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Oakland, CA - USA

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

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

At Fehr & Peers we are a diverse group of individuals with one thing in commona passion for transportation.We highly value that same passion incandidates for our team. Our EntryLevel 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 constructionready 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 onthejob 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 dont 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 daytoday travel within your community
    • Completed bachelorsor inprogressmasters 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). GeneralMicrosoftExcel GIS (ArcGIS QGIS) and/or CAD (AutoCADMicrostation). Traffic Operations AnalysisHCS Synchro/SimTrafficVistro VISSIM and/or Sidra. Travel Demand ModelingCube/VoyagerTransCAD VISUM and/or Emme. ProgrammingPython 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 problemsolving
    • Organizational skills and the ability to balance priorities between multiple tasks within a defined timeline
$89000 $92000 a year
Placement within the stated pay range will be determined based upon education experience and qualifications.
Sick Time: While interns are not eligible for our full benefits package sick time is accrued at a rate of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked.

EEO:Fehr & Peers is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment in the workplace. We welcome applicants of diverse backgrounds and hire without regard to race color creed religion sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation marital or parental status national origin ancestry citizenship age disability genetic information political affiliation military service or any other characteristic protected by law.
Nondiscrimination:Fehr & Peers ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency contactHuman Resources.

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