Transportation Planning Analysis Engineering Associate

Transportation Planning Analysis Engineering Associate

Join DKS Associates as a Transportation Planning Analysis Engineering Associate. This position assists with planning and operations analysis tasks of various transportation projects, including multimodal corridor studies, long‑range planning, travel demand modeling and forecasting, safety evaluations, intersection operations analysis and simulation, electric vehicle charging station plans, and data analytics.

• Perform technical tasks, assist in reviewing technical work prepared by others, and conduct advanced analysis.
• Support transportation safety planning through crash data analysis, safety evaluations, and application of the Safe System Approach.
• Conduct technical transportation analysis, including traffic operational analysis using Synchro, Vissim, and other traffic and modeling software to analyze transportation performance across a range of modes and vehicle types.
• Work with multi‑disciplinary teams on corridor studies, transit operations, area plans, system plans and other technical transportation projects.
• Communicate technical findings to project managers and group managers.
• Work on significant projects across the West Coast and within local communities.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation, or similar field;
  Master’s degree in Transportation Engineering or Urban and Regional Planning desired.
• 3 or more years of experience in Transportation and Traffic Engineering, Transportation Planning, GIS, Statistics, Traffic Flow Theory, or Travel Demand Modeling.
• Interest in transportation systems, active transportation, traffic flow and operations.
• Ability to work in a team and independently.
• Attention to detail and ability to perform self‑review of work.
• Experience writing scripts to automate procedures and emulate control logic desired.
• EIT certification desired.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Creative problem solver.

• 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 employee‑owners and 80 % for spouses and dependents
• Affordable dental and vision plans
• Flexible Spending Account for health and dependent care; transit FSA
• 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)
• 401(k) pre‑tax and Roth options
• Monthly cell‑phone reimbursement

• Training & educational assistance
• Professional registration support
• Access to technical and professional societies
• Conferences and seminars
• Annual bonus program
• Years of service awards
• Hybrid work schedule

Associate (posted job): $85,200 – 98,400 per year. Assistant: $35.77 – 38.89 per hour. EIT: $33.37 – 35.19 per hour.

DKS Associates is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age.