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The right candidate would be joining a tight-knit team of transportation planners and traffic safety engineers who value technical excellence, career development, pride in our work, a collaborative team environment, and a passion for finding the right solutions that enhance mobility and safety.\nAt VHB, we’re invested in what we do, compelled by intellectual curiosity, and driven to work collectively to best serve our clients and help shape the future of our communities in a meaningful way. We’re proud, yet humbled, to have been doing this for over 40 years. We are dedicated to making a positive impact and providing opportunities to grow personally and professionally.\nThis position is for a Transportation Safety Planner/Engineer. In this role, you will be part of the Metro DC team and, more specifically, reporting to the VHB office in Washington, DC. The selected candidate will support our clients’ efforts to plan, design, and analyze new and improved transportation facilities that support and enhance mobility for all transportation modes while reducing crashes, saving lives, and preventing injuries.\nResponsibilities\nWork within a team of professionals in developing transportation engineering, safety, and planning solutions for multimodal transportation projects\nDevelop creative solutions to address challenging safety and mobility problems in urban, suburban, and rural environments\nConduct multimodal safety transportation analyses, including both network -wide and individual corridor or intersection safety and improvement studies\nConduct research, prepare reports, and present findings and results to clients, including both taking on a leadership role and also supporting other team members in the development\nBe able to lead and interpret data analysis and perform national-level state-of-the-practice and literature reviews \nAssist in the development of proposals and scopes of work, track project budgets, and manage tasks\nWork within a team of professionals to develop transportation planning and engineering solutions for a multitude of multimodal transportation projects, including the development of conceptual designs\nParticipate in and lead field data collection and other on-site project support activities\nFacilitate meetings and prepare detailed meeting notes\nMonitor and update client facing project coordination sites\nPrepare technical presentations and materials to support public, stakeholder, or client meetings (in-person and virtual)\nConduct transportation planning and scoping analyses \nWork with Federal, state, and local clients on identifying and applying best practices and the development of guidance documents and other publications\nMaintain a client-service approach to deliver projects that exceed client expectations\nProvide mentorship to junior staff \nBe able to lead client and stakeholder meetings, client workshops, and public meetings\nPrepare written documents, summarize data, and assemble technical reports \nWork within a team of professionals in developing transportation engineering, safety, and planning solutions for multimodal transportation projects \nSkills and Attributes\nAbility to work well in a collaborative and integrated team environment\nExcellent technical writing skills \nExcellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills\nIs self-motivated and has excellent organization and attention to detail\nAbility to think critically and solve problems\nHas an enthusiasm to learn and innovate \nAbility to take initiative on tasks while still collaborating across the team\nAbility to take on leadership of junior staff including providing positive direction, review, and delegation\nAbility to work effectively in both in-office and virtual environments\nAbility to balance concurrent projects and priorities\nUnderstanding of highway safety fundamentals\nAbility to read and interpret federal and state terminology\nUnderstanding of highway safety fundamentals, including behavioral safety factors, and safety treatments \nAbility to understand and interpret traffic engineering analysis \nHas Road Safety Audit (RSA) experience \nExperience with state DOT planning, design, and/or safety work\nQualifications\n5+ years of professional transportation engineering and/or planning experience, preferably in a consulting environment, required\nStrong interest and foundation in safety and multimodal transportation\nBS or MS in Civil Engineering, Planning, or related field\nPE or AICP expected\nExperience with MicroStation/AutoCAD, Word, Excel, PowerPoint\nExperience with multimodal analysis\nFamiliarity with national and/or local transportation engineering standards, including VDOT, AASHTO, MUTCD, Highway Capacity Manual, Highway Safety Manual and/or ITE guidance documents\nThe full-time annual base salary range for this position is $100,000 to $135,000 if located in the DC Metro area. 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.\nAnnual 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. 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We foster a technology-empowered, people-driven, future-ready culture where agility, innovation, and collaboration shape how we work every day.\nWhen you join VHB, you’ll find:\nMeaningful work on complex projects with real community impact\nA collaborative, inclusive culture that values curiosity and shared success\nSupport to grow your skills and lead through change\nLearning and development supported by evolving tools and technologies, including AI\nBest-in-class benefits and a flexible, hybrid work environment\nWe’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.\nVHB 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. 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