What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Highway Engineer position at VHB?
Overview
ABOUT THE POSITION
Senior Highway Engineer | Hybrid | Providence, RI
VHB’s growing Providence, RI office is seeking an experienced Senior Highway Engineer to join our Transportation team. Duties include leading the design, development, and execution of complex highway and transportation engineering projects.
- ENR-New England Design Firm of the Year (2024)
- Providence Business News Best Places to Work (2024)
Responsibilities
- Lead the conceptual development of 3D modeling for roadway projects
- Preparation and review of roadway design criteria, calculations, drawings, estimates, and specifications
- Provide technical guidance to junior level engineers
- Design of highways and roads including development of geometric layout, grading and drainage, working with utilities, signing, striping and environmental permitting
- Prepare and/or review design criteria, calculations, drawings, quantity estimates and specifications
- Traffic Control and Constructability development and review
- Typical section development and pavement design
- Coordination with design team, clients, subconsultants, and stakeholders
- Construction support services (review of submittals and RFIs)
- Providing technical QA/QC
Skills and Attributes
- Ability to handle multiple concurrent projects
- Knowledge of the policies, procedures and design standards of local and state agencies
- Working knowledge of programs such as Civil3D, Open Roads, and Hydro CAD is a plus
- Ability to manage workload and meet deadlines
- Team oriented and motivated to lead/mentor junior staff
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Self-motivated, highly organized, and detail oriented
Qualifications
- 8-11 years of civil transportation design engineering experience required
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field required
- Master’s degree a plus (may substitute for 1 year of experience)
- PE license required
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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