About the Position

The Director has two roles:

1. USDOT Statistical Official (SO): Pursuant to the Evidence Act under 5 USC § 314(a), the incumbent serves as USDOT Statistical Official, responsible for directing and coordinating statistical policy for the Department, overseeing the development of the Department data quality standards and confidentiality standards to safeguard sensitive information, and advising the Department on the validity of statistical techniques and conclusions.
    

2. Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics: 49 USC §6302 legislates the authorities and responsibilities of BTS Director. BTS Director serves as the Secretary’s senior advisor on data and statistics and is responsible for directing BTS programs to enhance data collection, analysis, and reporting. In addition, the Director ensures the most cost-effective use of transportation monitoring and is responsible for coordinating the collection of information with the Operating Administrations of the Department and with other Federal agencies. The Director also collects, compiles, analyzes and publishes a comprehensive set of transportation statistics on performance and impacts of the national transportation system.

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• Demonstrated executive level experience providing leadership in the planning, development,
  implementation, and evaluation of a statistical data collection program to assess the performance of the national transportation system.
• Demonstrated executive level experience collaborating with partners and stakeholders to assess statistical data and evidence to inform policy, program, and regulatory decisions impacting the transportation community.
• Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding – This core qualification requires a demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people.
• Driving Efficiency -This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.
• Merit and Competence - This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.
• Leading People - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization’s vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable.
• Achieving Results - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors.

You must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for consideration.

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An associate’s, bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in a relevant field is required. A master’s degree is preferred.

• Familiarity with data visualization software (e.g., Tableau, Socrata, etc.)
• Familiarity with GIS and spatial mapping
• Familiarity with R or Python
• Familiarity with linking various transportation datasets
• Familiarity with Travel Demand Modeling/Forecast
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Self-starter with the ability to learn under limited guidance and changing outcome goals
• Knowledge of and interest in U.S. transportation systems; state DOT's and MPOs
• Ability to present results in a clear, effective, and attractive manner to inform subsequent research
• Proficiency translating high-level business requirements into detailed design specifications
• Ability to engage among offices and units to obtain information, collaborate on data-related projects, and validate findings and conclusions
• Familiarity with climate change mitigation and adaptation policy
• Familiarity with alternative energy and transportation statutes

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A bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in a relevant field is required. The degree must have been conferred within 60 months of the appointment start date. Relevant fields include the list of disciplines found below under Eligibility Requirements.

Ideal candidates will have:

• Demonstrated experience in network assignment methods and network flow simulation as they relate to transportation
• Background that includes one or more quantitative areas such as transportation engineering, network science, machine learning, statistical modeling, optimization, or data science
• Experience with R or Python
• Some experience with other languages such as C or C++
• Demonstrated experience linking and comparing various datasets
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to participate with limited supervision and to adapt to changing goals
• Experience presenting results in a clear and effective manner
• Some experience with data visualization
• Proficiency in translating high level business requirements into research-based tasks and results
• Experience or interest in applying modeling and simulation methods to applications involving multimodal freight, shipping, and logistics related topics
• Ability to liaise with others to obtain information, collaborate on data-related research projects, and validate findings and conclusions

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