Job Description

Are you a recent graduate specializing in communications, political science, public policy, or a related field? Are you interested in transportation, the environment, and infrastructure? This is an exciting opportunity to join CDM Smith's Transportation Advisory Services, a multi-disciplinary team of experts, including senior policy and communications specialists, to help our transportation clients identify, analyze, and solve their public policy issues and challenges, especially funding, and potentially also including technology, energy, emissions, and equity. Examples of specific work tasks include:

• 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 & Abilities

• 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

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree. 1 year of related experience. Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands. Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
Amount of Travel Required

10% or less
Pay Range Min

USD $66,872.00
Pay Range Max

USD $110,323.00
Additional Pay Range Information

CDM Smith is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. This pay range is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels for the geographic location assigned to the position. In addition to geographic location, a candidate's salary is determined by several other factors including, but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, relevant work experience, skills, required certifications, and education/training.
Additional Compensation

All bonuses at CDM Smith are discretionary and may or may not apply to this position.
Visa Sponsorship Available

No-We will not support sponsorship in the United States, i.e. H-1B or TN Visas for this position
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