Transportation Roadway Engineer

VHB’s Richmond and Virginia Beach, VA offices are seeking a Transportation Roadway Engineer to join our multi-disciplined team. We improve 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 role 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.

Responsibilities

• Perform engineering duties as a Project Engineer, including analysis and design for complex transportation projects, grading, and plan development.
• Contribute to the design and production of transportation projects such as highway widenings/reconstructions, intersection improvements, roundabouts, and shared-use/bike-pedestrian facilities.
• Help develop and deliver client-facing documents, including construction plans, while maintaining adherence to project budgets and schedules.
• Apply VHB standards and industry best practices to ensure quality control of work products.
• Support marketing efforts through technical input for proposals and presentation materials.
• Contribute to the coordination of multi-disciplinary design teams, including collaboration with subconsultants.
• Partner with technical specialists to resolve design challenges, coordination issues, and conflicting criteria.
• Provide support during the bidding phase, including preparation of addenda, amendments, and bid reviews/tabulations.
• Participate in construction phase services, including site visits, responding to RFIs, reviewing shop drawings, and preparing record drawings.
• Mentor and support the professional growth of entry-level Transportation staff.

Requirements

• BS in Civil Engineering required; MS a plus.
• 5+ years of professional transportation engineering experience required.
• EIT required; PE certification preferred.

Skills

• Ability to handle multiple concurrent projects and willingness to serve in a variety of roles within a design team.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• AutoCAD with Civil 3D Corridor experience and/or MicroStation with Geopak, Open Roads experience, or Open Roads Designer is strongly preferred.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $85,000 to $120,000 for Virginia. This offer is determined based on job-related factors including internal comparators, skills, education, training, credentials, experience, scope and complexity of role responsibilities, and geographic location.

Benefits

VHB offers a holistic benefits package. Learn more about our benefits.