Land Development Project Engineer

ABOUT THE POSITION

Join VHB, a leading Planning, Engineering, and Environmental Sciences firm known for its technological prowess and impactful projects spanning the East Coast from Maine to Florida. We're on the lookout for driven professionals ready to thrive in a dynamic environment that champions ethics, fosters client partnerships, drives community enhancement, and fuels personal and professional growth. At VHB, these principles are not just values but the foundation for a successful and fulfilling career journey.

Located in Charlotte, NC, our office is expanding, and we need a passionate Project Engineer to join our innovative Land Development and Planning and Design team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate within a diverse team across various disciplines, providing exposure to a wide array of projects ranging in size and complexity. Our client roster includes leaders in higher education, healthcare, retail, mixed-use, residential, multifamily, industrial, and hospitality sectors.

If you're looking to grow professionally in an environment that values integrity, client collaboration, community impact, and continuous learning as the keys to success and career fulfillment, come grow with us at VHB.

Explore more about our dynamic Land Development team here: Land Development | VHB.

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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