Land Development Project Engineer

ABOUT THE POSITION

VHB is a top-tier, technology-focused Planning, Engineering, and Environmental Sciences firm with a powerful presence from Maine to Florida. We are seeking passionate professionals eager to grow in a dynamic environment that deeply values ethics, client engagement, positive community impact, and professional growth. We believe these principles form the pathway to success and a fulfilling career. Come grow with us!

Join VHB’s Charlotte NC Office as a Project Engineer to help grow their expanding and innovative Land Development and Planning and Design team. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a dynamic team, across diverse disciplines, giving you exposure to a wide variety of projects in size and scope. Our clients include leaders higher education, healthcare, retail, mixed-use, residential, multifamily, industrial, and hospitality sectors.

We are looking to engage professionals who want to grow in an environment where we value ethics, client engagement, positive community impact and professional growth as a path to success and building a rewarding career.

Responsibilities

• Develop engineering plans and specifications in a team environment for a multitude of projects.
• Complete Due Diligence Reports and preliminary cost estimates for various sites and project types.
• Complete work within budget and prior to deadlines.
• Lead the development of preliminary layouts, design concepts, and detailed design drawings, ensuring compliance with company and industry standards and codes.
• Utilize, instruct, and delegate application usage for generating project-specific drawings, reports, or other technical deliverables
• Manage quality control procedures and recommend QC process enhancements
• Train and mentor junior staff on technical aspects and policies

Skills and Attributes

• Willingness to learn implementation of integrated services projects in a team with multidisciplinary skills.
• Knowledge of land development construction including codes and development regulations
• Experience with client and review agency interactions.  
• Innovative design skills to develop solutions to complex projects.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Exhibits strong leadership skills and growth potential.

Qualifications

• BS in Civil Engineering or related degree
• 5+ years of increasing engineering experience on complex projects
• PE licensure preferred
• Proficient in the following: AutoCAD Civil 3D, MS Office, Excel.
• Proficient with hydrology and hydraulic modelling software such as HydroCad, PondPack, StormCAD and/or Sanitary & Sewer Analysis
• Proficient in site layout, grading, utility design and stormwater management
• Experience in developing and compiling/producing site plans, construction documents, specification, and engineering reports

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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