Intelligent Transportation System Engineer (Remote Opportunity)

Company Description

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Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Intelligent Transportation System Engineer to be a Remote Position based in the United States.

We are actively seeking a self-motivated, ITS Engineer with a desire for data analytics, traffic operations, and research of emerging technologies and processes for immediate employment within our Transportation Department. The position provides the opportunity to work on exciting, challenging, and high-profile transportation operations projects.

The ITS Engineer will be responsible for managing, analyzing, and visualizing data for use in transportation and traffic systems and applications, researching state of the practices and innovative practices for various transportation engineering topics, writing technical reports. Join a team of experienced transportation operations experts to develop innovative solutions applying new and emerging technology to transportation.

Job Functions Include:

• Work on a wide range of ITS related project, including research, emerging technologies, and ITS deployments.
• Collecting, analyzing, and modeling transportation data from multiple sources, including spatial and non-spatial data for reporting and visualization to develop detailed processes and products that are creative and easy to consume in different applications.
• Develop presentations to internal and external customers.
• Performance measure research, development and maintenance for both roadway performance and operational performance.
• Preparation of weekly, quarterly and annual performance measure reports.
• Conduct literature reviews and develop surveys to determine state of the practice, best practices, and innovative practices for various transportation topics to determine recommendation for clients.
• Assist in data development, integration, integrity, and quality assurance activities
• Development of custom tools (conceptual, front end, and/or backend)
• Additional responsibilities as assigned by AECOM

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• BA/BS + 2 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Preferred Qualifications

• ​Bachelor’s college degree in Civil Engineering, or other related field with an emphasis in traffic or transportation or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Capable of multi-tasking and working in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to prioritize and meet task deadlines
• Adaptable and flexible to various projects
• Thinks creatively and proactively uses technology and software solutions to make operations more efficient
• Technical writing
• Microsoft Software (Excel, Access, SharePoint, Teams, other)
• Geospatial Software (ArcGIS, QGIS, CAD, other)
• Business Intelligence Software (PowerBI, Tableau, other)
• Programming Languages (R, Python, C++, Javascript, SQL, other)

Additional Information

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and divers