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.