Transportation Specialist - Washington, United States - Federal Highway Administration/ U.S. DOT

Description

Details


Posted: 09-Apr-24


Location:
Washington DC, D.C.


Type:
Full Time


Categories:

• Engineering Management

Academic Designation:

• Industry

Work Function:

• Analysts
• Data Science/Mining
• Decision Analysis/Science
• Forecasting
• Operations Research Professionals
• Statistics

Preferred Education:

• Doctorate

Responsibilities

• Develops and manages a program of applied research and systems analysis projects to understand transportation trends, evaluate transportation policies, and quantify their impacts on different transportation system performance measures. Leads research projects and works collaboratively with other team members on joint projects, coordinating activities with other units within FHWA.
• Serves as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).
• Independently develops and implements new theoretical approaches, tools and models using indepth knowledge and experience with transportation data and models, largescale system optimization, economy, market designs, and advanced analytics to identify transportation trends and needs, and assess impacts of transportation policies considering differences in geographies and demographics.
• Independently develops and completes inhouse studies which may include integrated literature reviews, complex statistical analysis, data interpretation and database manipulation, scenario development, and policy analysis.
• Applies findings from research projects and different scenario analysis to different policy questions, and independently prepare briefs, reports and presentations for different audience. Identifies best ways to simplify, visualize, and present complex research findings to audiences with different backgrounds.
• Maintains expert knowledge of transportation programs, policies, and regulations. Tracks key issues surrounding trends in transportation. Coordinates and conducts research on key transportation issues, themes, policies, and technologies. Provides expert policy analysis that can be relied by toplevel policy makers in the FHWA, DOT, and other Federal agencies for use in national policy formulation.
• Graduate degree in a pertinent major is required.

Qualifications
To qualify for this position in GS 14 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equal or equivalent to a GS-13, including the following:

• Experience formulating, conducting, and leading innovative research and research teams relating to quantifying policy impacts studies; AND

To qualify for this position in GS 13 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equal or equivalent to a GS-12, including the following:

• Experience formulating and conducting research relating to quantifying policy impacts studies; AND

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

• Transportation
• Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including costs and limits.

• Economics

• Knowledge of economic policy, principles, and practices, market and nonmarket values, and the analysis and reporting of economic data.

• Project Management

• Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance

• Research

• Knowledge of the scientific principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results

• Written Communication

• Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience

How to apply

Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed information describing your work experience applicable to this position's primary duties and responsibilities for us to make a qualification determination.

Also, ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.

Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed information describing your work experience applicable to this position's primary duties and responsibilities for us to make a qualification determination.

Also, ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.

To be eligible, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, National or owe allegiance to the U.S.


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