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USDOT seeks an ITS transportation specialist

The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is seeking a transportation specialist for the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office (JPO), located in Washington, DC.
September 18, 2015 Read time: 1 min
The 324 US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is seeking a transportation specialist for the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office (JPO), located in Washington, DC.

 
This is an exciting professional opportunity to be a part of a team working on groundbreaking ITS research including connected and automated vehicles. This position requires experience in analysing and reviewing ITS policies and collaborating with public and private transportation stakeholders on the implementation, commercialisation and communication of ITS policies.

The USDOT’s ITS program supports the overall advancement of ITS through investments in major research initiatives, exploratory studies, and a deployment support program including technology transfer and training. The transportation specialist will manage the Program Management Office responsible for implementing and executing an enterprise program management methodology for all 781 ITS JPO projects, evaluating the effectiveness of the ITS program as a whole, and evaluating individual research projects.
 
The vacancy is open until 28 September 2015.

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