Senior Roadway Engineer Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc. $110,000 to $160,000 if located in Virginia tuition reimbursement, 401(k) United States, Virginia, Richmond 115 South 15th Street (Show on map) Sep 29, 2026 Senior Roadway Engineer

Job Locations US-VA-Richmond | US-VA-Virginia Beach | US-VA-Williamsburg

ID 2026-6376

Category Engineering Type Regular Full-Time Career Stage Type Experienced # of Openings 1 Overview

ABOUT THE POSITION SENIOR TRANSPORTATION ROADWAY ENGINEER

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RICHMOND, VA

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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA

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WILLIAMSBURG, VA

| HYBRID 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: s | VHB Named 2026 US Best Managed Company | VHB 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 Skills/Abilities 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

MicroStation, OpenRoads, or OpenRoads Designer experience strongly preferred

AutoCAD Civil 3D Corridor experience is a plus Qualifications BS in Civil Engineering required; MS a plus

8+ years of professional transportation roadway engineering experience required

PE certification required The full-time annual base salary range for this position is $110,000 to $160,000 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 compensation bonuses, spot bonuses, and merit-based salary increases, providing opportunities to increase earnings beyond base pay. VHB also offers a differentiating work experience, including a comprehensive benefits package that includes eligibility to participate in the VHB 401(k) plan, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, wellness programs, tuition reimbursement, and recognition programs. Details on VHB's benefits package can be found here: Benefits Checklist Building what's next, together. Our people make the difference. We foster a technology-empowered, peopledriven, futureready culture where agility, innovation, and collaboration shape how we work every day. When you join VHB, you'll find: Meaningful work on complex projects with real community impact

A collaborative, inclusive culture that values curiosity and shared success

Support to grow your skills and lead through change

Learning and development supported by evolving tools and technologies, including AI

Best-in-class benefits and a flexible, hybrid work environment We're growing across the East Coast and are consistently recognized as a great place to work. Ready to shape what's next? Learn more about what sets our employee experience apart and connect with 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, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law. #LI-LO1 #LI-Hybrid Need help finding the right job? We can recommend jobs specifically for you!

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