Senior / Principal Design Civil Engineer

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Job Description:

Opportunity :

Our Parsons Irvine, California office is now hiring for a highly experienced Senior / Principal Design Civil Engineer with our road, highway, and rail/transit team.

We are one of the world’s largest transportation planning, engineering, and construction firms. We have an extensive portfolio of diverse transportation projects including rail and transit, road and highway, bridge and tunnel, and aviation infrastructure. Our expertise encompasses all phases of transportation engineering operations - from the initial planning stage through final design, construction, and commissioning. We have the people and power to move the world! Lets us help you - move forward in your career!

We are looking for an experienced Road/Highway Design engineer to perform a variety of engineering tasks by applying standard engineering techniques and analyses within the civil engineering discipline. This is an exciting opportunity for an engineer, to lead and mentor junior engineering staff , to join an established team of experts, and work on many exciting new projects and proposals! Our Engineers enjoy diversity in their work - you might work on a state road rehabilitation, a highway project, adding a new lane, an interchanges, and paving design. We offer hybrid remote working ( meaning, allowed to work from home virtual 2-3 days per week).

RESONSIBILITIES:

• 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.

• PREFERRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• 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

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES:

• Must have high level of experience and competency with CAD, MicroStation, Open Roads or InRoads and other PC software packages typically associated with engineering. Autocad Civil 3D considered as well.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate both written and orally with other engineers and clients is required

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/NoneThis position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.For more than 75 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in diverse, collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see new possibilities.

Salary Range:

$83,300.00 - $168,700.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!