Transportation Engineering/Planning Assistant

🌍 Remote, USA 🎯 Full-time 🕐 Posted Recently

Job Description

DKS Associates is currently hiring a Transportation Engineering/Planning Assistant who will work closely with mid- and senior-level team members on a variety of planning and traffic engineering projects. The role involves gaining experience in transportation planning and traffic engineering design while conducting technical analyses and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

Gaining experience working on a variety of transportation planning and traffic engineering design projects under the guidance of expert team members
Conducting technical transportation analysis; including traffic operational analysis using Synchro, Vissim, and other traffic and modeling software to analyze
The performance or impacts between various travel modes and vehicle types (cars, pedestrians, bikes, e-scooters, buses, light rail, trucks, etc.)
Developing Plans, Specifications, and Estimates (PS&E) for roadway lighting, permanent signing and pavement markings, traffic signals, signal interconnect/fiber optic communications, and temporary traffic control plans
Going out in the field to verify the condition of existing traffic systems (Signing, Lighting, Signals, etc.) and observe traffic operations
Working with multi-disciplinary teams on a variety of complex corridor studies, transit operations, area plans, system plans, and other technical transportation projects
Communicating technical findings to project managers and group managers
Working on significant projects across the west coast and in your own community

Skills

Bachelor's Degree (or greater) in Civil Engineering, Transportation, Urban Planning, or similar field, with an understanding of traffic flow theory and forecasting
Coursework in Transportation and Traffic Engineering, Transportation Planning, GIS, Environmental Studies, Statistics, or Travel Demand Modeling
Ability to work in a high-performing team, including strong communication skills and a positive attitude
Ability to program and/or implement custom scripts. Skills in R, Python, VBA, or Java are desired
Strong written and verbal communication skills
EIT certificate preferred, or the ability to obtain your EIT certification if hired
Ability/Interest in obtaining your PE and/or AICP in the future
Software experience desired, but not required; AGI lighting analysis software, AutoCAD and/or MicroStation, Synchro, and Visum/Vistro/Vissim

Benefits

10 Vacation Days & 8.66 Sick Pay Days
8 Paid Holidays
Employer paid Disability, Life, AD&D Insurance Coverage
100% DKS paid Medical Premium for our employee-owners
80% DKS paid Medical Premium for spouse and dependents of our employee-owners
Extremely affordable Dental, & Vision Plans
Flexible Spending Account (Health Care & Dependent Care), Transit Flexible Spending Account
Health Savings Account Options
Paid Jury/Witness Duty
Paid Bereavement
Leave without Pay
Transit Subsidy
Pre-tax Commuter Option
Referral Bonus Program
DKS funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
401k Pre-tax and Roth options
Monthly Cell Phone Reimbursement
Training & Educational Assistance
Professional Registration Support
Technical & Professional Societies
Conferences & Seminars
Annual Bonus Program
Years of Service Awards
Hybrid Work Schedule

Company Overview

Our shared passion is to plan, build, manage and operate viable transportation systems. It was founded in 1995, and is headquartered in Oakland, California, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.dksassociates.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

DKS Associates has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2025, 6 in 2024, 4 in 2023, 2 in 2022, 1 in 2021, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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