Transportation Policy & Outreach Specialist

CDM Smith; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 64,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking a recent graduate to join its Transportation Advisory Services as a policies-focused analyst. You will work on financial analyses, stakeholder outreach, and bill/trend research to support transportation funding and policy decisions.

The role involves coordinating input from stakeholders, drafting policy proposals, and presenting findings to public bodies and clients. Travel may be required, and a Bachelor's degree is required or equivalent experience.

Qualifications

• Working understanding of top transportation public policy challenges facing U.S. federal, state, and local governments, including funding, technology, energy, emissions, and equity
• Excellent analytical skills including stakeholder and political awareness especially as relates to revenue collection systems
• Fluency with financial analysis including cost analysis of revenue collection systems
• Understanding of transportation technology and innovation trends
• Undergraduate degree required, advanced degree a plus

Responsibilities

• Conducting in-depth financial analysis of transportation revenue and spending projections
• Analyzing stakeholders including policy positions, influences, priorities, and authorities
• Designing and conducting stakeholder and community outreach to solicit input on policy proposals
• Researching, analyzing, and summarizing statutes and regulations
• Researching, tracking, and analyzing bills
• Supporting the design and setup of special-purpose commissions, task forces, and working groups to address policy issues and challenges including process design, invitation design, content preparation and presentation, and facilitation
• Coordinating input on policy proposals from task forces, working groups, and other stakeholders as directed by clients
• Designing policy proposals and solutions to address client and stakeholder objectives and constraints
• Authoring papers and memoranda that frame policy issues including alternative solutions, trade-offs, and considerations
• Drafting bill language to align with client priorities for policy proposals
• Presenting findings and recommendations to working groups, task forces, legislative committees, other public bodies, and the public

Skills

Policy analysis

Stakeholder awareness

Cost analysis

Transportation technology trends

Public policy understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree a plus

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking a recent graduate to join its Transportation Advisory Services as a policies-focused analyst. You will work on financial analyses, stakeholder outreach, and bill/trend research to support transportation funding and policy decisions.

The role involves coordinating input from stakeholders, drafting policy proposals, and presenting findings to public bodies and clients. Travel may be required, and a Bachelor's degree is required or equivalent experience.