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Job Description:
Design Quality Control Engineer – Roadway
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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 now hiring a Quality Control Engineer to join our Sandy Springs office to support major regional transportation infrastructure projects. This role is ideal for a senior roadway design engineer with strong technical expertise, a passion for delivering high-quality transportation design projects, and a desire to mentor junior engineers in a highly collaborative work environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement QA/QC plans, procedures, and standards for roadway and transportation design projects.
- Perform quality control of full client design deliverable packages, including complete plan sets, reports, quantities, and supporting documentation, to ensure consistency, completeness, and alignment with client expectations.
- Perform independent design checks and technical reviews of roadway geometry, alignment, modeling, grading, drainage, maintenance of traffic, and pavement design.
- Review engineering calculations, drawings, and specifications to verify technical accuracy, constructability, consistency, and compliance with project requirements, client standards, and agency criteria.
- Collaborate with project managers, discipline leads, and multidisciplinary design teams to define quality expectations and integrate QA/QC activities into project schedules and delivery process.
- Support project pursuits and delivery teams by identifying quality risks early and recommending practical solutions to improve project execution.
- Provide training and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers on QA/QC best practices, roadway design standards, and checking procedures.
- Develop and maintain quality tools, including standard review checklists, comment tracking systems, design review templates, and simple automation tools to support consistent quality delivery.
- Develop and manage lessons-learned and best practice reports, promote knowledge sharing across the office, and help drive continuous improvement in design delivery.
- Ensure design deliverables and associated construction support activities comply with applicable project specifications, contractual obligations, company QA/QC procedures, and industry standards.
- Promote and reinforce a strong culture of quality, accountability, and collaboration within the engineering team.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
- Professional Engineer (PE) licensure is required.
- 15+ years of experience in roadway and highway design engineering.
- Strong technical background in roadway geometric design for transportation infrastructure projects.
- Proficiency with roadway design software such as MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, InRoads, or equivalent platforms.
- Strong knowledge of national industry standards and guidelines including AASHTO, FHWA, and state DOT design standards, with experience applying them on transportation projects.
- Experience performing independent design reviews, interdisciplinary coordination, and quality control of transportation design deliverables.
- Knowledge of quality management systems, standards, and methodologies (ISO 9001) and their application in engineering design environments.
- Familiarity with design processes, construction standards, and regulatory requirements for roadway and highway projects.
- Excellent communication, technical writing, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor engineering staff and work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting large-scale transportation infrastructure or design-build projects.
- Previous experience serving as a design reviewer, task lead, or QA/QC manager for roadway projects.
- Familiarity with GDOT project delivery procedures, electronic deliverables, and review requirements.
- Experience with digital delivery, design automation tools, or quality tracking systems
Security Clearance Requirement:
NoneThis position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!Salary Range: $125,100.00 - $225,200.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.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/.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field
- Professional Engineer (PE) licensure
- 15+ years of experience in roadway and highway design engineering
- Proficiency with roadway design software (MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, InRoads or equivalent)
- Strong technical background in roadway geometric design
- Knowledge and application experience with AASHTO, FHWA, and state DOT design standards
- Experience performing independent design reviews, interdisciplinary coordination, and QC of transportation design deliverables
- Knowledge of quality management systems and standards (ISO 9001) and application in engineering design
- Familiarity with design processes, construction standards, and regulatory requirements for roadway projects
- Excellent communication, technical writing, leadership, interpersonal skills, and ability to mentor staff
- Experience supporting large-scale transportation infrastructure or design-build projects
- Previous experience as a design reviewer, task lead, or QA/QC manager for roadway projects
- Familiarity with GDOT project delivery procedures, electronic deliverables, and review requirements
- Experience with digital delivery, design automation tools, or quality tracking systems
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What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
