Entry-level Transportation Engineer

ABOUT THE POSITION

VHB’s South Portland, ME office is seeking an entry-level Transportation Engineer to join our growing Transportation practice. This position provides an opportunity to work on complex transportation projects for major federal, state, and local clients.

Responsibilities

• Work within a team of professionals in developing transportation design and solutions for a multitude of transportation and highway-related projects
• Highway design
• Drainage design
• Traffic control development
• Preliminary and final design plans
• Contract documents, including specifications
• Engineer’s construction cost estimates

Skills and Attributes

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Comfortable working independently as well as on a team
• Engage with multi-discipline design team(s)
• Ability to work in an office or virtual environment
• Detail oriented, self-motivated, and committed
• Strong computer skills
• Critical thinking and problem solving

Qualifications

• BS in Civil Engineering 
• 0-1 years of professional transportation/highway engineering experience
• EIT preferred
• MicroStation / InRoads / OpenRoads, AutoCAD / Civil3D experience is a plus

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for VHB in the U.S. without employer sponsorship. 

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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