1099 consultant · ~120–600 hrs per funded award · $30–$65/hr · Remote (U.S.)

Urban Analytics and Land-Use Modeling Engineer

Build and run the land-use models that show a region where households and jobs are likely to go, and keep those forecasts grounded in real parcels and real markets.

About Precision Federal

Precision Federal is a small business building AI, data and software systems for government agencies. The company’s founder loves God, and the company is built on Christian faith: every number we publish is real, every claim we make is verifiable, and the work is done with excellence as service to God. Faith is welcome here and openly shared.

How this role works

You join the bench. You apply with your weekly hours and start time. We set your hourly rate from your résumé, and we may name you on proposals that match this role. If we don't win, you owe nothing.
A contract is awarded. The award funds the team named in the proposal. Your engagement begins at the hourly rate we agreed on.
You work remote, paid from the contract. ~120–600 hrs per funded award — and if no award ever funds, you owe nothing and lose nothing.

What you'll do

Build, calibrate and run UrbanSim models in Python against real parcel, household and employment data
Assemble the base year (parcels, buildings, zoning, households and jobs) and catch the gaps before they bend the forecast
Check forecast results against control totals, recent history and local knowledge, and explain plainly why the model says what it says
Connect land-use outputs to travel demand models and to the planners who rely on them

Required qualifications

Hands-on experience building or running UrbanSim, or a comparable land-use or urban simulation model, in a delivery or research role
Strong Python, including pandas and the scientific stack, applied to large spatial and tabular datasets
Experience producing population, household or employment forecasts for a region, county or city
U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (U.S. person)
Willing to be named on a federal proposal with a one-page resume, and to sign a short letter of commitment

Preferred qualifications

UrbanSim Templates, Orca, or the urbansim and urbansim_defaults libraries
Work with a metropolitan planning organization, regional council or state DOT
Discrete choice and hedonic price modeling, for example with choicemodels, PyLogit or Biogeme
Linking land-use models to travel demand models such as ActivitySim, CT-RAMP or TransCAD
GIS tools such as PostGIS, GeoPandas, ArcGIS or QGIS

Compensation & structure

1099 consulting engagement. $30–$65 per hour; we set your rate from your résumé and experience. Hours are funded by federal contract awards — this seat is scoped at roughly 120–600 hours per funded award, fully remote. Work and pay begin only if the contract is awarded — no award, no hours, no obligation.

Join the bench — Urban Analytics and Land-Use Modeling Engineer

Every application is read. It takes about 5 minutes.

This is a bench, not a job offer. Work starts when we win a contract that needs you.
We may name you on proposals. If that contract is awarded, you do the role at the rate and hours we agree on.
Paid hourly as a 1099 contractor; full-time roles may be W-2. If your background fits, we will email you.

First name *

Last name *

Email *

Phone *

Work authorization *

LinkedIn or portfolio link

What state do you live in? *

Resume (PDF or Word) *

Questions

Answer from your own experience. A few sentences each is plenty; be specific and tell us what you did yourself.

Precision Federal was founded on Christian values. Our faith in God shapes how we work: many of us openly share our personal faith, share our lives together, and pray for one another. We’re building a close-knit community where we truly care about each other. Taking part is always voluntary, and people of every faith and background are welcome. As we get to know you, you’re always welcome to share your own faith with us.

1. Cover letter. In your own words, tell us about yourself: what guides you (for many of us here, that’s our faith in God), your background, and why this role interests you. *

2. Describe the land-use or urban analytics project most like this role: the region, the model you used (UrbanSim or otherwise), the base-year data you built or cleaned, a problem you caught in the data or the forecast, your role, and the result. *

Availability

Pay for this role: $30–$65 an hour, set by your experience.

Hours per week you could give on an awarded contract (all part-time, up to 30) *

If you are named and we win, will you be able to start within a few weeks? *

May we name you on proposals for this role, and if we win, will you do the work at the rate we agree on? *

I agree to the Applicant Terms. *

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