Senior Transportation Consultant

Senior Transportation Consultant

Location is flexible with a preference for the New York and/or Northeast region and proximity to ICF offices Albany Cambridge or New York City.

About ICF - Transportation Consulting Portfolio
ICFs Transportation Line of Business specializes in addressing complex planning policy and program issues at the nexus of transportation and the environment energy and communities. ICFs work focuses on integrated approaches that support sustainable transportation decisions addressing mobility safety environmental social and economic effects of transportation. Our work includes strategic planning research policy analysis outreach training and program evaluation for federal state and local governments including the U.S. Department of Transportation state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations. We specialize in developing multimodal transportation plans; conducting needs assessments; analyzing transportation system performance data; evaluating the impacts of infrastructure projects programs and government policies; developing technical assistance resources; and documenting best practices related to integrated planning transportation operations and the environment.

ICF is seeking a Senior Transportation Consultant to join our Transportation Line of Business. The Senior Transportation Consultant is responsible for leading managing and/or supporting transit clients and planning projects at the state regional and local level as well as work on national-level research and technical assistance efforts. This is an opportunity to contribute to an important mission and work on emerging transportation planning issues and all while building a great career at ICF. This role in particular seeks an energetic self-starter to help build and grow ICFs transit portfolio of work across various agencies. The successful applicant will provide strategic leadership develop business and expand our team.

The position requires familiarity experience and the ability to provide oversight and advise staff/teams in performing work in the following areas:

• Fixedroute and demandresponsive transit system planning including route design span and frequency analysis stop spacing productivity review and service restructuring.
• Transit route corridor and network analyses using land use demographic travel and performance data for rural regional and statewide systems.
• Development of transit service concepts operating scenarios and phased implementation strategies.
• Market demand ridership productivity and equity analysis to identify service gaps and opportunities.
• Applications of planning and technical tools such as GIS Remix Conveyal Excel and statistical methods to support service evaluation benchmarking and funding justification.
• First and lastmile service mobility-on-demand workforce access and integrated mobility strategies.
• Emerging and flexible mobility options including microtransit vanpool carpool employerbased transportation and innovative shuttle services.
• Development validation and use of standardized transit data including GTFS GTFSRT GTFSFlex and FTA GTFS compliance tools.
• Preparation of transit and mobility plans technical memoranda reports and client deliverables.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Leading the development of innovative accurate timely and high-quality products and services with a focus on transit operations services funding and related planning studies typically working on multiple projects with all levels of staff.
• Managing project or task schedules and budgets.
• Planning and/or facilitating workshops and other engagement activities with clients executives key partners and stakeholders.
• Pursuing new business opportunities with a focus on state and local clients.
• Identifying industry trends and working closely with the division senior leadership to position ICF for long-term growth.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in urban planning/policy transportation planning public policy public administration or a related field; or equivalent professional experience.
• 12 years of experience in transit planning public transportation program administration long range transportation planning or related technical roles.
• Experience working with FTAfunded transit programs and state or regional transit agencies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in urban planning/policy transportation planning public policy public administration or a related field; or equivalent professional experience.
• 15 years of experience in transit planning public transportation program administration long range transportation planning or related technical roles.

Working at ICF

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position including but not limited to relevant work experience skills certifications and competencies that align to the specified role geographic location education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is: