Transportation Systems Director

Overview ABOUT THE POSITION VHB’s Atlanta office is looking for a Transportation Systems Director to join our growing team. Our transportation systems practice brings together planning, engineering, safety, transit, and data science professionals to help clients analyze complex challenges, identify opportunities, and deliver innovative, multimodal solutions. This role provides the opportunity to lead the practice and play an important part in expanding and shaping the group. We are looking for a leader with a blend of technical expertise, business development experience, and strong people skills. The successful candidate will lead client relationships, win and deliver work, guide staff, and help shape an integrated transportation systems practice across multimodal traffic engineering, safety, transportation planning, and transit. Responsibilities Lead the growth, integrated service delivery, and financial performance of the Atlanta transportation systems practice. Develop and maintain relationships with public- and private-sector clients, including GDOT, MARTA, local jurisdictions, developers, institutions, and teaming partners. Identify opportunities, lead pursuits, and prepare technical and fee proposals. Serve as a principal, project manager, or technical leader on complex transportation assignments, bringing together the right VHB expertise to meet client needs. Provide technical leadership in multimodal transportation planning, traffic engineering, safety, and/or transit; championing integrated, innovative thinking and the use of technology-enabled solutions. Manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, staffing, contracts, quality, and client expectations. Lead, mentor, and develop a collaborative team of planners, engineers, and analysts. Represent VHB in client meetings, stakeholder engagements, professional organizations, and industry events. Skills and Attributes Strong technical background in one or more of the following areas: transportation planning, traffic engineering, transportation safety, and/or transit. Proven ability to build client relationships, develop business, and win and deliver work. Strategic, proactive, and collaborative leadership style, with an integrated approach to problem-solving. Ability to manage complex, multidisciplinary projects and teams and connect services to deliver stronger client outcomes. Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills. Demonstrated commitment to staff development, quality, and client service. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, or a related field; master’s degree preferred. 15+ years of transportation engineering and/or planning experience, including project management and leadership experience. Demonstrated record of staff leadership, business development, project delivery, and financial management. PE licensure and/or AICP certification preferred; Georgia PE licensure or the ability to obtain it is strongly preferred for engineering-focused candidates. Experience working with transportation agencies and clients in the Atlanta metropolitan area and Georgia market preferred. The full-time annual base salary range for this position, located in Atlanta, GA, is $180,000 to $220,000. 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. Annual 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. VHB also offers a differentiating work experience , includin…

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