Transportation Roadway Engineer

VHB’s Richmond and Virginia Beach, VA offices are seeking a Transportation Roadway Engineer to join our growing Transportation team. In this role, you’ll help shape resilient, connected communities through the delivery of innovative roadway and multimodal transportation solutions across Virginia. Working alongside a collaborative, multidisciplinary team, you’ll contribute to projects that improve mobility, enhance safety, and support sustainable growth for the communities where people live, work, and thrive.

Responsibilities include highway design, traffic management plan development, cost estimating, right‑of‑way and construction plan preparation, and coordination across complex transportation projects. Our clients include municipalities, VDOT and other state agencies, and private partners driving infrastructure investment throughout the region. This work is part of what earned VHB recognition as a 2026 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 recognizes organizations demonstrating excellence in strategy, innovation, culture, and operational performance.

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• 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

• 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 Micro Station with GEOPAK, Open Roads, or Open Roads Designer experience strongly preferred

• BS in Civil Engineering required; MS a plus
• 5+ years of professional transportation engineering experience required
• PE license expected or ability to obtain in 6 months.

The full-time annual base salary range for this position is $85,000 to $120,000 if located in Virginia. The base salary offered will be determined based on job‑related factors, including geographic location, internal equity, experience, credentials, skills, education, work schedule, and other factors permitted by law. The posted salary range reflects base pay only. Additional compensation and benefits available to eligible employees are outlined in our Total Rewards Program.

Annual base salary is one component of VHB’s Total Rewards package. In addition to base pay, eligible employees may receive annual incentive…