Transportation Analyst Intern at TranSystems Corporation in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Job Description:

We are excited to share once again TranSystems has been recognized as a top 100 design firm by Engineering News-Record in 2023.   For more than 50 years, TranSystems has committed to a mission of performing engineering and architectural planning, design, and construction solution services in a manner that is both safe and in compliance with all applicable regulatory and client requirements.  At TranSystems, we have established and continue to nurture a culture that is committed to providing quality services for our clients.  We’re looking for top talent to grow with our firm.

Responsibilities

What you'll be challenged to do:

TranSystems is seeking a Transportation Analyst intern for the Summer of 2024 interested in developing career skills in the following disciplines:

• Transportation planning


• Traffic Studies


• Roadway Design

Successful candidates will work assisting our experienced Engineers by reviewing and performing calculations, developing design plans, learning industry software and CADD skills. This is a technical position intended for engineering students in their sophomore year of college or higher.  

General Duties & Responsibilities:

• Foundational understanding of the consulting engineering business


• Team communication and collaboration for civil engineering projects


• Application of college course material in a real-world project


• Assembling engineering calculations in a project setting and applying the quality control process to those calculations


• Development of construction cost estimates and material and labor quantities used to estimate project costs


• Familiarity with Microsoft office suite including but not limited to Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Teams


• Familiarity with industry and discipline specific software including drafting utilizing MicroStation and other Bentley products, and other engineering modeling software such as Synchro, HCS, and / or PTV Vissim


• Actively engages multiple perspectives when solving problems, seeks to learn from peers, and encourages reciprocal learning among team members.

Qualifications

What you bring to our firm:

• Candidate must be pursuing a bachelor's or master’s Degree in the Civil Engineering field at an ABET accredited university, or pursuing a graduate degree in Industrial Engineering, Civil Engineering, Transportation Science or Transportation Planning


• Be eager to learn; be a team player; and be enthusiastic.


• Take pride in his or her work.


• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions.


• Ethics - Treats people with respect; works with integrity and ethically.


• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work in person and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at meetings and appointments on time.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hand and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone keyboard, and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus. The employee may be required to travel and drive a vehicle.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be exposed to the normal requirements mainly in an office environment.

TranSystems is proud to be an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer and ensures nondiscrimination and equal employment opportunity in all programs and activities in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, age, national origin, pregnancy status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status, disability, protected Veteran status or any other status protected by law. In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, we will hire only U.S. citizens and aliens lawfully authorized to work in the United States (if the position is or will be one which is subject to U.S. law).

As the employer of choice, we are committed to action and strive for a company that reflects the vast diversity of our country and the communities we serve. TranSystems is committed to embracing diversity in all forms, including race, culture, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, thought and religious background. We acknowledge the impacts of prejudice and discrimination on historically underserved communities. We commit to establishing a more diverse, inclusive and positive work environment that drives innovation.

Recruiters or staffing agencies: TranSystems is not obligated to compensate any external recruiter or search firm who presents a candidate, their resume, or profile to a TranSystems employee without 1) a current, fully-executed agreement on file and 2) being assigned to the open position (as a search) via our applicant tracking solution.