FORECASTING TECHNICAL SPECIALIST - 10062026-81462

About the role

The Forecasting Technical Specialist supports the development, application, and maintenance of travel demand models and travel forecasting tools that inform project planning, environmental documentation, and transportation system investment decisions across the state. This position works collaboratively with internal TDOT teams and external stakeholders, including Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), Rural Planning Organizations (RPOs), and other local, state, and federal partners, to deliver timely and accurate forecasting data for multimodal planning efforts. This role is central to ensuring TDOT and its partners are equipped with the technical information needed to analyze current and future travel patterns, manage growth, and make informed, data-driven decisions that contribute to sustainable and resilient transportation networks.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the application and maintenance of the Tennessee Statewide Travel Demand Model (TSM), including compiling and organizing socioeconomic and travel behavior data for modeling use.
• Support the development of regional and MPO travel demand models, including TN Town models, and ensure consistency with statewide modeling efforts.
• Provide project-level travel forecasting, including current and future traffic volumes, levels of service, capacity analysis, and travel time data, to support environmental documentation and preliminary design phases.
• Assist with the preparation of air quality modeling inputs and ensure compliance with federal and state air quality requirements.
• Perform data analysis using modeling outputs, GIS tools, and analytics software such as Power BI to support corridor studies, long-range plans, and statewide strategic initiatives.
• Support efforts to maintain and update modeling standards, procedures, and documentation, ensuring consistency and transparency in modeling practices statewide and assist with consultant coordination, data requests, and quality assurance for modeling and forecasting deliverables.
• Participate in ongoing training and technical development activities, including training sessions for TDOT staff, local partners, and consultants and provide technical support and participate in collaboration with TDOT Regions, MPOs, and other stakeholders on travel forecasting-related