Parsons Corporation
Multinational technology‑driven engineering and infrastructure firm serving government and private sectors.
Transportation Engineer
Conduct traffic engineering and transportation planning studies, manage projects, and liaise with stakeholders.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The engineer will gather, analyze, and report on transportation projects, liaise directly with clients, stakeholders, and the public, and coordinate stakeholder and advisory committee meetings. Responsibilities also include providing technical direction to junior staff, leading critical activities, managing small‑to‑medium assignments, writing and editing reports, and contributing to overall project management tasks. • Conduct traffic engineering investigations and multimodal planning studies for road, highway, and transit projects. • Develop and analyze traffic signal timing plans, intelligent transportation system designs, and intersection capacity using tools like VISSIM, Synchro, HCS, and GIS. • Prepare technical reports, presentations, and deliver stakeholder and advisory committee meetings. • Lead junior engineers, manage small‑to‑medium projects, and support business development activities.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸traffic analysis
- ▸signal timing
- ▸its design
- ▸vissim modeling
- ▸report writing
- ▸client liaison
What You Bring
Candidates must hold a Civil Engineering degree and have at least four years of experience in traffic engineering or transportation planning. Required technical expertise includes traffic signal operations, micro‑simulation (VISSIM or Aimsun), intersection capacity analysis software (HCS, Synchro/SimTraffic, Sidra, Arcady), data analysis tools (MS Access, GIS), and a general knowledge of travel demand modelling. Preferred qualifications include experience with intelligent transportation systems, AutoCAD, In‑Design, Illustrator, SharePoint, ProjectWise, and a Class 5 driver’s license. Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, organizational, and time‑management skills are essential, as is the ability to work independently and prioritize under pressure. • Required: Civil Engineering degree with at least 4 years of traffic engineering or transportation planning experience. • Proficient in traffic signal operations, micro‑simulation (VISSIM/Aimsun), intersection analysis software, and data analysis (MS Access, ArcGIS/QGIS). • Strong written and verbal communication, organizational, and time‑management skills. • Preferred: expertise in ITS elements, AutoCAD, In‑Design/Illustrator, SharePoint, ProjectWise, and a Class 5 driver’s license.
Requirements
- ▸civil engineering
- ▸traffic engineering
- ▸vissim
- ▸autocad
- ▸gis
- ▸class 5 licence
Benefits
The salary range for this role is $70,900 to $131,800, complemented by best‑in‑class benefits such as health, vision, dental, employer‑paid provincial care premiums, a Defined Contribution Pension Plan, TFSA and RRSP options, life insurance, paid time off, sick leave, holidays, and gym membership discounts. • Salary $70,900–$131,800 plus comprehensive benefits (health, dental, vision, pension, RRSP, TFSA, paid time off, gym discounts, etc.).
Work Environment
Hybrid