Local Government Transportation Lead

ABOUT THE POSITION

VHB's growing I-64 team is looking for a Local Government Transportation Lead to join our VHB team.

Our 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. Key responsibilities include client management, highway design, drainage design, signal designs development of traffic management plans, cost estimating, right-of-way and layout plans. Beyond designs effort, duties will include transportation planning that range from small area studies to statewide policy development for local, state, and federal agencies.

The right candidate would be joining a tight-knit team of transportation engineers, designers and planners who value technical excellence, career development, pride in our work, a collaborative team environment, and a passion for finding the right solutions that enhance mobility and safety.

At VHB, we are invested in what we do, compelled by intellectual curiosity, and driven to work collectively to best serve our clients and help shape the future of our communities in a meaningful way. We are proud, yet humbled, to have been doing this for over 40 years. We are dedicated to making a positive impact and providing opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

With a strong growth trajectory and a diverse portfolio of projects-ranging from highway and interchange design to innovative intersections and pedestrian improvements-this is the perfect opportunity for a creative, self- driven professional eager to help build and expand a dynamic practice.

Lead transportation market for municipal
• Support state and federal transportation programs and assignments
• Oversee multidisciplinary project
• Managing the development of technical design and specification
• Manage traffic engineering, transportation planning, and/or safety projects and contracts.
• Oversee quality and contribute to complex technical decisions on a range of multimodal transportation engineering assignments.
• Assist in strategic planning, marketing, resource allocation, maintenance of deliverable schedules, and ensure adherence to projects.

Skills/Abilities

• The ability to manage multiple projects and work
• The ability to lead project pursuits and prepare scopes and
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and people skills
• Presenting to citizens and at public meetings as part of project outreach
• An understanding of effectively overseeing multi-disciplinary projects and teams
• Collaborative with strong capability to work
• Motivated to lead and mentor

• BS in Civil Engineering
• 11+ years of professional transportation engineering experience
• 15+ years of professional transportation engineering experience preferred
• Current PE in Virginia
• Must have experience with municipal transportation projects
• Must have valid driver's license, as the position requires travel to client meetings and project sites.

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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