Senior Road Network Engineer - ITS Operations

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 246,000 - 379,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, seeks a Senior Road Network Engineer - ITS Operations to oversee city-wide road performance, traffic flow, ITS integration, and incident response for daily operations and major events.

The role requires Saudi nationals with 10+ years in highway engineering, ITS, and smart mobility, plus experience with traffic modelling tools like VISSIM and Aimsun; GCC familiarity is a plus.

Qualifications

• Saudi National with a Civil Engineering degree and at least 10 years of highway/ITS experience.
• Experience with giga-projects or smart-city mobility preferred.
• Experience with traffic signal control, CCTV, Variable Message Signs, traffic detectors, telemetry, and smart traffic technologies.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operational performance across highways, urban roads, intersections, and transit corridors.
• Monitor live traffic conditions using ITS tools, CCTV, sensors, and data feeds.
• Analyze speeds, volumes, journey times, and congestion to identify constraints.
• Review signal performance and optimize timing to reduce congestion.
• Coordinate incident response with Traffic Management Centers and emergency services.
• Develop traffic measures for planned and unplanned disruptions while preserving access.

Skills

Intelligent Transportation Systems

Traffic Management Systems

Road network operations

Highway engineering

Road safety

VISSIM

GIS

KPI management

Synchro

Pavement maintenance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Aimsun

Synchro

GIS

CMMS

Pavement management systems

Job description

Senior Road Network Engineer - ITS Operations

Senior Road Network Engineer - ITS Operations Job Snapshot Role: Senior Road Network Engineer - ITS Operations Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Industry: Civil Engineering Function: Civil & Structural Engineering Experience: Minimum 10 years Job Type: Full-time Position Overview Senior Road Network Engineer - ITS Operations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a senior Civil Engineering opportunity for a Saudi National experienced in road network operations, Intelligent Transportation Systems, traffic management, highway maintenance, and smart-city mobility. Parsons is hiring an experienced engineer to oversee city-wide road performance, traffic flow, pavement and roadside asset condition, ITS integration, incident response, and transportation readiness for daily operations and major events within a complex giga-project environment.

Job Details Country: Saudi Arabia City: Riyadh Industry: Civil Engineering Function: Civil & Structural Engineering Salary: 22000-34000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Saudi National Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Senior Road Network Engineer will help maintain the safety, availability, and operational resilience of highways, urban streets, intersections, transit corridors, and associated infrastructure across a large city environment. The position combines traditional highway engineering with real-time traffic operations, ITS technology, asset management, and event mobility planning. The engineer will use traffic telemetry, field inspections, maintenance information, and centralized monitoring systems to identify congestion, infrastructure defects, operational risks, and emerging network constraints. Close coordination with Traffic Management Centers, emergency services, contractors, security teams, public transport operators, parking operations, and technology specialists will enable rapid response while supporting long-term network performance improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operational performance across highways, urban roads, intersections, transit corridors, and associated transportation infrastructure.
• Monitor live traffic conditions through Intelligent Transportation Systems, Traffic Management Systems, CCTV, roadside sensors, detectors, and traffic data feeds.
• Analyze vehicle speeds, traffic volumes, journey times, congestion patterns, incidents, and network capacity to identify operational constraints.
• Review traffic signal performance and support optimization of signal timing plans to improve intersection efficiency and reduce recurring congestion.
• Coordinate incident response with Traffic Management Centers, City Operations, Security, emergency services, and other operational stakeholders.
• Support rapid management of accidents, vehicle breakdowns, obstructions, infrastructure failures, and other events affecting road availability.
• Develop practical traffic measures for planned and unplanned disruptions while preserving safe access and network continuity.
• Inspect roads, pavements, intersections, and supporting infrastructure to assess physical condition and maintenance requirements.
• Identify cracking, potholes, rutting, settlement, surface deterioration, and other pavement defects requiring intervention.
• Prioritize preventive and corrective maintenance according to asset condition, operational importance, safety risk, and lifecycle requirements.
• Coordinate pavement rehabilitation, resurfacing, road marking, and related highway maintenance programs.
• Monitor barriers, guardrails, signage, street lighting, stormwater drainage, road markings, and other roadside assets.
• Sequence maintenance activities to minimize lane restrictions, congestion, and disruption to road users.
• Monitor road and ITS maintenance contractors against approved specifications, safety requirements, SLAs, KPIs, and performance standards.
• Develop and review Temporary Traffic Management plans for construction works, maintenance activities, sporting events, concerts, festivals, and other high-demand operations.
• Plan lane closures, traffic diversions, detours, temporary controls, and alternative access arrangements.
• Coordinate major-event transportation strategies with parking, public transport, venue operations, security, mobility teams, and emergency responders.
• Assess expected event demand against available road capacity and identify potential congestion points before operations begin.
• Integrate road network planning with parking arrival and departure strategies to reduce queues around major destinations.
• Use historical and real-time traffic telemetry to identify recurring bottlenecks and opportunities for operational improvement.
• Support integration of CCTV, Variable Message Signs, traffic signals, detectors, roadside sensors, and other ITS devices with centralized operational platforms.
• Contribute to operational readiness for connected, autonomous, and emerging smart mobility technologies where applicable.
• Establish and monitor performance indicators covering congestion, journey reliability, incidents, system availability, asset condition, and contractor maintenance performance.
• Maintain road asset records, inspection results, maintenance histories, incident information, and operational data through GIS, CMMS, and asset management systems.
• Prepare traffic assessments, engineering reports, operational dashboards, maintenance recommendations, and management presentations.
• Identify road network and asset risks and develop technically practical mitigation measures.
• Support emergency response, business continuity, incident management, and network recovery planning.
• Coordinate with Asset Management, Facilities Management, Public Transport, Parking Operations, ICT, HSE, consultants, contractors, and technology vendors.

