Entry-level Transportation EngineerPlanner (2027)
Job Location:
Los Angeles, CA - USA
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Job Summary
At Fehr & Peers our people bring different backgrounds experiences and perspectives to their work with one thing in commona passion for transportation. We highly value that same passion in candidates for our team.
As an Entry-Level Transportation Engineer or Planner youll build a strong professional foundation by applying standard techniques and procedures under the guidance of experienced staff while developing the skills knowledge and confidence to grow throughout your look for genuine curiosity an openness to new experiences and tools and a collaborative approach to problem-solving qualities that help you learn contribute and take on increasing responsibility over time.
These opportunities for personal and professional growthare maximizedthrough exposure to a wide variety of transportation planning engineering and designprojects which may include:
Transportation planning and analysis: transportation impact studies bicycle and pedestrian planning access circulation and parking studies multimodal operations VMT assessments transportation demand management (TDM) climate action plans and freight planning.
Traffic operations forecasting and safety: traffic operations analysis transit forecasting and operations travel behavior forecasting systemic safety studies and highway interchange and corridor studies.
Transportation design: complete streets bikeways signing and striping traffic signals/ITS street lighting roundabouts temporary traffic control cost estimates project specifications and design drawings from concept through construction-ready documents.
- Conduct transportation analysis and prepare reports memos and other technical deliverables
- Participate in meetings including preparing presentations and public outreach materials
- Support project coordination and management activities
- Engage with professional organizations and industry activities
- Conduct site visits and collect field data
- Explore opportunities to contribute to Fehr & Peers internal Research and Development program
- Embrace opportunities to learn and adopt new tools technologies and ways of working that enhance day-to-day work while maintaining professional judgment critical thinking and accountability for results
By the end of the first month:
- Participate in on-the-job training and mentoring
- Contribute to several different projects
- Seek additional work from project managers
By the end of six months:
- Work on a variety of projects with staff throughout the office
- Build proficiency with several technical software programs
- Prepare deliverables including memos reports and presentations
- Take on increasing independence and responsibility for your work
By the end of the first year:
- Participate in multiple client meetings
- Take on increased responsibilityforcoordinating and managing small projectsor project tasks
- Start to develop deeper experience in areas that align with project opportunities your interests and your growing skills
Were looking for candidates who bring curiosity initiative and a collaborative approach to their work. You do not need experience in every topic area or software program listed belowwe expect you to continue learning and developing on the job. Experience can come from internships employment coursework research student organizations volunteer activities or other relevant experiences.
- A completed bachelorsor in-progressmasters degree in transportation civil or electrical engineering urban and regional planning or a related field such asgeography math statistics or economics.
- Relevant coursework in transportation engineering urban and regional planning geography math statistics economics or related subjects. An EIT is preferred for engineering candidates.
- Experience or exposure in the following transportation topic areas: Field work traffic operations analysis signal design transportation planning bicycle and pedestrian planning transit planning infrastructure finance transportation and land use policy travel demand modeling and related areas.
- Experience or exposure to relevant technical software and tools: MicrosoftExcel; GIS (ArcGIS QGIS); CAD (AutoCADMicrostation); traffic operations analysis tools (HCS Synchro/SimTrafficVistro VISSIM Sidra); travel demand modeling tools (Cube/VoyagerTransCAD VISUM Emme); and programming languages such as Python or R.
- Previous experience in a professional or team environment related to transportation or another relevant field is helpful but may come from a variety of settings and experiences.
- An entrepreneurial spiritandproactive approach to communication and getting work done.
- Genuine curiosity about transportation and familiarity with the challenges of day-to-day travel within your community.
- 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.
- Experience with technical writing and public speaking through school and/or workexperience.
- Openness to exploring and responsibly using new technologies and tools while maintaining critical thinking and professional judgment.
We value the unique experiences perspectives and contributions of our employees and are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
About Company
We are passionate about transforming transportation solutions to improve the communities we serve through innovation and creativity.
