Sr. Transportation Specialist; Senior Transportation Planning Specialist

Sr. Transportation Specialist (Senior Transportation Planning Specialist) - (8150)

Job Title:

Sr. Transportation Specialist (Senior Transportation Planning Specialist)

Status:
Permanent Full-Time

Type of Position:
Replacement

Start Date:

Immediate

Salary Grade: $63.50 - $69.03

Department:
York Region → Public Works → IAM (TRN)

Location:

17250 Yonge Street, Newmarket, ON L3Y 6Z1 CA (Primary)
Hybrid work opportunities may apply - CA

Reporting to the Program Manager, Data and Forecasting, a Sr. Transportation Specialist is responsible for developing and updating the Region's Activity-Based Model (ABM) and data analytical tools in support of transportation plans and policies, rapid transit project assessment, road and transit environmental assessments and other transportation planning studies; performing enhancements to improve model accuracy and capabilities; developing and maintaining databases, tools, techniques, templates, and manuals to analyze emerging travel trends and needs;

participating in internal/external working committees to share information and develop relationships; providing support and input to the review of advanced travel demand modelling research and data integration and management; and monitoring changes to municipal, regional, provincial and federal plans, policies, standards and legislation affecting the transportation system.

• Develop in‑house travel demand modelling capabilities, including model calibration and validation, data preparation and management, software acquisition and review of technical reports.
• Manage, prepare, and update applications of macro, meso and micro‑scopic transportation models in support of transportation plans, road and transit environmental assessments and other transportation planning studies.
• Update travel demand databases and dashboards and analyze emerging trends and needs.
• Prepare terms of reference for transportation studies and issue Request for Proposal documents, review and evaluate consultant proposals and deliverables.
• Carry out complex research on transportation capacity and demand and other assigned projects.
• Define and refine transportation corridors or sub‑areas for monitoring of transportation demand and capacity.
• Gather and develop the necessary data and databases to monitor the road and transit network capacity for these corridors or sub‑areas.
• Assess resource needs and provide input to organizational design for the Branch.
• Assist the Program Manager in business planning, preparing budgets, and reviewing and monitoring expenditures.
• Respond to customer enquiries and resolve difficult or highly sensitive complaints, verbally or in writing.
• Liaise, foster and maintain positive relationships with internal staff and external contacts, government and non‑government agencies and the public.
• Manage special projects/studies as assigned.
• Perform other duties in accordance with Branch and Department objectives.

• Successful completion of a university degree in Transportation Engineering or Planning, or an approved equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Registration with a recognised professional engineering or planning organization.
• Minimum five (5) years of demonstrated experience in transportation engineering or transportation planning, including 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, and 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…