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Transportation Engineer/Planner

Denver, Colorado, United States of America

Overview

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Transportation Engineer/Planner to join our Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering Team. This is an entry-level position and is based out of Denver, CO. This position provides the opportunity to work on a diverse range of transportation projects throughout Colorado and across the country, supporting local municipalities, state DOTs, and federal clients.

Our team works at the intersection of transportation planning and traffic engineering, helping clients understand transportation needs, evaluate alternatives, improve safety and operations, and make informed transportation investment decisions. The successful candidate will work with experienced planners and engineers on projects ranging from traffic operations and corridor studies to roadway safety, traffic noise analysis, environmental studies, and broader transportation planning efforts.


Your Role

  • Support traffic microsimulation and transportation modeling, with opportunities to use tools such as TransModeler, VISSIM, or Aimsun, and regional travel demand models.
  • Perform traffic operations analyses using tools such as Synchro/SimTraffic and HCS, including intersection, corridor, freeway, and interchange analyses.
  • Support roadway safety studies and Road Safety Audits, including review of crash data, field observations, identification of safety concerns, and evaluation of potential countermeasures.
  • Support traffic noise analyses for transportation and environmental studies, including traffic data development, field data collection, modeling, and documentation using FHWA's Traffic Noise Model (TNM).
  • Use GIS and data-analysis tools to evaluate and communicate transportation conditions and findings.
  • Collect, organize, review, and analyze traffic and transportation data, including traffic volumes, travel times, speeds, crash data, and other transportation datasets.
  • Assist in developing and evaluating transportation improvement alternatives, including intersection and corridor improvements, access-management strategies, and multimodal improvements.
  • Prepare figures, exhibits, technical memoranda, reports, presentations, and other materials that clearly communicate technical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Support project managers and senior technical staff with client coordination, agency meetings, stakeholder engagement, and project delivery.

Transportation Engineering

Location

Denver, Colorado, United States of America

Job Type

Full time

Ref

R-170822

Salary range

-

About You

  • EXPERIENCE:
    • 0-2 Years of professional experience and any experience in the Transportation field, especially in traffic modelling is a huge plus.
  • EDUCATION:
    • Completion of Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Transportation Engineering from an ABET accredited college/university or completion of a Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning or Transportation Planning from a PAB accredited college/university.
  • SPECIAL SKILLS:
    • Strong technical writing and written communication skills, with the ability to organize technical information and communicate findings clearly.
    • Familiarity with one or more transportation analysis tools such as Synchro/SimTraffic, HCS, TransModeler, VISSIM or similar software is preferred but not required.
    • Experience with Microsoft Excel for data organization and analysis.
    • Willingness to participate in occasional field work and travel to project locations.
    • Valid U.S. driver's license.
  • PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS:
    • E.I. or E.I.T. certification is preferred for engineering candidates.

Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.

Rewards & benefits

At AtkinsRéalis, our values—Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Excellence—are more than just words. They are the foundation of who we are and how we work. These principles shape our culture, guide our decisions, and inspire us to create an environment where every team member feels empowered to grow, succeed, and make a meaningful impact.

As an entry-level Full-Time employee, you will enjoy a robust rewards package including enrollment into Emerge, our new graduate experience, providing:

  • Opportunities to work on various projects of ranging size and scope
  • Support & structured mentorship from various professionals throughout the global AtkinsRéalis network
  • Formal business and soft-skills training on topics such as time management, resilience, emotional intelligence, feedback, and communication
  • Integration into a robust Emerging Professional Network
  • Additional learning and development programs, training, career opportunities and a highly regarded tuition reimbursement program
  • Additional benefits may include medical, dental, vision, company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits, employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting, employee stock purchase plan, Paid Time Off, leaves of absences options, flexible work options, recognition and employee satisfaction programs, employee assistance program, and voluntary benefits. You can review our comprehensive benefits page here.

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About AtkinsRéalis

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional Information

Expected compensation range is between $75,000 - $85,000 annually depending on skills, experience, and geographical location.

Are you ready to start your career with us? Apply today and help us shape something extraordinary.

AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, Drug-Free employer. EOE/Veteran/Disability

Please review AtkinsRéalis' Equal Opportunity Statement here.

Applications for this position are accepted on a rolling basis; no application deadline applies.

AtkinsRéalis cares about your privacy and is committed to protecting your privacy. Please consult our Privacy Notice on our Careers site to know more about how we collect, use and transfer your Personal Data. By submitting your personal information to AtkinsRéalis, you confirm that you have read and accept our Privacy Notice.

Unless expressly authorized by AtkinsRéalis, candidates may not use generative artificial intelligence tools, real-time interview coaching applications, or AI-generated responses created during the interview. Candidates are expected to accurately represent their qualifications, experience, knowledge, and abilities throughout the recruitment process. The use of unauthorized assistance, misrepresentation of credentials or experience, or any conduct that compromises the integrity of the selection process may result in disqualification from further consideration or withdrawal of an employment offer, at the discretion of AtkinsRéalis.

AtkinsRéalis is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require an accommodation to participate in the application, interview, or selection process, please contact us at [email protected]. Requests for accommodation will be considered in accordance with applicable law.

Note to staffing and direct hire agencies:

In the event a recruiter or agency who is not on our preferred supplier list submits a resume/candidate to anyone in the company, AtkinsRéalis family of companies, we explicitly reserve the right to recruit and hire the candidate(s) at our discretion and without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. https://careers.atkinsrealis.com/recruitment-agencies

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