Entry Level Transportation Engineer

Posted on Sep 19, 2024 by VHB
Raleigh, NC
Engineering
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
Overview:

ABOUT THE POSITION

VHB’s Raleigh, NC team is seeking an entry-level Transportation Engineer to join our team. The selected candidate will work with a team of traffic engineers and highway safety specialists on a variety of public, private, and institutional projects within broad cross-section of markets, including municipal, state agencies, higher education, federal lands, and aviation.

Our ideal candidate has an interest in the practice of traffic and transportation engineering and is eager to apply practical solutions to real world problems for our clients. Our ideal candidate is open to on-the-job training on a wide variety of traffic operations and capacity evaluation projects including intersections, roadways, and interchanges; traffic and transportation studies for land development projects; intersection and roadway improvement design; traffic management and signal timing; multimodal and safety assessment; school traffic studies; travel demand forecasts; and access management and corridor planning. This position includes developing and enhancing a diverse set of skills on traffic operations, transportation design, and/or transportation planning projects throughout North Carolina and Mid-Atlantic region.

Responsibilities

Working within a team of professionals in developing traffic and transportation planning and engineering solutions for a multitude of transportation projects

Performing intersection and corridor operational analyses using Synchro, SimTraffic, HCS, Sidra, and other analysis tools

Analyzing, developing, and evaluating of traffic improvements

Developing conceptual intersection/roadway improvement design and traffic signal design plans in MicroStation and/or AutoCAD

Developing traffic management and signal timing plans

Preparing written documents, summarizing data and analysis, and assembling reports to convey findings and recommendations

Collecting and tabulating traffic data

Conducting field traffic safety assessments

Skills and Attributes

Understanding of transportation engineering principles 

Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Strong computer skills

Detail Oriented

Self-motivated

Ability to learn, think critically, and develop new skills

Excel in working in a team environment

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related field

Minimum of 0 to 1 years of transportation experience, preferably related to traffic or safety

Experience with Synchro/SimTraffic, Sidra, VISSIM, TransModeler and/or other capacity software a plus

Experience with ArcGIS, AutoCAD and/or MicroStation and/or other planning/design/data software a plus

EIT Designation is a plus  

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 , 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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Reference: 201950927

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Entry Level Transportation Engineer

Posted on Sep 19, 2024 by VHB

Raleigh, NC
Engineering
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
Overview:

ABOUT THE POSITION

VHB’s Raleigh, NC team is seeking an entry-level Transportation Engineer to join our team. The selected candidate will work with a team of traffic engineers and highway safety specialists on a variety of public, private, and institutional projects within broad cross-section of markets, including municipal, state agencies, higher education, federal lands, and aviation.

Our ideal candidate has an interest in the practice of traffic and transportation engineering and is eager to apply practical solutions to real world problems for our clients. Our ideal candidate is open to on-the-job training on a wide variety of traffic operations and capacity evaluation projects including intersections, roadways, and interchanges; traffic and transportation studies for land development projects; intersection and roadway improvement design; traffic management and signal timing; multimodal and safety assessment; school traffic studies; travel demand forecasts; and access management and corridor planning. This position includes developing and enhancing a diverse set of skills on traffic operations, transportation design, and/or transportation planning projects throughout North Carolina and Mid-Atlantic region.

Responsibilities

Working within a team of professionals in developing traffic and transportation planning and engineering solutions for a multitude of transportation projects

Performing intersection and corridor operational analyses using Synchro, SimTraffic, HCS, Sidra, and other analysis tools

Analyzing, developing, and evaluating of traffic improvements

Developing conceptual intersection/roadway improvement design and traffic signal design plans in MicroStation and/or AutoCAD

Developing traffic management and signal timing plans

Preparing written documents, summarizing data and analysis, and assembling reports to convey findings and recommendations

Collecting and tabulating traffic data

Conducting field traffic safety assessments

Skills and Attributes

Understanding of transportation engineering principles 

Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Strong computer skills

Detail Oriented

Self-motivated

Ability to learn, think critically, and develop new skills

Excel in working in a team environment

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related field

Minimum of 0 to 1 years of transportation experience, preferably related to traffic or safety

Experience with Synchro/SimTraffic, Sidra, VISSIM, TransModeler and/or other capacity software a plus

Experience with ArcGIS, AutoCAD and/or MicroStation and/or other planning/design/data software a plus

EIT Designation is a plus  

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 , 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.

#LI-DF1

#LI-Hybrid

Reference: 201950927

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