fehrandpeers

Travel Demand Modeling/Forecasting Specialist (2+ Years)

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, Stany Zjednoczone Na miejscu Inżynieria, produkcja i budownictwo Średni poziom Opublikowano Cze 11, 2026
Lokalizacja Los Angeles, Stany Zjednoczone
Tryb pracy Na miejscu
Poziom doświadczenia Średni poziom
Język English
Opublikowano 11 czerwca 2026
Ostatnio sprawdzono 12 czerwca 2026
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Travel Demand Modeling/Forecasting Specialist (2+ Years) at fehrandpeers in Los Angeles, United States, is an on-site role classified by JobGrid under Engineering, Manufacturing & Construction and marked Mid. JobGrid presents normalized role facts from the source listing, shows the source freshness, and sends candidates to the original public application page with non-personal referral parameters.

  • On-site role in Los Angeles, United States; title: Travel Demand Modeling/Forecasting Specialist (2+ Years) at fehrandpeers.
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Join Fehr & Peers and help shape the future of transportation through innovative travel behavior analysis, forecasting, and Big Data. We are seeking an experienced Travel Behavior & Demand Forecasting Specialist who is passionate about solving complex challenges and creating data driven transportation solutions for communities across the United States. 

 At Fehr & Peers, you’ll work alongside travel behavior forecasting experts in a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment where creativity, technical excellence, and innovation are highly valued. Our team combines advanced travel demand modeling, statistical analysis, and Big Data to answer critical planning and policy questions. 

 We are known for applying thoughtful, robust, and practical approaches that produce intuitive and actionable insights for our clients. We partner with MPOs, municipalities, transit agencies, private and institutional developers, technology firms, and civil engineering companies to tackle some of the industry’s most complex transportation challenges. From special event planning and evacuation analysis to climate resilience and long-range forecasting, our work directly influences transportation investments and community outcomes nationwide. 

 Successful candidates will have experience developing and implementing travel demand, statistical, and data driven forecasting models to analyze multimodal transportation systems and emerging mobility trends. They should be comfortable working with traditional modeling tools as well as Big Data platforms and methods and enjoy exploring innovative approaches to improve forecasting accuracy and decision making. 

 In this role, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor to project managers and clients alike. You’ll contribute expertise across a wide range of projects, lead key modeling and analytical tasks to deliver tailored forecasting solutions that help communities plan for a rapidly evolving transportation future. 

Responsibilities

  • Think both critically and intuitively through the progression of projects to clearly understand the results and identify insights as to how they are important to the big picture in each unique project   

  • Develop high-quality relationships with staff, clients, and modeling software vendors 

  • Support the development of modeling/forecasting skills in other staff   

  • Identify and develop approaches to analyzing complex transportation planning or engineering problems dealing with all travel modes   

  • Apply knowledge of the theory, principles, and practices of transportation planning, travel demand forecasting, travel behavior analysis, and data analysis   

  • Maintain afunctional understanding of transportation forecasting software programs, such as Emme, TransCAD, and Visum, and skills to apply these programs on projects 

  • Use statistical and data science software such as Python and R to collate, clean, and analyze large data sets  

  • Use a variety of other software programs to help visualize results for audiences at varying levels of technical complexity   

  • Support papers and presentations for technical conferences  

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of work experience in travel demand modeling and travel behavior forecasting (TransCAD and EMME strongly preferred) 

  • Direct experience with regional models is highly desirable (SCAG, SANDAG, OCTA, SBCOG, WRCOG, MAG, OahuMPO) 

  • Master's or bachelor's degree in transportation, civil engineering, or related major   

  • Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, with strong writing, verbal, non-verbal, and presentation skills   

  • Ability to delegate work, track budgets, and meet deadlines   

  • Experience with the development and application of four-step travel demand models, tour-based models, and activity-based models including knowledge of basic statistical concepts and data analysis techniques   

  • Experience with big data for transportation analysis (Replica and StreetLight preferred) 

  • Comfort with working beyond the model: understanding limitations, applying the big picture, and generating innovative ideas   

  • Ability to translate the results of complex analysis to clients in appealing and intuitive ways   

  • Computer and database programming and scripting skills (Python, C++, R, VBA, Access, or similar) and proficiency with GIS  

  • Interest in experimenting with and deploying AI tools to expand the effectiveness, efficiency, and/or creativity of our travel modeling practice 

Benefit Highlights:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance.
401(k) Plan with matching and profit sharing.
Flexible Spending Accounts.
Commuter Benefits.
Paid Vacation, holidays and sick leave.
8 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
Mentoring and Career Development programs.
Research and Development group participation, and more.


EEO: Fehr & Peers is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment in the workplace. We welcome applicants of diverse backgrounds, and hire without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, political affiliation, military service or any other characteristic protected by law.
Nondiscrimination: Fehr & Peers ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact Human Resources.