Senior Transportation Engineer

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Senior Transportation Engineer in Tampa, Florida, where you'll enhance communities through innovative project delivery. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead transportation design projects, collaborate with diverse clients, and mentor junior staff. You'll contribute to impactful projects that improve mobility and community vitality, all while working in a supportive and inclusive environment. If you're passionate about sustainable engineering and want to make a difference, this position is perfect for you. Be part of a company that values diversity and fosters professional growth while tackling complex, transformational projects.

Benefits

Flexible, hybrid workplace

Diverse and inclusive culture

Focus on learning and development

Best-in-class benefits

Community and social responsibility

Qualifications

• 11+ years of transportation engineering experience, with 8+ years in Florida.
• Current FL Professional Engineer (PE) license required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Project Manager for state and local transportation clients.
• Prepare and review models, drawings, and specifications for projects.
• Mentor junior staff and manage project performance.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Project Management

Critical Thinking

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Multitasking

Education

B.S. in Civil Engineering

Transportation Planning

Tools

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Open Roads Designer

MS Office

Job description

Overview

ABOUT THE POSITION

Senior Transportation Engineer | Tampa, FL

VHB’s Gulf Coast team is looking for a Senior Transportation Engineer to join our growing team. The selected candidate could sit in our Tampa office.

Join our dynamic team as a Senior Transportation Engineer in Tampa, Florida with an opportunity for future growth within the organization. You will play a crucial role in enhancing our communities through sustainable and integrated project delivery. As a Senior Transportation Engineer, you will contribute to highway design, drainage design, traffic management plans, cost estimating, right-of-way, and layout plans. Our clients range from municipalities to state agencies and private partners, all invested in creating better places for people to live, work, recreate, and learn.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Project Manager/Senior Engineer for state and local clients.
• Execute scope associated with project delivery for transportation design projects for all stages from Concept Development to Final Design and Construction Administration phase.
• Prepare and review models, drawings, and specifications documenting the projects under design.
• Manage work and develop and mentor junior staff, providing them with technical and professional guidance.
• Collaborate with other VHB professionals to deliver projects with an integrated thinking approach.
• Monitor project performance.
• Attend meetings with clients, regulatory agencies, and stakeholders to establish their needs and discuss transportation design/permitting issues.
• Assist with strategy for expansion of transportation design services in Florida’s Gulf Coast.
• Be part of developing new project opportunities and preparing/managing proposal submissions.
• Participate in professional organizations that promote relationships with clients and teaming partners.

Skills and Attributes

• Self-motivated, attention to detail and ability to multitask.
• Ability to think critically.
• Exhibits strong leadership skills.
• Strong computer skills (MS Office).
• Strong and collaborative work ethic and ability to work well in a team environment.
• Substantial technical and project management experience.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Advanced knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures in transportation design.
• Thorough knowledge of FDOT policies and practices.
• Advanced knowledge of local and state regulations governing transportation design.
• Software proficiency: MicroStation/AutoCAD and Open Roads Designer is a plus.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Civil Engineering, transportation planning or similar discipline.
• 11+ years of professional transportation engineering experience, with at least 8 years of experience working in the Florida market, required.
• Current FL Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• Proven success in the transportation and/or state & local government market sectors.

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.