Transportation Analyst

GFT is looking for an ambitious self-starter to join our Business and Technology Solutions team as a Transportation Analyst in our Baltimore, Washington, D.C., or Fairfax, Virginia office. You’ll bring strong critical thinking and communication skills, along with a desire to grow in areas such as infrastructure performance, capital planning and prioritization, maintenance management, or asset management for transportation infrastructure. This role offers the chance to build technical expertise while working alongside innovative clients and colleagues in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team. You’ll apply problem solving and analytical skills to help deliver forward-thinking solutions to Gannett Fleming clients.

Working on the roadway team at GFT offers the opportunity to engage in transformative projects that enhance transportation infrastructure and improve community connectivity. Whether working on highways and bridges or traffic engineering, our team excels in resilient, sustainable design and construction, delivering innovative solutions that address the complexities of modern, multimodal roadway systems and ensure safe, efficient, and reliable travel for all. Explore some of our signature roadway projects here.  

What you’ll be challenged to do:

You’ll support clients by evaluating transportation infrastructure and service performance using both qualitative and quantitative data. Your work will include conducting analysis in Excel and other tools, assisting with financial modeling and planning, and contributing to the development of client reports and presentations. You’ll collaborate with team members across offices to support project delivery and fieldwork activities such as data collection, facility inspections, and client coordination. You’ll also help ensure data quality through QA/QC and contribute to the ongoing improvement of tools and methods used in performance analysis and asset management.

In this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Evaluate client businesses using qualitative and quantitative information
• Conduct quantitative analysis of the performance of transportation infrastructure, transportation service providers, and the transit industry
• Analyze operational, asset, and performance data using Microsoft Excel and other analytics tools such as proprietary tools as required
• Coordinate with team members from different offices to support project work
• Support and coordinate fieldwork (i.e., data collection, facility inspection, developing work plans, liaising with clients) conducted by project teams
• Support client data modeling and planning needs through financial planning and modeling
• Perform QA/QC work of collected or computed data/models
• Support preparation of client deliverables including written reports and presentations

What you will bring to our firm: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant fields such as Economics, Civil Engineering, Planning, Public Administration, or Transportation Planning
• One to two years of work experience
• Experience with Microsoft Excel data modellingInterest in the use and application of data analysis in the transportation and transit industries
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Comfortable with the use of Microsoft Office products, especially Microsoft Excel

• Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave, and pet insurance, in addition to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Tax-deferred 401(k) savings plan.
• Competitive paid-time-off (PTO) accrual.
• Tuition reimbursement for continued education.
• Commitment to professional development, access to internal and external training programs, and support of active participation in professional organizations
• Incentive compensation for eligible positions.

At GFT, a privately held AEC firm, we innovate where transportation, water, power, and buildings converge. We call this the Infrastructure of Life. We measure our success by the strength of our relationships – that’s why we’re the employer of choice for 5,000+ of the industry’s brightest engineers, planners, architects, inspectors, designers, and more.

Our clients choose us for our expertise and prefer us for our nimble approach, creativity, and personal touch. Backed by over a century’s experience, together we’re building a lasting legacy for future generations: stronger communities, a healthier planet, and better lives. GFT: Ingenuity That Shapes Lives™ 

GFT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans’ status or other characteristics protected by law. 

Unsolicited resumes from third party agencies will be considered the property GFT.

Location: Fairfax, Virginia or Berkeley, California 

Core Business Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Employment Status: Full-Time 

Salary Range: $59,000 – $84,000 per year; Salary dependent upon experience and geographic location

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