DKS is seeking a senior transportation engineer/planner who is passionate about innovation and creativity and has the ability to influence an organization through transformative change. The position is a dual-role that includes companywide leadership and practice-focused work. In a companywide leadership role, this position will work under the direction of our COO to lead and oversee activities that continuously advance DKS Associates to the leading edge of our practices and foster a culture of creativity and innovation. As a senior engineer/planner (i.e., a Technical Expert and/or Seller/Doer) this role will report to an Office Director or Regional VP to work within a practice team.
What you will be doing:
- Lead our Innovation Program, including oversight of targeted investments, culture development for innovation and creativity across the company, and internal celebrations of both idea sharing and successful initiatives
- Develop and guide our Discipline Groups (focus areas of our Practices) to gain company alignment and consistency with our strategic direction
- Support the development of the technical portion of our internal training program, including partnership with our HR team and office leaders to implement trainings, monitor skill depth/needs across the company, and provide input to our recruiting strategy
- Support external branding/promotion activities by partnering with our Discipline/Practice Leaders and our Director of Marketing to identify conferences to target, events/initiatives to sponsor, and external communications to promote our practices
- Participate in our Strategic Plan Management Team (SPMT) to shape and implement our 3-year plans
- Engage in strategic professional societies and conferences
- Develop new client relationships for DKS and build on current client relationships, including partnerships with other consulting firms
- Continue to lead your practice through your technical expertise and/or seller/doer role, including generating new work and guiding successful project delivery.
- Assure client satisfaction through implementation of our Client Experience (CX) and QC/QA initiatives
- Work with, train, and mentor less experienced staff
- Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
- Recruit and develop talent to grow our practice
Don’t meet every requirement? Studies show that women, communities of color and historically underrepresented talent are less likely to apply to a position unless they meet every single qualification of the job. At DKS Associates we are dedicated to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be just who we're looking for.
What are we looking for:
- 12+ years of experience within the transportation consulting industry in Transportation Planning-Analysis, Design, or Technology-Operations.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Planning, or similar field
- Experience and relationships within key professional societies, including participation in the respective conferences and committees (TRB, ITE, etc.)
- Technical proficiency/understanding across our practice areas to support a broad-perspective in
- innovation/creativity
- Experience in developing and leading firmwide initiatives, including change management processes
- A positive growth mindset including enjoying challenges, taking initiative (including smart risks), and continuously learning
- A desire to lead, including effectively influencing others to consistently work towards a common goal
- An ability to analyze opportunities (including identifying risks/pitfalls) to inform balanced investment decisions and plan for success
- An enthusiastic collaborator
- Ability to regularly travel to collaborate with other leaders and groups
What are our Benefits?
DKS offers its employee-owners a comprehensive benefits package. We have designed a benefit plan we
are proud of. One that encourages happy, healthy, and engaged employee-owners. We offer:
- Vacation & Sick Leave
- 8 Paid Holidays
- Employer paid Disability, Life, and 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
- Transit Subsidy
- Pre-tax Commuter Option
- DKS funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- 401k Pre-tax and Roth options
- Flexible Spending Account (Health Care & Dependent Care), Transit Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account Options
- 401k Pre-tax and Roth options
- Paid Jury/Witness Duty
- Paid Bereavement
- Leave without Pay
- Annual Bonus Program
- Referral Bonus Program
- Alternative/Flexible Work Schedule
- Transit Subsidy / Bike Voucher
- Pre-tax Commuter Option
- Monthly Cell Phone Reimbursement
Our Commitment to Career Growth and Professional Development:
- Training and Educational Assistance
- Professional Registration Award
- Technical & Professional Societies
- Conferences & Seminars
- Years of Service Awards
Annual Salary Range:
Salem: $153,000 - $181,000 per year
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.
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