Project Engineer - Land Development

Location:

Luray, VA or Roanoke, VA - hybrid or remote

Revised listing as of 10/02/2026

Production-heavy land development design - grading, stormwater, utilities - plus the entitlement work that gets projects approved. Rezonings, special use permits, and public hearings are part of this job, not somebody else's.

Racey Engineering is hiring a Project Engineer for land development. This is a design-forward role: we need someone who can pick up a site, carry it from concept through approved construction plans, and advise the Client.

The emphasis is production. You will own the technical work on your projects - grading, storm drainage, stormwater management, utilities, erosion and sediment control - and you will be in front of counties, towns, and planning commissions getting them approved. A Virginia PE is preferred and it is not required. We care more about whether you can get plans through review than about what follows your name.

There is a path to Project Manager here for someone who wants it, and there is also a long career in doing the technical work well for someone who does not. Both are legitimate at Racey, and we would rather know which one you are after.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

• Carry land development projects from concept and due diligence through preliminary engineering, construction documents, and approval.
• Design site grading, storm drainage, stormwater management and BMPs, water and sanitary utilities, and erosion and sediment control.
• Perform stormwater modeling and apply the Virginia Runoff Reduction Method; prepare SWM and E&S narratives and computations.
• Prepare rezoning and special use permit applications - concept plans, proffer and condition exhibits, and the supporting narratives.
• Represent projects at public agency meetings and work sessions, and at planning commission, board of supervisors, and town council public hearings - including preparing the exhibits and presentations that go with them.
• Coordinate with county and town planning, zoning, engineering, and utility departments through review cycles, and write the comment response letters that close items out.
• Coordinate with VDOT on entrance permits, land use permits, and traffic-related review items.
• Manage sub-consultants for geotechnical, environmental, cultural resources, and traffic work.
• Own project scope, schedule, and fee budget on assigned projects, and report status monthly.
• Support the bid and construction phases - RFI response, submittal review, site visits, and record drawings.
• Check and mentor the work of designers and EITs as you grow into it.

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
• 6 to 9 years of land development civil design experience.
• Demonstrated ability to carry a site from concept through approved construction plans with limited supervision.
• Site grading, storm drainage, stormwater management and BMP design, utility layout, and erosion and sediment control.
• Experience preparing rezoning and special use permit applications, and appearing before public agencies at public hearings.
• Working knowledge of Virginia municipal codes, zoning and subdivision ordinances, and the Virginia Runoff Reduction Method.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Strong written communication - a real part of this job is writing comment responses that end an argument rather than extend it.
• Virginia PE license preferred, not required. EIT welcome.
• Valid driver's license in good standing.

• Virginia PE license, or the ability to obtain one by comity.
• Hydraulic and hydrologic modeling – Hydraflow, HydroCAD, or equivalent - and CLOMR/LOMR experience.
• VDOT LAD administered (locally…