Regional planning council for transportation, workforce and air quality in Texas
Houston-Galveston Area Council coordinates regional planning across the Texas Gulf Coast, with transportation modeling (PTV VISUM, VISSIM) and ArcGIS at the core of its technical work. A Microsoft-centric data layer of Fabric, Synapse and Azure Data Lake alongside Power BI and Tableau points to analytics modernization. Accelerating hiring weighted toward operations and finance, plus open chief transportation and CFO roles, signals leadership turnover during major plan updates.
Notable leadership hires: Chief Transportation Officer, Chief Financial Officer
Houston-Galveston Area Council is a government agency founded in 1966 and headquartered in Houston, Texas. It operates as a voluntary association of local governments across a 13-county Gulf Coast region. Its work spans transportation planning, environmental and air quality programs, regional GIS, emergency 911 support, workforce services, economic development and aging services. The agency employs between 201 and 500 people and hires within the United States.
H-GAC uses ArcGIS and ArcGIS Pro, PTV VISUM and VISSIM for transportation modeling, Power BI, Tableau, SAS, Python, and Azure services including Microsoft Fabric, Synapse Analytics and Data Lake.
Yes, hiring is accelerating, led by operations and finance, with additional roles in engineering, HR, planning and transportation. Leadership openings include Chief Transportation Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
Current work includes the Texas Rising Star program, the 2045 Regional Transportation Plan update, the Transportation Improvement Program, the North Houston Highway Improvement Project, and the Houston-Galveston Clean Cities Coalition.
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