ITS Engineer

Company Description

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it's improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We're one global team - 47,000 strong - driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Job Description

AECOM is seeking a ITS Engineer to be based in Detroit, MI .

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 in the Detroit, MI office. 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. This position will be hybrid and when in office, will report to the AECOM Detroit Office. 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 YORE or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's college degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics 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 diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts - planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers - leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let's get started.

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there's never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together - your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.

Join us and let's get started.

ReqID: J10080185

Business Line: Transportation

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: West

Career Area: Engineering

Work Location Model: On-Site