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Traffic Engineer
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Parsons is looking for a highly skilled Traffic Engineer to join our project site team! In this role, you will oversee the planning, implementation, and management of traffic control and traffic management systems to ensure smooth and safe traffic flow on and around the project site, collaborate with contractors, local authorities, and stakeholders to optimize traffic operations, ensuring minimal disruption to the public and construction progress.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Managing traffic operations on-site to ensure the safe and efficient movement of vehicles, pedestrians, and construction equipment.
- Developing and implementing traffic management plans for construction sites, ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory requirements.
- Designing, coordinating, and overseeing the installation of temporary traffic control devices (such as signs, barriers, and traffic signals) to safely guide traffic around the project site.
- Coordinating with local authorities and stakeholders to ensure necessary traffic permits and approvals are obtained for construction-related activities.
- Monitoring traffic flow and responding to incidents, accidents, or disruptions to ensure quick resolution and minimal impact on construction schedules.
- Conducting site inspections to ensure that traffic management measures are properly implemented and maintained throughout the duration of the project.
- Preparing and reviewing traffic control layouts, ensuring alignment with the overall project design and safety standards.
- Assessing and analyzing traffic patterns and recommending adjustments to improve safety and minimize disruptions during construction.
- Collaborating with the construction team to schedule traffic disruptions, lane closures, and detours, ensuring minimal interference with construction timelines and public convenience.
- Maintaining communication with project stakeholders, including contractors and local authorities, to provide updates and address concerns regarding traffic management.
- Ensuring all traffic management practices are compliant with local, state, and national traffic regulations and standards.
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or a related field from an accredited university.
- 10 years of professional experience in traffic engineering, focused on site-specific traffic management for construction projects.
- Proven expertise in developing and implementing traffic management plans for construction sites, including designing traffic control layouts and ensuring safety compliance.
- Experience with temporary traffic control measures, such as barricades, lane closures, signage, and traffic diversions.
- Strong knowledge of local, state, and national traffic regulations, including work zone safety and environmental protection standards.
- Experience in coordinating with local authorities, contractors, and regulatory agencies to obtain necessary traffic permits and approvals.
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken, with excellent technical writing and communication skills.
- Strong problem-solving abilities to address on-site traffic disruptions and adjust traffic management plans accordingly.
- Proven track record of leading traffic management efforts on large-scale construction projects and ensuring minimal impact on the surrounding community.
- Computer skills are mandatory, with proficiency in relevant software tools for site management and reporting.
- MME certified.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
- Proficiency in traffic engineering software (such as SYNCHRO, VISSIM, or similar) and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience in managing traffic operations in urban or high-traffic areas, ensuring safety and smooth flow during construction.
- Knowledge of smart city and sustainable transportation solutions and their application in construction projects.
- Ability to work efficiently under pressure and manage multiple site traffic concerns simultaneously.
- Strong leadership skills to guide a team of traffic officers and inspectors and ensure adherence to safety protocols and construction timelines.
- Familiarity with the logistics of managing large construction equipment in high-traffic areas and ensuring proper traffic routing and management.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or a related field
- 10 years of professional traffic engineering experience focused on construction-site traffic management
- Experience developing and implementing construction-site traffic management plans
- Experience designing traffic control layouts and ensuring safety compliance
- Experience with temporary traffic control measures, including barricades, lane closures, signage, and diversions
- Knowledge of local, state, and national traffic regulations, work-zone safety, and environmental protection standards
- Experience coordinating with authorities, contractors, and regulatory agencies to obtain permits and approvals
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Strong technical writing, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Experience leading traffic management efforts on large-scale construction projects
- Computer proficiency and experience with relevant site-management and reporting software
- MME certification
- Proficiency with traffic engineering software such as SYNCHRO or VISSIM and Microsoft Office Suite
- Experience managing traffic operations in urban or high-traffic areas
- Knowledge of smart city and sustainable transportation solutions
- Ability to manage multiple traffic concerns under pressure
- Leadership experience guiding traffic officers and inspectors
- Familiarity with logistics for managing construction equipment in high-traffic areas
Parsons Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
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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.
