Transportation Planning Analysis Engineering Associate

DKS Associates • Portland, OR, United States • 1w ago

Transportation Planning/Analysis Engineering Associate
DKS Associates is currently hiring a Transportation Planning/Analysis Engineering Associate. This position will assist with the planning and operations analysis tasks of various transportation planning projects that may involve 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. This position will apply technical analysis and tools to develop findings and recommendations.

We are looking for candidates who are eager to learn, innovative, and collaborative. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who takes initiative, demonstrates a proactive mindset, and maintains a positive attitude while embracing new challenges. DKS is committed to delivering a “one company” experience by promoting cross-training and cross-office collaboration—an approach that benefits both our clients and our employees. Our Core Values—Meaningful Difference, Expertise, Client Satisfaction, Opportunity, Trustworthiness, and Teamwork—guide everything we do.

What will you be doing?

Performing technical tasks, assisting with the review of technical work prepared by others, and conducting advanced analysis.
Safety Analysis: Support transportation safety planning through crash data analysis, safety evaluations, and applying the Safe System Approach.
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, trucks, bus, light rail, pedestrians, bikes, e-scooters, etc.)
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 project across the west coast and in your own community

Don't meet every requirement or looking to start after graduation? At DKS Associates, we are dedicated to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, so even 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?

Obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation, or similar field; Master’s degree in Transportation Engineering or Urban and Regional Planning desired
Preferred - 3 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 transportation operations
Ability to work in a team and independently
Attention to detail and ability to perform self-review of work
Ability to write scripts to automate procedures and emulate control logic desired, but not required
EIT Certification desired, but not required
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Creative problem solver

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:

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

Our Commitment to your Professional Growth

Training & Educational Assistance
Professional Registration Support
Technical & Professional Societies
Conferences & Seminars
Annual Bonus Program
Years of Service Awards
Hybrid Work Schedule

Pay Range:

Associate (posted job): $94,000 - 108,600 per year

Assistant: $39.47 - $42.88 per hour

EIT: $36.77 - $38.84 per hour

DKS is proud to be 100% employee-owned with a commitment to making a meaningful difference in our communities. As part of the DKS team you will be part of a collaborative environment where every employee-owner is encouraged to share ideas and participate in strategic discussions focused on shaping the future of transportation and of our firm. At DKS we put our employee-owners first. We realize our unique and diverse employee-owners are the heart of our firm. Not only do we work hard to accomplish our goals, we also play hard to celebrate our victories! We welcome the opportunity for you to become an employee-owner of DKS!

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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