Parsons Corporation · 5 months ago
Senior Civil Engineer - Transportation Engineer
US - CA, Irvine
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$87K/yr - $152K/yr
8+ years expParsons Corporation is one of the world’s largest transportation planning, engineering, and construction firms, seeking a highly experienced Senior Civil Engineer specializing in transportation projects. The role involves leading and mentoring junior engineers while performing a variety of engineering tasks related to road and highway design, ensuring effective collaboration with clients and team members.
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No H1B
Security Clearance Required
Responsibilities
Must be able to utilize specifications to complete proposed designs, and able to collaborate with other engineers and clients to finalize and complete highway and road designs
Our Highway design engineer will design horizontal and vertical geometry for highway and road projects, and will analyze cross sections, calculate super-elevations, grading vertical alignments and horizontal impacts for roads and highways in California
Work as a subject matter expert in design and engineering of often complex road and highway interchanges, rampways, and loops
Lead and mentor junior engineers and less experienced staff on various transportation projects
Perform vertical clearance calculations, grading and permit/plan preparation, as well as use existing horizontal alignments to design new roadway alignments
Perform material quantity takeoffs, estimates and surveys
Reviews contractor supplied drawing submittals and assists in performing technical bid analyses
Prepares and issues specifications, data sheets, and other construction documents
Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate
Qualification
Required
Must be able to utilize specifications to complete proposed designs, and able to collaborate with other engineers and clients to finalize and complete highway and road designs
Our Highway design engineer will design horizontal and vertical geometry for highway and road projects, and will analyze cross sections, calculate super-elevations, grading vertical alignments and horizontal impacts for roads and highways in California
Work as a subject matter expert in design and engineering of often complex road and highway interchanges, rampways, and loops
Lead and mentor junior engineers and less experienced staff on various transportation projects
Perform vertical clearance calculations, grading and permit/plan preparation, as well as use existing horizontal alignments to design new roadway alignments
Perform material quantity takeoffs, estimates and surveys
Reviews contractor supplied drawing submittals and assists in performing technical bid analyses
Prepares and issues specifications, data sheets, and other construction documents
Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate
Must have high level of experience and competency with CAD, MicroStation, Open Roads or InRoads and other PC software packages typically associated with engineering
Strong communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate both written and orally with other engineers and clients is required
Preferred
Minimum of 4-year Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (or related field). Master's degree is desirable
Candidates with 8 years or more of related road/highway design will be considered, and a preference is for candidates with substantial Horizontal/vertical geometrics work experience
Experience designing highways, roads, intersections, calculating vertical clearances and drafting in CAD (either AutoCAD or MicroStation) is preferred
Experience with complex interchanges and rampway design
PE license in California or other states is highly preferred
Any experience with Caltrans projects is highly desirable
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid time off
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
401(k)
Life insurance
Flexible work schedules
Holidays
Company
Parsons Corporation
Parsons is an engineering, construction, technical and management services firm for national security and global infrastructure markets.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$700M2024-02-21Post Ipo Debt· $700M
2019-05-07IPO
Leadership Team
Carey Smith
Chair, President and CEO
Matthew Ofilos
Chief Financial Officer
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