Ideal Profile

The role requires a Saudi National holding a bachelor 's degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Highway Engineering, Traffic Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline. Candidates should bring at least 10 years of professional experience across highway engineering, road maintenance, traffic operations, transportation engineering, ITS, or infrastructure operations. A minimum of two years supporting giga-projects, major municipalities, smart cities, large destinations, or similarly complex urban environments is expected. Active membership or registration with the Saudi Council of Engineers is required. Strong technical knowledge of traffic flow, highway capacity, congestion management, intersection operations, pavement maintenance, road safety, and Intelligent Transportation Systems is important. Relevant experience should include traffic signal control, CCTV, Variable Message Signs, traffic detectors, telemetry, roadside sensors, and smart traffic technologies. Practical exposure to Temporary Traffic Management plans, diversions, detours, lane closures, major-event mobility, road condition assessments, rehabilitation programs, and lifecycle maintenance will be valuable. Candidates should understand AASHTO guidance alongside applicable Saudi transportation, municipality, MOTLS, and road safety requirements. Experience with VISSIM or comparable traffic modelling software is expected, while exposure to Aimsun, Synchro, GIS, CMMS, pavement management systems, and digital reporting platforms will strengthen suitability. Experience within a Traffic Management Center, Integrated Operations Center, City Operations Command Center, Delivery Partner, PMC, or client-side program environment is particularly relevant.

Skills Set

• Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Traffic Management Systems
• Traffic Management Center operations
• Highway engineering
• Road network operations
• Traffic engineering
• Traffic flow analysis
• Road capacity analysis
• Congestion management
• Traffic signal optimization
• Adaptive traffic control
• CCTV traffic monitoring
• Variable Message Signs
• Traffic detectors
• Roadside sensors
• Traffic telemetry
• Incident detection and management
• Temporary Traffic Management
• Event traffic planning
• Road safety
• Pavement inspection
• Pavement rehabilitation
• Road asset maintenance
• Pavement management systems
• Asset lifecycle planning
• Preventive maintenance
• Contractor SLA monitoring
• KPI management
• VISSIM
• Aimsun
• Synchro
• GIS
• CMMS
• AASHTO standards
• Saudi transportation standards
• Traffic simulation and modelling
• Smart-city mobility systems
• Connected and autonomous vehicle infrastructure
• Traffic analytics
• Operational dashboards
• Emergency response planning

Why Join Us

Riyadh 's expanding infrastructure and smart-city programs are increasing demand for engineers who understand both physical road assets and digitally enabled traffic operations. This position provides substantial exposure to city-scale network management where ITS technology, highway maintenance, event transportation, road safety, and real-time operational decision-making converge. The role offers an experienced Saudi engineer the opportunity to deepen expertise in smart mobility, centralized traffic operations, asset performance management, and complex urban transportation while contributing to the reliability and long-term performance of a landmark giga-project.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation provides engineering, infrastructure, technology, and program management expertise for major transportation and urban development programs. Its work in Saudi Arabia includes multidisciplinary support for complex projects where road engineering, intelligent transportation, asset management, digital systems, and city operations are central to safe and efficient infrastructure performance.