Transportation Analyst

Gannett Fleming; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AEC firm in Toronto is seeking a Transportation Analyst. The role involves conducting quantitative analysis on transportation infrastructure and providing client support. Ideal candidates will have a relevant bachelor's degree and strong analytical skills. This position offers a hybrid work environment and a comprehensive benefits package, fostering professional development.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development programs

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of work experience in a relevant field.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate client businesses using qualitative and quantitative information.
• Conduct quantitative analysis of transportation infrastructure.
• Support client data modeling and planning needs.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Data modeling with Excel

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Civil Engineering, Planning, Public Administration, or Transportation Planning

Tools

Microsoft Excel

MS Access

ArcGIS

Job description

Overview

GFT is looking for an ambitious self-starter to join our Business and Technology Solutions team as a Transportation Analyst in our Toronto, ON 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.

How you’ll be challenged

Successful candidates will have strong critical thinking skills, superior communication skills and the desire to expand and learn in areas that include infrastructure performance, capital planning and prioritization, maintenance management, or asset management for transportation infrastructure. This is an opportunity to develop your technical knowledge in collaboration with forward-thinking clients and colleagues as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team. In a highly collaborative environment, you will combine problem solving and analytical skills with innovation as part of a high-performing team to deliver excellence to our clients.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 1-2 years of work experience
• Experience with Microsoft Excel data modelling
• Interest 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

What we prefer you bring

• Knowledge of standard transportation planning requirements and practices
• Knowledge of standard financial modeling practices
• Master’s Degree in Economics, Civil Engineering, Planning, Public Administration, Transportation Planning or related fields
• Experience with MS Access, ArcGIS, and / or enterprise asset management software (e.g., Maximo, Infor, AssetWorks, etc.) systems are a plus
• Experience with transforming and maintaining large datasets

Compensation and Benefits

• Hybrid (in-person and remote) work environment.
• 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.

About GFT

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 of GFT.

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Core Business Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Employment Status: Full-Time

Salary dependent upon experience and geographic location