What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Consultant position at ARA Brand?
ARA is seeking a full-time senior consultant. This position requires an individual with knowledge and expertise to perform the following:
- Develop and apply innovative data fusion, spatio-temporal data mining and analysis, and transportation modeling techniques on regional and project-specific marine transportation systems.
- Develop machine learning approaches to predictive modeling of highly complex natural systems, particularly riverine and coastal sediment transport processes.
- Combine and synthesize disparate data sets for road, rail, and maritime modes of transportation to enable multimodal freight network analysis, modeling, performance monitoring, and scenario evaluations.
- Document research objectives, methodologies, data sources, and significant findings in technical reports, conference proceedings, and peer-reviewed journal publications. Participate in technical conferences and professional societies, including technical presentations and/or associated publications. Short-term travel to support customer needs throughout the U.S. and internationally.
- Manage project resources to perform tasks according to plan. Serve as the company’s primary liaison with the client.
Position Requirements:
- M.S. in Transportation Engineering, or Civil Engineering with focus on transportation planning.
- 8 years of engineering experience in the field of multimodal transportation and analysis, to include:
- At least 4 years of experience in multimodal freight data fusion, analysis, and commodity-based modeling for transportation planning.
- Demonstrated proficiency with Python programming, data mining, analysis via GIS, SQL, optimization and machine learning modeling applied to freight transportation research, supporting strategic decision-making.
- Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems.
About ARA:
ARA is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs about 1,700 professionals and continues to grow. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in civil technologies, computer software and simulation, defense technologies, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for pavement analysis, environmental site characterization, and robotics.
At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience.
