Senior Traffic Engineer

Job description / Role

- Supervise the traffic engineering duties on ongoing projects such as traffic operations analysis, TIS tasks, designs plans for safe control and flow of traffic.
- Prepare and arrange concept and detailed design of traffic facilities. Studies traffic engineering problems. Geometric Road Design, including traffic management devices.
- Plans, creates and manages traffic engineering design that is well considered, safe, functional, technically accurate and as creative as possible with respect to clients briefs, without compromising on the laws and regulations of that given area where the construction will be undertaken.
- Develops design solutions, high quality presentation drawings, and technical packages from concept design, through design development, final design to tender and contract documentation.
- Ensure effective communication and coordination on assigned projects between all disciplines, stakeholders and the client or clients representative involved in assessing traffic matters to resolve traffic matters.
- Maintains regular contact with all assigned project clients, strives to develop best possible working relationship and client satisfaction.
- Ensure that traffic engineering designs are within budget, on schedule and in conformance with the appropriate standards, specifications and applicable regulatory requirements.

Requirements

- BSc degree in Engineering. Advanced degree in ITS highly desirable.
- 12-15 years traffic engineering with special focus on ITS.
- Experienced with TIS, modeling, operational software and ITS.
- Thorough working knowledge with traffic analysis tools such as SYNCHRO, VISUM, VISSUM, VISSIM, HCS, CORSIM and other traffic engineering software.
- Experience with traffic signaling, traffic sign and road marking design and specifications in accordance with international standards.
- Proven ability to perform in a management role, excellent written and oral communications skills, and a thorough knowledge of industry practices and regulations are also required.
- In addition, must be knowledgeable of current technology and how it can be effectively utilized on the project.
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, report writing and communication skills.
- Should have strong analytical and computation skills to handle large mathematical and statistical data for analyzing road traffic conditions.
- Should have strong computer literacy and ability to design traffic simulation systems.

About the Company

Parsons is a leader in many diverse markets such as infrastructure, transportation, water, telecommunications, aviation, commercial, environmental, planning, industrial manufacturing, education, healthcare, life sciences and homeland security.

Parsons provides technical and management solutions to federal, regional and local government agencies as well as private industries worldwide.