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Principal Highway Design Engineer

Parsons Corporation

The Role

Overview

Lead and manage medium to large highway design projects as supervising engineer.

Key Responsibilities

  • technical consultation
  • highway design
  • project management
  • budget estimation
  • compliance review
  • standard procedures

Tasks

-Provides technical consultations for interdisciplinary analytical studies and analyses. -Maintains affiliation with professional societies to keep abreast of current technologies. -Oversee the design and development of highway systems, ensuring adherence to engineering standards, regulations, and best practices. -Helps determine budget estimates and staffing requirements for the defined scope and schedule. May assist Section Supervisors with other administrative and technical duties. -Develops standard design procedures; prepares design briefs and may conduct on-site training of personnel. -Recommends and prepares technical papers. -Plan, direct, and supervise the work of a major engineering task or project requiring large scale expenditure of manpower and financial investment. -Act as the Discipline Project Supervising Engineer, leading and managing medium to large highway design projects. -Perform complex engineering road and highway tasks and particularly important engineering work efficiently and accurately; -Ensures compliance of design with all applicable standards and regulations, providing the seal and signature of the professional engineer when required by statute or contract.

Requirements

  • civil engineering
  • 10 years
  • civil 3d
  • autocad
  • chartered engineer
  • project management

What You Bring

-Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering and 10 years of progressive experience in highway design, with a proven track record of successfully managing medium to large transportation related projects. -Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. -Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. -Excellent technical and analytical abilities. -MME-UPDA Grade A. -Proficiency in utilizing Civil 3D / AutoCAD and other PC software packages typically associated with engineering is required. -Strong leadership and project management skills. -Proficiency in highway design software and tools. -Excellent communication/interpersonal skills notably with various levels of the organization and externally. -Chartered Engineer

The Company

About Parsons Corporation

-Over decades it expanded into oil, petrochemical, water and infrastructure projects across the US and globally. -It leverages digital tools such as AI platforms, utility data systems, and drone integration alongside traditional design and construction. -Parsons completed high‑profile projects like major bridge, tunnel, and transit works. -Specializing in transportation, energy, environmental remediation, urban development, industrial, and cybersecurity projects. -The firm has delivered hundreds of mega‑projects worldwide, including infrastructure in the Middle East and environmental cleanup contracts.

Sector Specialisms

National Security

Defense

Cybersecurity

Intelligence

Transportation

Environmental Remediation

Urban Development

Geospatial Solutions

Energy

Water/Wastewater

Construction

Infrastructure

Systems Integration

Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Design

Project Management

Information Technology

Maritime

Intermodal Transportation

Security Consulting

Crisis Management

Counter-Terrorism

Counter-Drug Support

Advanced Signal Processing