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 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.
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Conduct transportation analysis and write reports
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Participate in meetings, including preparing presentations and public outreach materials
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Handle project management responsibilities
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Participate in professional organizations
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Conduct site visits and collect field data
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Explore the Fehr & Peers internal Research and Development program
- Participate in on-the-job training and mentoring
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Work on a few different projects
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Seek additional work from project managers
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Work on a variety of projects with most staff in the office
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Use several technical software programs
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Prepare deliverables, including memos, reports, and presentations
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Attend multiple client meetings
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Increase responsibility for managing small projects
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An entrepreneurial spirit and proactive approach to communication and getting work done
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Genuine curiosity for the work and familiarity with the challenges of day-to-day travel within your community
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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)
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Coursework in transportation, engineering, urban and regional planning, geography, math, statistics, economics, or other related courses (an EIT for engineering candidates is preferred)
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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)
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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.
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Previous work experience in an office setting related to a topic area listed above
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Experience with technical writing and public speaking through school and/or work experience
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Interpersonal skills, a desire to collaborate, and a creative approach to problem-solving
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Organizational skills and the ability to balance priorities between multiple tasks within a defined timeline
The salary range for this position is $65,000-$80,000 per year. Placement within the stated pay range will be determined based upon education, experience, and qualifications.