Senior Transportation Design Engineer

ABOUT THE POSITION

Senior Transportation Design Engineer

Our team uses its skills and experience to improve our communities with a sustainable, context driven and integrated project delivery mindset. Our clients include municipalities, VDOT and other state agencies, and private partners who support the development of the places we live, work, recreate and learn.  Duties include highway design, drainage design, development of traffic management plans, cost estimating, right-of-way and layout plans. 

Responsibilities

• Producing and delivering highway design projects from inception through the construction administration phase
• Pre-design project planning and technical task management
• Design of highways and roads, urban to rural, including development of geometric layout, grading and drainage, working with utilities, and environmental permitting
• Managing the development of technical design and specification documents

Skills/Abilities

• Ability to handle multiple concurrent projects
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Experienced user of Civil 3D, including corridor development
• Capability to lead/mentor junior staff
• Adept at technical task management and oversight
• Aptitude for public presentations

Qualifications

• BS in Civil Engineering, MS preferred
• 8+ years of professional transportation engineering experience
• Current PE in Virginia
• Must have experience with VDOT and VDOT-funded municipal roadway improvement projects
• Must have valid driver’s license, as the position requires travel to client meetings and project sites

We are VHB! We’re an inspired and innovative team of engineers, scientists, planners, and designers who partner with clients in the transportation, real estate, institutional, and energy industries, as well as federal, state, and local governments. Our work helps improve mobility, enhance communities, and contribute to economic vitality. We do this while balancing development and infrastructure needs with stewardship of our environment. 

Our people make us great! VHB provides a differentiating employee experience, which includes: 

• Diverse and inclusive culture of collaboration and innovation
• Opportunity to work on complex, transformational projects
• Community and social responsibility as sustainable stewards
• Focus on learning, development, and career growth
• Best-in-class benefits, including flexible, hybrid workplace  

We are consistently rated one of the top AEC firms to work for across our 30+ offices on the East Coast. We’re growing, and we hope you’ll join us! 

VHB is a proud Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. Since our founding, we have intentionally fostered a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion—supported by deep-rooted core values, one of which is diversity. All individuals receive consideration for employment based on their qualifications without discrimination for race/ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, pregnancy, marital status, or any other basis protected by law.

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