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Transportation Engineer

Kimley-Horn
Oakland, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 8/5/2025 CLOSED ON 8/19/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Engineer position at Kimley-Horn?

Overview
Kimley-Horn's Oakland office is seeking a Civil Engineer with 3 years of experience to join their Intelligent Transportation Systems team. This position is in-office/in-person.

Responsibilities

  • Perform traffic engineering and project management tasks to deliver a wide variety of transportation planning, transit, traffic engineering, safety, and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) projects for many, diverse clients
  • Has an entrepreneurial spirit, creating a vision for growth in their personal practice while contributing to the growth of our well-established transportation practice
  • Assist with managing their projects profitably
  • Engage in hands-on practice and delivery of projects
  • Transition work to qualified staff
  • Act as a positive leader and mentor
  • Contribute significantly to marketing and business development efforts and have the autonomy to pursue their own passions, leads, and clients
  • As a critical member of the team, you will perform a variety of engineering tasks and will receive both on-the-job and formal training as well as mentorship and exposure to plan production, project financials, and client interactions

Qualifications

  • 3 years of traffic engineering experience that could include:

  • Preparing and/or reviewing traffic impact studies for small and large projects

  • Preparing parking studies
  • Preparing site access and circulation studies

  • Bachelors or Masters from an ABET accredited university in the field of Civil Engineering

  • "Engineer-In-Training" or "Engineering Intern" certification (or ability to obtain within 12 months)
  • Experience using Synchro, VISSIM, and/or other traffic analysis software applications
  • Communicating technical thoughts clearly and concisely
  • Excellent technical writing skills
  • Detail-oriented with an ability to contribute to a positive work environment
  • Ability to work independently and as a team

Salary Range
$110,000 - $140,000

Why Kimley-Horn?
At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients, and employees are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that's why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn's placement on the Fortune "100 Best Companies to Work" list for 17 years

Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn

  • Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to1- company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
  • Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
  • Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
  • Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.
  • Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
  • Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.

Salary : $110,000 - $140,000

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