Overview
ABOUT THE POSITION
VHB’s growing Raleigh, NC team is looking for a Multimodal Safety Planner to join us as Project Manager. The selected candidate will support our clients’ efforts to save lives and prevent injuries from motor vehicle crashes. The successful candidate will have experience in road safety reviews, data analysis, recommendation development, transportation planning, community engagement, and project management.
Responsibilities
- Apply deep understanding of roadway safety principles.
- Mentor junior team members in roadway safety principles and provide technical direction.
- Employ knowledge and experience in a variety of safety related topics, including safety data, countermeasure selection guidance, and multimodal safety plans.
- Develop safety solutions using both responsive and proactive approaches, considering all roadway users.
- Facilitate safety reviews and write reports.
- Focus on MidATL region (NC, VA) and will support national safety practice
- Support FHWA project teams for safety reviews
- Lead or support development of highway safety plans
- Support VDOT, NCDOT RSAs, regional safety plans, and project-related field reviews
- Lead or support Vulnerable Road User Assessments
- Lead business development with local and regional agencies
Skills and Attributes
- Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
- The ability to manage multiple projects and work independently
- An understanding of effectively overseeing multi-disciplinary projects and teams
- Team-oriented with strong capability to work independently
- Deep understanding of roadway safety concepts, tools and analysis techniques
- Ability to apply data and statistics to roadway safety
Requirement:
- 5+ years of experience in roadway safety
- Bachelor’s in planning, Civil Engineering, or related field
- Master’s degree in Planning, Civil Engineering, or related field is preferred
- Reports to NC-Raleigh office, with flexibility for remote work location
- AICP certification preferred
- Could be seated in Planning or Safety teams
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.
- Inclusive culture of collaboration and innovation.
- Opportunity to work on complex, transformational projects.
- Amazing co-workers
- A focus on learning and development
- Flexible, hybrid workplace
It’s not surprising that VHB has consistently been 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 proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.
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