Founded in 1981, AKRF is an award-winning consulting firm with over 400 professionals bringing the value of strategic thinking to our transportation, land development, energy, and water clients. We serve our clients through a commitment to technical excellence across our portfolio of professional services, while always acting with integrity and fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and environmental stewardship. Offices are located throughout New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, and the company completes projects around the country.

Professionals join and remain at AKRF for our values that balance signature projects with social impact initiatives, charitable giving, and flexibility that’s important to our people. Most importantly, you can be yourself at AKRF. Our firm fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where employees are respected and valued in honor of their identities and bring their whole self to work. We strive to deliver on this promise every day.

We continue to expand our industry-leading traffic engineering and transportation planning practice known for its technical prowess, innovative solutions, and dedication to client satisfaction. We are looking for a junior traffic engineer/transportation planner to help drive the next generation of transportation solutions throughout our New York and Connecticut footprint. Our staff is also exposed to diverse experiences in working with leads from our White Plains, NY, and Stamford, CT offices on a broad range of regional, state and municipal planning and engineering projects. The candidate can be located in our New York City office.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide traffic planning, design, and engineering services
• Prepare studies to address multi-modal transportation issues, including those related to vehicular traffic, public transportation, pedestrian flow, street user safety, and parking, on behalf of City agencies and property developers
• Conduct field visits and oversee data collection efforts
• Perform conceptual design for proposed roadway and pedestrian facility improvements
• Coordinate internally with planners, engineers, scientists, and related professionals
• Prepare written and presentation materials
• Participate in professional organizations

Essential Requirements:

• 0-4 years of experience in traffic engineering and/or planning.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in civil engineering or transportation.
• E.I.T. Certification or Professional Engineer registration or ability to obtain such
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel; GIS and/or CAD (AutoCAD, Microstation).
• Experience with traffic analysis software (i.e. Synchro, HCS, VISSIM, etc.) a plus.
• Familiarity with the City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) process
• Valid driver’s license or ability to obtain one.

What AKRF is offering:

We provide employees with a benefit package that reflects our respect for your workplace contributions, professional goals, and personal priorities. The benefits program at AKRF includes:

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
• Vacation and Sick time
• Flexible work schedules and locations
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching
• Additional Voluntary Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Training and professional development courses
• Opportunities for community outreach through internal networks
• Charitable donation match
• Transit/parking program

Compensation will range from $70K to $90K, and commensurate with experience.

AKRF enforces a policy of equal employment opportunity in our daily operations. The firm has a demonstrated history of hiring, training, developing, promoting and retaining minority group members and women. All employment-related decisions are based solely on relevant criteria and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual identity, caregiver status, military/veteran status or citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.