Transportation Roadway Engineer

Transportation Roadway Engineer

Job Locations

US-VA-Richmond

ID

2025-5372

Category

Engineering

Type

Regular Full-Time

Career Stage Type

Experienced

# of Openings

Overview

ABOUT THE POSITION

TRANSPORTATION ROADWAY ENGINEER | RICHMOND, VA | HYBRID

VHB's Richmond, VA office is seeking a Transportation Roadway Engineer to join our team.

Duties include highway design, development of traffic management plans, cost estimating, right-of-way and construction plans. Our multi-disciplined 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.

This work is part of what earned VHB recognition as a 2025 U.S. Best Managed Company-one of only two firms in the AEC industry to receive this distinction. Sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal , the award celebrates companies demonstrating excellence in strategy, execution, culture, and financial performance-qualities that continue to drive our growth and success.

To learn more about this designation, visit : News | VHB Recognized as a 2025 U.S. Best Managed Company | VHB

Responsibilities

Perform engineering related duties as a lead project engineer including analysis and design on complex transportation projects, grading, and plan preparation

• Lead and oversee the design and production of various transportation projects, including highway widenings / reconstruction, intersection improvements, roundabouts, shared-use paths and bike / pedestrian trails.
• Delegate tasks and provide mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and efficient team environment.
• Lead production of Client deliverables, including construction documents, with a focus on project budget and schedule
• Perform best practices, in compliance with VHB standards, for quality control of work products
• Meet with clients to prepare and validate scope of work
• Assist marketing with technical development of proposal or presentation materials
• Engage and coordinate multi-discipline design team(s), including coordination with subconsultants,
• Collaborate with technical specialists to resolve technical and coordination issues and conflicting design criteria
• Deliver related services associated with the bidding process, including preparing addenda / amendments and tabulating / reviewing of bids
• Perform construction phase services, including field visits, answering RFIs, reviewing shop drawings, and preparing record drawings
• Assist with mentoring of the professional development of junior Transportation staff

Skills / Abilities

Qualifications

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 :

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 Equal Opportunity Employer. Since our founding, we have intentionally fostered a culture of inclusion and belonging, supported by deep-rooted core values, one of which is diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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