 |
Cambridge Systematics is an employee-owned, Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) firm, offering competitive salaries and superior benefits. If you are a bright, self-motivated person dedicated to developing innovative solutions, please consider joining our team.
“I came to CS because I wanted to be challenged intellectually and professionally... this could be an example of “be careful what you wish for” unless, like me, you love what you do!”
Senior Associate, Washington, DC
Our immediate openings are listed below.
To apply for a position, please send a resume, cover letter, and salary history to our Human Resources Department. Please include the job code in the subject line of your e-mail or cover letter.
Mail:
Human Resources Department
Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
100 CambridgePark Drive, Suite 400
Cambridge, MA 02140
E-mail:
Human Resources Department (resume@camsys.com)
CALIFORNIA
FLORIDA
MASSACHUSETTS
|
NEW YORK, NY
WASHINGTON, DC
|
In addition to our immediate career opportunities, we are always seeking qualified candidates for with skills ranging from quantitative and qualitative analysis to transportation operations and safety planning for all of our office locations. If you are a qualified analyst or have strong planning, freight, or economics experience, modeling capabilities, or software development expertise at both project and management levels, please apply now.
Accounts Receivable Accountant – Cambridge, MA (job code ACGT000096)
We are seeking an Accounts Receivable Accountant for a hands-on position in a our Accounting Department. This critical position will work closely with our highly skilled consulting staff, clients, and Accounting staff.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to: monthly project invoicing, some requiring Excel skills; assisting in management of unbilled costs monthly; accounts receivable status reporting; accounts receivable reporting to project managers; support to project managers; and special projects as needed.
Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; excellent communication skills; customer-service focus; proficiency with spreadsheet applications, preferably Microsoft Excel; ability to work independently as well as being a team player.
Top of page 
Document Specialist – Cambridge, MA (job code PROD000162)
We are seeking a well organized, detailed-oriented, dependable team player to join our Publications Production Team. The ideal candidate can maintain high quality and productivity standards while working under tight deadlines. In this role you will work as part of team to input, revise, and combine materials to produce proposals, reports, presentations, standard business graphics (including project schedules, organization charts, flow charts, etc.), and on-line color presentations, according to established templates, styles, and procedures.
Requirements: Minimum of two years of experience; proficiency in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint; basic experience in QuarkXPress, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator. Previous Document Production Center experience is a plus.
Top of page
Economist – Cambridge, MA (job code TPM000158)
We are seeking an experienced Economist with 10 plus years of experience to lead Cambridge Systematics, Inc.’s established and rapidly growing national team of economists recognized for innovative work in transportation economics and policy.
Responsibilities include overseeing the direct studies related to regional economics and economic development, transportation policy, land use analysis, financial analysis, and related areas. The ideal candidate will also lead economic-related business development activities, including the preparation of proposals and technical approaches. The candidate should have enthusiasm for applied economics and desire to work in a team-oriented environment, as well as interest in helping to develop the technical capabilities of other staff.
Requirements: Advanced degree in economics or related field, as well as relevant experience leading economic analyses (optimally in transportation planning) within a consulting environment; strong client and staff management, analytic, writing, and communication skills; experience with statistical analysis packages, regional economic and freight/commodity flow databases, econometric and input/output models, travel demand forecasting models preferred and geographic information systems (GIS) is a plus.
Top of page
Freight Planner/Project Manager – Oakland, CA, Washington, DC, and Cambridge, MA (job code TPM000104)
We are seeking a Freight Project Manager to work on a variety of transportation consulting assignments with a focus on the area of freight movement. Responsibilities include the development and implementation of project work plans, from inception of approach through completion of final reports and presentations; management of project staff and budgets; performance of quantitative and qualitative analyses of goods movement, industrial activity, and general economic data; development of recommendations for clients regarding goods movements strategies, physical/operational movements, and/or freight policy for public and private sector clients; and evaluation of impacts and benefits of recommendations using commodity flow data, transportation network models, input-output models, and/or other applicable tools. Knowledge of public sector freight policies and programs and experience in rail, port, trucking, and logistics is desirable.
Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Planning, Policy, or related field, a Master’s degree is preferred; five or more years of experience; strong project management skills and client relations skills are critical; strong oral and written communications skills; strong analytical and problem solving skills.
Top of page
Office Administrator – Washington, DC (job code OMGT000113)
We are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic Office Administrator for our Bethesda, Maryland location. This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity to work with a team in a growing office of consultants and support staff who are passionate about their work. The ideal candidate will play a key role in supporting the office director, the professional staff, and office administration and will be the first point of contact for our clients.
Responsibilities include:
Requirements: Business degree or three years experience in an Administrative Assistant position; detail-oriented; proven problem-solving skills; strong communication, organizational, and decision-making skills; and be able to handle multiple priorities.
Top of page
Permit Technicians/Clerks – Albany, NY (job code CVO000165)
We are seeking Permit Technicians and Permit Program Clerks to support our on-site contract with the New York State Department of Transportation in Albany.
As members of the Cambridge Systematics team, the Permit Technicians will be responsible for reviewing applications and supporting the issuance of permits to commercial carriers wishing to move oversize/overweight loads in the State of New York. Ideal candidates will have extensive customer service experience and a background in the trucking industry.
The Permit Program Clerk will perform various clerical duties including filing, photocopying, processing mail, responding to customer inquiries or directing these inquiries to the appropriate internal staff, possess strong interpersonal skills, be proficient in typing and in the use of basic computer and data entry applications.
Requirements: Candidates must possess strong interpersonal skills, be flexible and able to adapt to a changing work environment, be proficient in basic algebra, and have experience working with basic computer and data entry applications.
