Senior Microsimulation Traffic Specialist

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Job Description

AECOM is thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Senior Transportation Microsimulation Analyst to join our team and provide in-house consulting services with Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise.

Step into a pivotal role where you’ll be at the heart of a major traffic program, influencing over 500 miles of toll roadways across Florida. You’ll play a key part in high-profile projects, bringing innovative ideas to life in planning and design, and driving future transportation improvements on both existing roadways and new corridors.

Join our dynamic team and make a significant impact on the future of transportation in Florida. This is your chance to work on a major traffic engineering program that affects countless travelers every day. An exceptional opportunity awaits.

We are seeking a candidate with a strong technical background, excellent writing and communication skills, and a commitment to delivering high-quality results. If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact and drive excellence in traffic analysis, we want to hear from you! Apply now and be part of our dynamic team.

• Lead transportation planning assignments corridor studies, safety studies, Interchange Access Request (IAR) documentation and Transportation System Management and Operations (TSM&O) studies.
• Coordinate with other technical disciplines including conceptual design, environmental management, traffic operations, right of way and others to develop recommendations for proposed improvements.
• Prepare written reports and presentations of project findings that support Project Development and Environment (PD&E) studies, Design projects, signal warrant analysis, and corridor retiming studies.
• Develop small, medium, and large-scale microsimulation models in VISSIM.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• BS in Civil Engineering or related field + 8 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Professional Engineer 
• Knowledge and experience with the development and calibration of models in VISSIM
• Experience in dynamic traffic assignment and multi-resolution modeling in VISUM/VISSIM.
• Experience in statistical analysis software (i.e. SPSS,R) and programming (i.e, VBA, C+, Python)
• Experience with Safety analysis using software such as HSM, SPICE, ISATe, IHSMD, or similar applications.

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in a related engineering discipline can substitute for up to two years of work experience 
• PhD degree in a related engineering discipline can substitute for up to three years of experience
• Experience and knowledge with the FDOT Traffic Analysis Handbook, FHWA Traffic Analysis Toolbox Volume 3, Highway Capacity Manual, MUTCD, and Highway Safety Manual, FDOT Interchange Access Request User Guide.
• Knowledge and experience with the development and calibration of models in VISSIM
• Experience in dynamic traffic assignment and multi-resolution modeling in VISUM/VISSIM.
• Experience in statistical analysis software (i.e. SPSS,R) and programming (i.e, VBA, C+, Python)
• Hands-on experience in Safety analysis such as HSM, SPICE, ISATe, and IHSMD.
• Experience conducting presentations to clients 

Additional Information

• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position 
• Relocation is not available for this role.

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