Senior Roadway Engineer

VHB•Virginia Beach, VA

8d•$110,000 - $160,000•Hybrid

About The Position

VHB’s Virginia offices are seeking a Senior Transportation Roadway Engineer to join our growing Transportation team. In this role, you’ll help lead the delivery of impactful roadway and multimodal transportation projects that improve mobility, connectivity, and safety for communities across the Commonwealth. Working alongside a collaborative team of engineers, planners, and designers, you’ll contribute to innovative infrastructure solutions that support sustainable growth and shape how people move through the places they live, work, and thrive. This opportunity is ideal for an experienced transportation engineer ready to take the next step in leadership, technical delivery, and client engagement. You’ll play a key role in mentoring emerging professionals, guiding complex transportation projects from concept through construction, and helping expand VHB’s presence across Virginia’s evolving transportation landscape. At VHB, your career growth is supported through meaningful project responsibilities, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and opportunities to make a lasting impact on communities and the profession. 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. Learn more about the designation here: News | VHB Named 2026 US Best Managed Company | VHB

Requirements

Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and contribute in a variety of leadership and technical roles within a design team
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
BS in Civil Engineering required
8+ years of professional transportation roadway engineering experience required
PE certification required

Nice To Haves

MS a plus
MicroStation, OpenRoads, or OpenRoads Designer experience strongly preferred
AutoCAD Civil 3D Corridor experience is a plus

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 transportation projects including highway widenings/reconstruction, intersection improvements, roundabouts, shared-use paths, and bike/pedestrian facilities
Delegate tasks and mentor junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment
Lead production of client deliverables, including construction documents, while maintaining project budgets and schedules
Apply VHB standards and industry best practices to ensure quality control of work products
Meet with clients to prepare and validate scopes of work and support ongoing project coordination
Support marketing efforts through technical input for proposals and presentation materials
Coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams, including collaboration with subconsultants
Partner with technical specialists to resolve design challenges, coordination issues, and conflicting criteria
Support the bidding phase through preparation of addenda/amendments and bid reviews/tabulations
Participate in construction phase services, including field visits, responding to RFIs, reviewing shop drawings, and preparing record drawings
Support the professional growth and development of junior Transportation staff