Senior Traffic Engineer
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Overview
In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities.
Imagine Next!
At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself.
Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential.
Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible. **Job Description:**
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented **Senior Traffic Engineer** to join our team!
In this role you will get to **work within a new PMO working on major highways / infrastructure projects in the KSA Capital, Riyadh City.**
What You'll Be Doing
- Overseeing traffic signal, junction, temporary works and other associated traffic engineering designs ensuring effective communication and collaboration with the project team throughout the project lifecycle.
- Responsible for developing and managing the scope of each traffic engineering design task, creating the schedule, and establishing budgets. This includes monitoring project progress and resource allocation to ensure successful completion.
- Provide regular written and verbal updates on project status to the project manager. This involves reporting on project milestones, risks, and issues, as well as discussing strategies to mitigate challenges.
- Present technical results and recommendations, utilizing your expertise in traffic engineering.
- Lead the project team in preparing traffic engineering plans, which could involve signal designs, signing and marking designs, conceptual designs for intersections, or Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) designs. Your expertise would be essential in ensuring accurate and effective plans.
- Coordinate with various subject matter experts, such as surveyors and roadway designers to ensure the successful delivery of projects. This involves facilitating collaboration, providing guidance, and integrating their expertise into traffic signal and traffic control plans.
- Conduct and document traffic studies following nationally accepted modeling practices. This involves using various analytical tools and methodologies to evaluate traffic patterns, assess safety measures, and recommend improvements.
- Assist engineers in developing technical approaches for traffic engineering projects and review technical results prepared by others. This includes providing guidance and ensuring adherence to quality standards and best practices.
- Provide training and guidance to junior engineers, sharing your technical proficiency and consultancy skills. This involves mentoring, offering technical support, and facilitating their professional development.
- Contribute to the successful delivery of traffic engineering projects, promoting safety, and enhancing transportation operations.
What Required Skills You'll Bring
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
- 15+ years of related work experience.
- Experience/familiarity with Microstation, Bentley OpenRoads, and/or Projectwise
- Understanding of the use of traffic analysis tools including HCS, Transmodeler, Synchro/SimTraffic
- Understanding of the application of traffic operations principles including ITE, OMUTCD, MUTCD, ODOT TEM, AASHTO, and ODOT L&D requirements
- Experience in developing traffic signal design plans
- Experience in one or more of the following areas: ODOT design standards, ITS design, traffic operations studies, or intersection conceptual drafting
- Experience in reviewing third party designs and coordinating comments for approval
- Experience of working within a multi-discipline team environment
- Proactive approach to own activities and helping in other disciplines, as far as practically possible, to assist in PMO overall efficiency.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring
- Previous experience of working in a PMO
- Charted (or similar) status with an industry recognized engineering body
- Master’s Degree in Transportation Engineering
- Experience managing large tasks and/or projects
- Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.
- We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars!
- Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!
- Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices.
- To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
Financial Wellness
We care about your financial wellbeing.
Parsons offers competitive pay and retirement plans to help you build wealth for the future while giving you the flexibility to diversify your investments.
Work Life Harmony
Balance in life is important and time away from the office is imperative to allow you to refresh and focus your attention on the things that matter to you.
Parsons supports your time away by providing paid time off and paid flexible holidays.
Career Development
We are committed to fostering the personal and professional growth of our employees.
Develop and advance yourself though our comprehensive training, educational and mentorship programs.
Veteran Support
We provide Industry leading benefits to support veterans and active-duty members to provide security for you and your family by offering robust leave and benefits; including paid active-duty military leave and paid time off when transitioning back to civilian life.
Mind & Body
At Parsons we inspire healthier habits, heathier minds, and a healthier you through our wellness program.
Participate in our weekly Meditation Mondays and Wellness Wednesdays.
Wellness, at Parsons, is more than just your annual checkup.
Health
Health is not a one size fits all.
At Parsons, we offer a robust Employee Assistance Program as well as comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans through large, national carriers with the choice of regional PPO, HDHP, or HMO networks.
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