Senior Project Engineer - Highway/Roadway Design

ABOUT THE POSITION

VHB's New England Transportation group is growing and seeking a Senior Project Engineer - Highway/Roadway Design to join us.

Duties include highway design, drainage design, development of traffic management plans, cost estimating, right-of-way and layout plans. 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, MassDOT and other state agencies, and private partners who support the development of the places we live, work, recreate and learn.

Responsibilities

Produces and delivers complex highway design projects from inception through the construction administration phase on multiple types of projects including design build, TIPP funded, and Municipal led.
• Assists with the preparation of proposals and/or contracts.
• Assists with scope and fee development and tracks project progress for technical accuracy and adherence to schedule and budget, including invoicing.
• Interdisciplinary technical task management that adheres to project schedule and budget.
• Design of highways and roads including development of geometric layout, grading and drainage, utilities, and environmental permitting
• Reviews complete project documents for interdisciplinary conformity and quality assurance.
• Manages the development of technical design and specification documents
• Mentors junior team members by providing guidance to technical team members and reviews their work for accuracy.
• Participates in professional and personal development.

Skills/Abilities

• Ability to handle multiple concurrent projects
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Experienced user of Civil 3D, including corridor development
• Capability to lead/mentor junior staff
• Adept at technical task management and oversight
• Aptitude for public presentations

Qualifications

• BS in Civil Engineering, MS preferred
• 8-11 years' minimum experience in professional transportation engineering
• PE required
• Must have experience with DOT and/or any regional DOT-funded municipal roadway improvement projects
• Must have valid driver's license, as the position requires travel to client meetings and project sites
• We offer a hybrid work schedule and location could be our Watertown, Worcester or Springfield, MA office.

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 Equal Opportunity Employer. Since our founding, we have intentionally fostered a culture of inclusion and belonging, supported by deep-rooted core values, one of which is diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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