Senior Traffic Engineer - Highways & ITS Design Lead

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is seeking a Senior Traffic Engineer to lead highway and ITS design. You will guide traffic operations analysis, signal design, intersection planning, ITS design, and technical leadership within a PMO, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, efficient road projects.

The role requires 15 years of traffic engineering and transportation planning experience, with a strong background in HCS, TransModeler, Synchro, and MicroStation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from a recognized institution.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant traffic engineering or transportation infrastructure experience.
• Master's degree in Transportation Engineering is advantageous.
• Extensive experience developing traffic signal design plans and associated traffic control solutions.
• Strong background in highway traffic operations, junction analysis, and intersection design.

Responsibilities

• Lead traffic signal, junction, temporary works, and associated traffic engineering design activities.
• Define scope, technical requirements, schedule, budget, and resources for traffic engineering assignments.
• Monitor design progress and resource utilization to meet project milestones.
• Present traffic engineering findings and recommendations to project teams.
• Direct preparation of traffic signal plans, signing and marking layouts, intersection concepts, and ITS designs.
• Review signal designs for operational effectiveness, safety, and standards compliance.
• Coordinate with roadway designers, surveyors, and other specialists.

Skills

Traffic engineering

Highway traffic operations

Traffic signal design

Junction analysis

Intersection design

Traffic modeling

ITS design

Project management

Technical leadership

Mentoring junior engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Transportation Engineering (advantageous)

Tools

HCS

TransModeler

Synchro

SimTraffic

MicroStation

Bentley OpenRoads

ProjectWise

Job description

Parsons Corporation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is seeking a Senior Traffic Engineer to lead highway and ITS design. You will guide traffic operations analysis, signal design, intersection planning, ITS design, and technical leadership within a PMO, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, efficient road projects.

The role requires 15 years of traffic engineering and transportation planning experience, with a strong background in HCS, TransModeler, Synchro, and MicroStation.