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.