Principal Demographer - Land Use & Regional Growth

Houston-Galveston Area Council; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The Houston-Galveston Area Council seeks a Principal Demographer - Land Use & Regional Growth Forecasting to lead regional demographic, employment, and land-use forecasting. You will manage the Socioeconomic Modeling Group, oversee parcel- and TAZ-level forecasting, and provide inputs for travel demand modeling and long-range planning.

Responsibilities include guiding forecasting methods, coordinating with GIS staff and partners, developing scenarios, maintaining datasets, and delivering clear

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a demography/planning-related field and 5+ years forecasting experience.
• Experience forecasting population, households, employment, or land-use for MPO/DOT.
• Strong GIS, quantitative analysis, data management, and leadership skills.
• Experience using Python for modeling, automation, QA/QC, or reproducible analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Socioeconomic Modeling Group, setting work priorities and QA/QC.
• Lead long-range population, household, employment, and land-use forecasts at multiple geographic levels.
• Develop growth allocation methodologies and alternative development scenarios.
• Maintain and analyze parcel, building, county data and related datasets.
• Develop inputs for travel demand models and RTPs; coordinate with stakeholders.
• Coordinate forecast assumptions with modelers, GIS staff, planners, and partners.
• Evaluate relationships between investments, accessibility, and growth.
• Develop models using Python, GIS, SQL, R, SAS, UrbanSim or similar tools.
• Prepare documentation, reports, and clear explanations for technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor staff.

Skills

GIS

Python

Quantitative analysis

Data management

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Demography, Urban or Regional Planning, Geography, Economics, Statistics, Data Science, Transportation Planning, Environmental Studies, or a related field.

Bachelor’s degree in an applicable academic discipline or related field of study.

Tools

UrbanSim

SQL

R

SAS

Job description

The Houston-Galveston Area Council seeks a Principal Demographer - Land Use & Regional Growth Forecasting to lead regional demographic, employment, and land-use forecasting. You will manage the Socioeconomic Modeling Group, oversee parcel- and TAZ-level forecasting, and provide inputs for travel demand modeling and long-range planning.

Responsibilities include guiding forecasting methods, coordinating with GIS staff and partners, developing scenarios, maintaining datasets, and delivering clear