Transport and Mobility Engineer - Traffic Operations

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is hiring a Transport and Mobility Engineer in Riyadh to support traffic operations assessments, mobility analyses, and corridor improvements. You will review data, develop improvement concepts, and contribute to multidisciplinary teams in a live urban environment.

The role emphasizes field investigations, data-driven decisions, and collaboration with senior engineers to optimize intersections and multimodal mobility in Riyadh.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Traffic Engineering, or related field.
• 6-8 years of professional experience in traffic engineering, transportation planning, mobility analysis, or related work.
• Working knowledge of traffic engineering principles.
• Understanding of intersection operations, roadway capacity, queues, and lane utilization.
• Knowledge of traffic control, access management, and basic traffic signal operations.
• Experience reviewing traffic data and converting field observations into clear engineering findings.
• Ability to develop potential transportation improvement concepts based on operational evidence.

Responsibilities

• Support traffic engineering and mobility assessments across intersections, corridors, highways, access points, and public transport interfaces.
• Review traffic counts, turning movements, travel times, queues, and speed data.
• Analyze field data and detector information to diagnose operational issues.
• Identify deficiencies and operational factors affecting road network performance.
• Develop lane-use modifications, access-management opportunities, and signing/road-marking improvements.
• Support Synchro and traffic-analysis work and prepare technical documentation.

Skills

Traffic engineering

Mobility analysis

Roadway operations

Data analysis

GIS

AutoCAD

Excel

PowerPoint

Communication

Teamwork

English communication

Education

Bachelors in Civil Eng

Tools

Synchro

SimTraffic

Vissim

HCS

AutoCAD

GIS

Job description

Transport and Mobility Engineer - Traffic Operations

Job Snapshot

Role: Transport and Mobility Engineer

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Industry: Civil Engineering

Function: Civil & Structural Engineering

Experience: 6-8 years

Job Type: Full Time

Job Details

Country: Saudi Arabia

City: Riyadh

Industry: Civil Engineering

Function: Civil & Structural Engineering

Salary: Not disclosed

Gender: No Preference

Candidate Nationality: Not specified

Job Type: Full Time

Work Arrangement: On-site

Traffic and Mobility Assessments

• Support traffic engineering and mobility assessments across intersections, corridors, highways, access points, public transport interfaces, and congestion hotspots.
• Review traffic counts and turning-movement information.
• Analyze travel times, observed queues, speed data, and other operational information.
• Review crash information, detector data, traffic video, and available field evidence.
• Identify operational deficiencies and factors affecting road network performance.
• Conduct field inspections in live urban traffic environments.
• Document existing traffic operations and geometric constraints.
• Assess lane utilization, pedestrian conditions, access conflicts, parking impacts, and other operational factors.
• Maintain accurate records of field observations and analytical inputs.

Traffic Improvement Development

• Develop and review lane-use modifications and turn-lane improvements.
• Assess access-management opportunities.
• Recommend signing and road-marking improvements where appropriate.
• Support development of signal-timing improvement concepts.
• Evaluate intersection channelization and localized capacity improvements.
• Identify recurring corridor bottlenecks and progression problems.
• Assess queue spillback and operational conflicts.
• Identify opportunities for multimodal transportation improvements.
• Apply engineering judgment to develop solutions appropriate to actual operating conditions.

Analysis and Engineering Support

• Support senior engineers with Synchro and other traffic-analysis activities.
• Use GIS, spreadsheets, and other analytical tools to assess transportation improvement options.
• Assist with comparison of alternative traffic-management treatments.
• Support before-and-after evaluations of implemented improvements.
• Help develop performance measures for traffic and mobility initiatives.
• Apply current transportation engineering practices to operational assessments.
• Adapt international traffic operations and mobility practices to Riyadh's operating environment.
• Explore data-driven and innovative approaches to transportation problems where appropriate.

Technical Documentation

• Prepare technical sketches and engineering exhibits.
• Develop maps and photographic records supporting traffic assessments.
• Prepare calculations, tables, and concise engineering narratives.
• Clearly document observed deficiencies and proposed treatments.
• Assist with corridor studies and transportation assessment reports.
• Contribute to technical memoranda, presentations, guidelines, and implementation recommendations.
• Maintain traceable records of analytical inputs, assumptions, field observations, and recommendations.

Multidisciplinary Coordination

• Consider wider network impacts when evaluating proposed improvements.
• Participate in site meetings and technical workshops.
• Attend coordination sessions with RCRC and other project stakeholders.
• Work within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Accept and incorporate technical direction and structured review.
• Support implementation monitoring and field verification.
• Assess whether completed improvements are operating as intended.

What Required Skills You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Traffic Engineering, or a closely related field.
• 6-8 years of professional experience in traffic engineering, transportation planning, mobility analysis, roadway operations, or related transportation work.
• Working knowledge of traffic engineering principles.
• Understanding of intersection operations, roadway capacity, queues, and lane utilization.
• Knowledge of traffic control, access management, and basic traffic signal operations.
• Experience reviewing traffic data and converting field observations into clear engineering findings.
• Ability to develop potential transportation improvement concepts based on operational evidence.
• Ability and willingness to conduct field investigations in live urban traffic environments.
• Ability to document site conditions accurately.
• Familiarity with Synchro and SimTraffic, Vissim, HCS, or comparable traffic-analysis tools is desirable.
• Demonstrated analytical aptitude.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD and/or GIS tools is advantageous.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to prepare concise technical documentation.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments while maintaining quality and schedule requirements.
• Ability to apply international traffic operations and mobility practices within Riyadh's operating environment.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring

• Previous urban transportation or traffic-management project experience in Saudi Arabia or the wider GCC.
• Exposure to corridor studies or traffic impact studies.
• Experience with signal timing or road-safety assessments.
• Exposure to public transport priority, parking, or construction traffic management.
• Experience using GIS, Python, or Power BI.
• Familiarity with traffic-video analytics, probe data, or emerging mobility-data tools.
• Interest in smart mobility, ITS, and data-driven traffic management.
• Interest in innovative traffic operational treatments.
• Engineer-in-Training or equivalent professional-development status is an advantage.
• Arabic language skills are desirable but not required.

Professional Development

The role provides exposure to traffic operations, transportation planning, ITS, roadway design, and multidisciplinary mobility improvement activities. Through mentoring, structured technical review, field investigations, and analytical assignments, the Transport and Mobility Engineer will continue developing practical capabilities in assessing and improving complex urban transportation networks.

About Parsons

Parsons brings multidisciplinary expertise to major transportation, infrastructure, mobility, and urban development programs. Its teams work across traffic engineering, transportation planning, Intelligent Transportation Systems, roadway design, construction, and program delivery to support integrated solutions for complex transportation networks.