Data Analyst

The U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking a Data Analyst to join the Transit Development team. The role involves data analysis to support the Transit Signal Priority program and collaboration with various agency staff to enhance public transit operations.

What you'll do:

• Assist with data analysis to support the Unit’s Transit Signal Priority (TSP) program
• Collaborate with internal and external agency staff to develop future priority corridors
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of existing corridors
• Identify opportunities to improve TSP effectiveness through data exploration and analysis
• Assist with other data-driven assignments pertaining to Real Time Passenger Information, automated enforcement, bus shelters and bus stops, and related prioritization analyses
• Perform quantitative analysis preferably with public transit data and/or design aptitude

What they're looking for:

• A master's degree in transportation engineering, mathematics, urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, urban studies, or related physical and social science fields
• A baccalaureate degree in engineering from an accredited college and one year of full-time satisfactory experience performing technical work on roadway transportation and traffic studies and area-wide traffic programs
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in '2' above
• An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in '2' above
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in '2' above
• To be assigned to Assignment Level II, the candidate must have an additional year of experience as described in the 'Qualification Requirements' listed under '2' above
• To be assigned to Assignment Level III, the candidate must have an additional two years of experience as described in the 'Qualification Requirements' listed under '2' above
• The ideal candidates should demonstrate the ability to perform quantitative analysis preferably with public transit data and/or design aptitude
• Strong written and verbal skills, including delivering presentations
• Should exhibit a capacity for problem-solving
• Experience with CAD, Synchro, and/or GIS desirable

Benefits:

• Full-time
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program.