Senior Traffic Engineer - PMO Design

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation is seeking a Senior Traffic Engineer – PMO Design in Riyadh to lead traffic engineering design tasks for major highways and urban mobility projects.

The role emphasizes traffic signal design, junction analysis, ITS coordination, and QA reviews within a PMO framework, with mentoring for junior engineers and cross-disciplinary coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited university.
• 15+ years of related experience in traffic engineering, transportation planning, highway design support, or traffic operations.
• Strong background in traffic signal design, junction analysis, traffic control plans, temporary traffic works, ITS design, and traffic operations studies.
• Experience working on major highways, infrastructure, road network, or urban mobility projects.
• Familiarity with MicroStation, Bentley OpenRoads, ProjectWise, or similar engineering design and document control platforms.
• Working knowledge of traffic analysis tools such as HCS, TransModeler, Synchro, and SimTraffic.

Responsibilities

• Oversee traffic signal, junction, temporary works, ITS, signing, marking, and traffic engineering design activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Define the scope of traffic engineering design tasks, prepare delivery schedules, establish budgets, and monitor progress against milestones.
• Coordinate with project managers, roadway designers, surveyors, traffic modelers, and other experts to support integrated delivery.
• Review traffic signal design plans, traffic control plans, intersection layouts, and transportation engineering submissions.
• Lead the preparation of traffic engineering plans covering signal design, signing and marking, intersection concepts, temporary works, and ITS inputs.
• Provide regular updates to the project manager on progress, milestones, risks, and mitigation actions.

Skills

Traffic engineering

Traffic signal design

Junction design

ITS design

Traffic modelling

Project coordination

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Transportation Engineering

Tools

MicroStation

Bentley OpenRoads

ProjectWise

HCS

Job description

Senior Traffic Engineer – PMO Design

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Civil & Structural Engineering
Experience: 15 years traffic engineering experience
Job Type: Full-time

Overview

Senior Traffic Engineer – PMO Design in Riyadh is a senior civil engineering opportunity with Parsons Corporation for an experienced transportation professional supporting major highways and infrastructure projects within a new PMO environment. The role focuses on traffic signal design, junction analysis, temporary traffic works, traffic control plans, ITS design coordination, traffic studies, and technical design review for large-scale mobility and road infrastructure programmes in Riyadh.

Role Context

The Senior Traffic Engineer will support the delivery of major highway, infrastructure, and urban mobility projects by leading traffic engineering design tasks, reviewing technical outputs, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring that transport-related designs meet project requirements and recognized engineering standards. This position plays an important role in improving traffic operations, road safety, junction performance, signal coordination, temporary traffic management, and overall PMO delivery efficiency across Riyadh's expanding infrastructure network.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee traffic signal, junction, temporary works, ITS, signing, marking, and traffic engineering design activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Define the scope of traffic engineering design tasks, prepare delivery schedules, establish budgets, and monitor progress against agreed milestones.
• Coordinate closely with project managers, roadway designers, surveyors, traffic modelers, and other subject matter experts to support integrated project delivery.
• Review traffic signal design plans, traffic control plans, intersection layouts, conceptual designs, and transportation engineering submissions.
• Lead the preparation of traffic engineering plans covering signal design, signing and marking, intersection concepts, temporary traffic works, and ITS‑related design inputs.
• Provide regular written and verbal updates to the project manager on progress, milestones, risks, resource needs, design issues, and mitigation actions.
• Present technical findings, traffic study results, design recommendations, and operational improvement options to internal teams and project stakeholders.
• Conduct, review, and document traffic studies using nationally accepted modelling practices and recognized engineering methods.
• Use traffic analysis outputs to assess traffic patterns, operational performance, safety concerns, capacity constraints, and improvement opportunities.
• Support engineers in developing technical approaches for traffic engineering assignments and review technical results prepared by team members or third parties.
• Review third‑party designs, coordinate comments, resolve technical issues, and support approval processes.
• Apply traffic operations principles, design guidance, and relevant standards to improve the quality and reliability of traffic engineering deliverables.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and practical training to junior engineers, helping strengthen design quality and professional development.
• Work proactively within a multidisciplinary PMO environment, supporting other disciplines where practical to improve overall project coordination and delivery.
• Contribute to safer transportation operations, more efficient road networks, and successful delivery of high‑profile infrastructure projects in Riyadh.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited university.
• 15 or more years of related experience in traffic engineering, transportation planning, highway design support, or traffic operations.
• Strong background in traffic signal design, junction analysis, traffic control plans, temporary traffic works, ITS design, and traffic operations studies.
• Experience working on major highways, infrastructure, road network, or urban mobility projects.
• Familiarity with MicroStation, Bentley OpenRoads, ProjectWise, or similar engineering design and document control platforms.
• Working knowledge of traffic analysis tools such as HCS, TransModeler, Synchro, and SimTraffic.
• Understanding of traffic operations principles and recognized guidance such as ITE, OMUTCD, MUTCD, ODOT TEM, AASHTO, and ODOT L and D requirements.
• Experience developing traffic signal design plans and reviewing transportation engineering deliverables.
• Exposure to ODOT design standards, ITS design, traffic operations studies, or intersection conceptual drafting is preferred.
• Experience reviewing third‑party designs, consolidating comments, and supporting design approval workflows.
• Strong ability to work within a multidisciplinary team environment involving roadway, survey, traffic, utilities, and infrastructure specialists.
• Proactive approach to project delivery, technical coordination, quality review, and PMO support.
• Previous PMO experience is preferred.
• Chartered or similar professional status with a recognized engineering body is desirable.
• Master's degree in Transportation Engineering is an advantage.
• Experience managing large technical tasks, work packages, or traffic engineering projects is preferred.

Skills Set

Traffic engineering, Transportation engineering, Traffic signal design, Junction design, Temporary traffic management, Traffic control plans, Highway infrastructure, ITS design, Signing and marking design, Intersection conceptual design, Traffic operations studies, Traffic modelling, HCS, TransModeler, Synchro, SimTraffic, MicroStation, Bentley OpenRoads, ProjectWise, ITE standards, MUTCD, OMUTCD, AASHTO, ODOT TEM, ODOT design standards, Third‑party design review, PMO coordination, Technical reporting, Multidisciplinary coordination, Junior engineer mentoring, Project schedule monitoring, Risk and issue reporting.

Why Join Us

This position gives a Senior Traffic Engineer the opportunity to contribute to major highways and infrastructure projects in Riyadh, where transportation networks continue to expand rapidly. The role offers exposure to PMO‑level delivery, complex traffic engineering challenges, multidisciplinary design coordination, and long‑term career growth within a global engineering organization. It is a strong fit for a traffic engineering specialist who wants to influence safer road operations, improve mobility outcomes, and support high‑value infrastructure development in Saudi Arabia.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, infrastructure, and project delivery company supporting complex transportation, urban development, public realm, utilities, and civil engineering programmes. In Saudi Arabia, Parsons contributes to major infrastructure projects by combining technical expertise, PMO capability, design management, safety leadership, and practical engineering solutions that support sustainable and future‑ready communities.