Top of page
Software Engineers (Java, C#) – Cambridge, MA (job code CVO000114)
We are seeking Software Engineers enthusiastic about iterative and incremental development, user-centered design, and agile practices (principal, senior, and junior) to lead or join small teams building web-based applications for the transportation sector.
Requirements: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science; solid object-oriented design and development skills; at least two years of Microsoft .NET and/or Java/J2EE work in all tiers of web development (presentation, business logic, and persistence); and hands-on experience with test-driven development, unit testing with xUnit frameworks, and related practices; a skilled, practical, and well-rounded approach to software development and a track record of delivering high-quality software on time and within budget; excellent communication skills, passionate about software, and take pride in their programming craft.
Top of page
Summer Internships – All Offices (job code TPM000167)
We are offering an excellent opportunity for summer interns to gain valuable, practical experience in a dynamic consulting environment for the summer of 2008. Candidates will have the opportunity to support a wide variety of cutting edge projects in our Transportation Planning and Management, Transportation Operations, Freight, and Travel Demand Forecasting business lines. Ideal candidates will have experience in economics, transportation planning, freight transportation models, geographic information systems, software development tools, databases, or travel demand modeling software packages. Previous internship experience is desirable. Responsibilities will vary depending on departmental needs.
Top of page
Transportation Analyst – Cambridge, MA (job code TPM000141)
We are seeking a Transportation Analyst with a civil engineering background for the development and application of analytic forecasting models to evaluate the likely impacts and benefits of proposed transportation investments. Responsibilities include data collection, analysis and implementation using standard statistical packages; freight and economic data analysis through Access, Excel, and proprietary software; conducting land use and financial analyses; working with transportation planning software (TransCAD and TP+) to simulate and test proposed transportation system plans; and project management duties including budget management, progress tracking, and communication with sub-contractors consultants.
Requirements: Master’s degree in Civil or Transportation Engineering with at least one standard statistical package such as SAS, SPSS or LIMDEP as well as TransCAD and TP+ and experience designing, testing, and supporting software with Visual Basic and Visual Basic for Applications; strong analytic and quantitative abilities and oral and written communications skills.
Top of page
Transportation Analyst – Cambridge Volpe (job code TPM000153)
We are seeking a Transportation Analyst to work on site at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center with Federal clients. Candidates should have solid technical skills, experience, and the ability to adapt, think creatively, work independently, interface well with a variety of clients, and contribute to multi-disciplinary teams. The successful candidate will participate in a wide range of research, planning, and transportation projects, including transportation planning studies, program evaluations, multimodal transportation studies, transportation policy consulting, and public transit studies. This position provides strong professional development opportunities and is an excellent opportunity to gain direct client experience.
Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with a focus on transportation; Master’s degree is preferred; strong writing skills; a policy orientation; quantitative skills; proven research skills; experience with web-writing; interview experience; possible program evaluation experience; safety and/or transit experience a plus.
Top of page
Transportation Planners/Engineers/Project Managers - Oakland, CA, Washington, DC, or New York, NY (job code ITS000161)
We are seeking Transportation Planners/Engineers/Project Managers to provide engineering and analytical support to transportation clients focusing in the areas of microsimulation modeling, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), and transportation operations. Responsibilities include development and implementation of data collection and analysis efforts; implementation and use of simulation models; analysis of likely impacts and benefits of proposed transportation investments; evaluation of ITS/operational deployments; and preparation of technical reports and presentations.
Requirements: Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Planning, or Urban Planning; four to seven years of direct experience as a consultant with simulation models, including Paramics, VISSIM, and Synchro; strong oral and written communication skills; proven analytical and quantitative skills; excellent client skills; ability to pay attention to detail and accuracy, and to work well as part of a team. Please submit a writing sample with your resume.
Top of page
Travel Demand Modeler – Oakland, California (job code TDF000103)
We are seeking a Travel Demand Modeler for our Oakland, California office. This is an excellent opportunity to work with a growing team of transportation professionals to provide analytical support on travel demand forecasting management projects. Responsibilities include travel demand forecasting, transportation modeling and analysis, transit planning and ridership forecasting, and transportation policy evaluation. Specific responsibilities include: providing analytical support to travel demand forecasting studies; statistical and quantitative analysis of survey data and development of travel demand models (four-step planning and activity-based models) using transportation modeling software (TransCAD/GISDK, Cube/TP+, ArcGIS) and statistical tools (SAS/SPSS, LIMDEP/ALOGIT); developing econometric models for travel behavior analysis; and providing analytical basis for evaluating the benefits of alternative transportation investments.
Requirements: Master’s degree (or its foreign equivalent) in Civil or Transportation Engineering and two years of experience performing the duties of the position offered.
Top of page
User Interface Engineer – Cambridge, MA (job code CVO000136)
We are actively seeking a talented UI Engineer with a strong interest in effective application design to work on web-based applications for the transportation sector. Our software group is made up of extremely capable and personable individuals who are passionate about software, thrive on collaboration, and take great pride in our work. We seek candidates with excellent communication skills who embrace user-centered design, iterative and incremental development, and agile practices. Candidates should have a skilled, practical, and well-rounded approach to software development and a track record of delivering high-quality software on time and within budget.
Requirements: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science; solid object-oriented design and development skills; at least two years of Microsoft ASP.NET/C# and/or Java/J2EE web development focusing on the presentation tier; CSS; and hands-on experience with test-driven development, unit testing with xUnit frameworks, and related practices; highly valued: AJAX; visual design; human factors; usability; and experience in building ADA-compliant applications.
Top of page
This site best viewed at 1024 x 768 using Internet Explorer (v.5 or higher). Cambridge Systematics, Inc. info@camsys.com Copyright 2008 |
