Transportation Economist

Cambridge Systematics
Chicago - United States
S: Competitive

The Economist collaborates with CS leadership in the development of a newly created Economic Service Center. S/he will join an established and rapidly growing team of planners, economists, and engineers recognized for innovative work in transportation planning, economics, and policy. This position will entail providing strategic economic expertise in studies related to regional economics and economic development, transportation policy, financial analysis, and other related areas; potentially including asset management and climate change adaptation. S/he will perform data collection, spreadsheet analyses, run economic simulation models, conduct statistical analysis.

The Economic Service Center is a newly created, specialized unit, designed to meet the growing demand for economics projects. The Service Center is investigates how best to develop and market economic analysis, data, and tools to public and private sector clients. This unit partners with other transportation leaders to develop and apply objective analytical methods to help inform transportation planning, policy and management decisions.

EOE AA M/F/VET/DISABILITY

Position Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

Master's degree.4 years applied project experience and conducting economic analyses (optimally in transportation planning) within a consulting environment. Experience with statistical analysis packages, regional economic databases, econometric and input/output models.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's degree in Economics or related field. Strong strong analytic, writing, and communication skills. Experience with travel demand forecasting models, freight/commodity flow databases and geographic information systems (GIS) and project management experience are a plus.

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