive and Diverse Workforce - We’re committed to fostering an environment that celebrates all dimensions of diversity and ensures everyone can develop to their full potential, participate freely in society and live with respect, dignity and freedom from discrimination. Our robust Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility program continues to grow, and has been recognized by the United Nations and many other organizations for our leadership.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops in-house travel demand modelling capabilities, including model calibration and validation, data preparation and management, software acquisition and review of technical reports.
• Manages, prepares, and updates applications of the macro, meso and micro-scopic transportation models in support of transportation plans, road and transit environmental assessments and other transportation planning studies.
• Updates travel demand databases and dashboards and analyzes emerging trends and needs.
• Prepares terms of reference for transportation studies and issuance of Request for Proposal documents, reviews and evaluates consultant proposals and deliverables.
• Carries out complex research on transportation capacity and demand and other assigned projects.
• Defines and refines the transportation corridors or sub-areas, for which monitoring of transportation demand and capacity is necessary.
• Gathers and develops the necessary data and databases to monitor the road and transit network capacity for the corridors or sub-areas.
• Assesses resource needs and provides input to organizational design for the Branch.
• Assists the Program Manager in business planning, preparing budgets, and reviewing and monitoring expenditures.
• Responds to customer enquiries directly and/or resolves difficult or highly sensitive complaints either verbally or in writing.
• Liaises, fosters and maintains positive relationships with internal staff and external contacts, government and non-government agencies and the public.
• Manages special projects/studies as assigned. 
• Performs other duties in accordance with Branch and Department objectives.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Successful completion of a University Degree in Transportation Engineering or Planning or approved equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Registration with a recognized professional engineering or planning organization.
• Minimum five (5) years demonstrated experience in transportation engineering or transportation planning with experience conducting travel demand forecasting and transportation data analysis studies.
• Experience with Python, SQL, or R is preferred; candidate should be comfortable reviewing and interpreting existing code used in transportation modelling workflows.
• Ability to navigate and understand Jupyter Notebooks containing travel demand and traffic simulation modelling-related scripts, as well as prepare basic scripts for data analysis, output extraction, data cleaning and other related tasks.
• Thorough knowledge of transportation planning principles, concepts, practices, methods and legislation, GTA context and roles of different levels of government.
• Thorough knowledge of travel demand modelling and forecasting methods, procedures, techniques and tools.
• Knowledge and demonstrated ability in corporate core competencies including communication, innovation, teamwork and collaboration, and personal ownership.
• Demonstrated knowledge of transit systems, roads planning, transportation demand management and sustainable transportation principles, concepts, practices, methods and legislation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Planning Act, other related legislation and policy and planning in a public sector environment.
• Excellent analytical skills with demonstrated knowledge of statistical analysis techniques.
• Ability to negotiate/facilitate, build consensus and present information to varied audiences.
• Ability to travel to off site locations in a timely and efficient manner, as required.
• Ability to work outside normal business hours, as required.

Please apply online by 5:00PM EST of the closing date indicated above.

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