Entry-level Transportation Engineer/Planner

If you are interested in multiple locations please only apply once, your preference will be discussed during the screening process.

At Confidential we are a diverse group of individuals with one thing in common—a passion for transportation. We highly value that same passion in candidates for our team. Our Entry-Level Engineers and Planners may expect to build a career foundation through a wide variety of experiences. Our emphasis on the early development of project management and technical skills provides the tools for success as well as a foundation for increasing career growth. These opportunities for personal and professional growth are maximized through experience in both planning and engineering project work and by exposure to a multitude of project types and tasks, including the following:

- Transportation impact studies 

- Bicycle and pedestrian planning 

- Access, circulation, and parking studies 

- Multimodal operations assessments 

- Complete streets planning, operations, and design 

- Cost estimates and project specifications 

- Transit forecasting and operations 

- Travel behavior forecasting 

- Vehicle miles of travel (VMT) assessments 

- Systemic safety studies 

- Highway interchange/corridor studies 

- Climate action plans 

- Freight planning 

- Transportation demand management (TDM) plans 

- Design drawings from the conceptual stage all the way to construction-ready documents, including the following: 

- Bikeways/complete streets 

- Signing and striping 

- Traffic signals/ITS 

- Street lighting 

- Roundabouts 

- Temporary traffic control 

Please review the responsibilities below.

Ongoing:

• Conduct transportation analysis and write reports 
• Participate in meetings, including preparing presentations and public outreach materials 
• Handle project management responsibilities  
• Participate in professional organizations 
• Conduct site visits and collect field data  
• Explore the Fehr & Peers internal Research and Development program 

By the end of the first month:

• Participate in on-the-job training and mentoring 
• Work on a few different projects 
• Seek additional work from project managers 

By the end of six months:

• Work on a variety of projects with most staff in the office 
• Use several technical software programs 
• Prepare deliverables, including memos, reports, and presentations 

By the end of the first year:

• Attend multiple client meetings 
• Increase responsibility for managing small projects 

Qualifications (We encourage all applicants to apply, even if you don't meet all of the qualifications listed below)

• An entrepreneurial spirit and proactive approach to communication and getting work done 
• Genuine curiosity for the work and familiarity with the challenges of day-to-day travel within your community 
• Completed bachelor’s or in-process  master’s degree in transportation, civil or electrical engineering, urban and regional planning, or a related major (e.g., geography, math, statistics, economics) 
• Coursework in transportation, engineering, urban and regional planning, geography, math, statistics, economics, or other related courses (an EIT for engineering candidates is preferred) 
• Experience or exposure related to the following topic areas (note that experience in all these areas is not required) Topic Areas: Field work, traffic operations analysis, signal design, transportation planning (e.g., bicycle or transit plans, infrastructure finance, transportation and land use policy, and/or travel demand modeling) 
• Experience or exposure to relevant software (note that experience with all software is not required). General–Microsoft Excel, GIS (ArcGIS, QGIS), and/or CAD (AutoCAD, Microstation). Traffic Operations Analysis–HCS, Synchro/SimTraffic, Vistro, VISSIM, and/or Sidra. Travel Demand Modeling–Cube/Voyager, TransCAD, VISUM, and/or Emme. Programming–Python and/or R. 
• Previous work experience in an office setting related to a topic area listed above 
• Experience with technical writing and public speaking through school and/or work experience 
• Interpersonal skills, a desire to collaborate, and a creative approach to problem-solving 
• Organizational skills and the ability to balance priorities between multiple tasks within a defined timeline 
• Spanish, Tagalog, or Khmer language fluency preferred

Placement within the stated pay range will be determined based upon education, experience, and qualifications.

Benefit Highlights:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance.

401(k) Plan with matching and profit sharing.

Flexible Spending Accounts.

Commuter Benefits.

Paid Vacation, holidays and sick leave.

8 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.

Mentoring and Career Development programs.

Research and Development group participation, and more.