Fehr & Peers

Entry-Level Transportation Engineer/Planner

Fehr & Peers$80K — $86K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or in-process master's degree in transportation, civil or electrical engineering, urban and regional planning, or related major.
  • Coursework in relevant areas including transportation, engineering, and statistics.
  • Familiarity with traffic operations, signal design, and transportation planning.
  • Experience with software tools like GIS, CAD, and traffic analysis programs.
  • Strong technical writing and public speaking skills.
  • Solid organizational ability to manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct transportation analysis and prepare detailed reports.
  • Prepare presentations and outreach materials for public meetings.
  • Manage project responsibilities and timelines effectively.
  • Perform site visits and gather field data for analysis.
  • Engage with the internal Research and Development program.
  • Seek additional tasks from project managers for diverse experience.
  • Collaborate in team settings and increase responsibilities over time.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance.
  • 401(k) Plan with matching and profit sharing.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Benefits.
  • Paid Vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
  • 8 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
  • Access to Mentoring and Career Development programs.
  • Opportunities for participation in Research and Development activities.
Full Job Description
If you are interested in multiple locations please only apply once, your preference will be discussed during the screening process.

Our Entry-Level Transportation Engineers and Planners may expect to build a career foundation through a wide variety of experiences.Our emphasisontheearly development of project management and technical skillsprovides the tools for success as well as a foundation for increasing career growth.These opportunities for personal and professional growthare maximizedthrough experience in both planning and engineeringproject workandbyexposure toa multitude of project types and tasks, including the following:

- Transportation impact studies

- Bicycle and pedestrian planning

- Access, circulation, and parking studies

- Multimodal operations assessments

- Completestreets 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

- Climateactionplans

- Freight planning

- Transportationdemandmanagement(TDM)plans

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

- Bikeways/completestreets

- 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 responsibilityformanaging small projects


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

  • An entrepreneurial spiritandproactive 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
  • Completedbachelor's or in-processmaster'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 thatexperience 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 thatexperience with allsoftware is not required). General-MicrosoftExcel, 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 workexperience
  • 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


$80,000 - $86,000 a year

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.

Full information about the benefits we offer can be found by visiting our careers page.

About Fehr & Peers

Fehr & Peers is a transportation planning and engineering firm that provides consulting services to public and private sector clients. The company was founded in 1985 and has since grown to become one of the largest transportation consulting firms in the United States, with multiple offices across the country. Fehr & Peers is known for its expertise in transportation planning, traffic engineering, and sustainable transportation solutions, and has worked on a variety of high-profile projects, including the San Francisco Bay Bridge and the Los Angeles Metro.
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Size
500 employees
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Founded
1985

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