Parsons Corporation
Multinational technology‑driven engineering and infrastructure firm serving government and private sectors.
Senior Civil Engineer - Transportation Engineer
Senior civil engineer designing highways, roads, and interchanges in California.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The role involves leading and mentoring junior engineers, performing a variety of civil engineering tasks, and contributing to state road rehabilitations, highway expansions, interchanges, and paving designs. We offer a hybrid remote work model, allowing 2‑3 days per week from home, and provide opportunities to work on exciting new projects and proposals. • Utilize specifications to develop highway and road designs, collaborating with engineers and clients. • Design horizontal and vertical geometry, analyze cross sections, and calculate super‑elevations and vertical clearances for California projects. • Serve as subject‑matter expert on complex interchanges, ramps, and loops. • Lead and mentor junior engineers across transportation projects. • Perform vertical clearance calculations, grading, permit and plan preparation, and new alignment designs. • Conduct material quantity takeoffs, estimates, surveys, and review contractor submittals. • Prepare specifications, data sheets, and other construction documents.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸highway design
- ▸geometry design
- ▸super‑elevations
- ▸clearance calc
- ▸quantity takeoffs
- ▸mentoring
What You Bring
Our Irvine, California office is hiring a highly experienced Senior/Principal Design Civil Engineer for our road, highway, and rail/transit team. As one of the world’s largest transportation planning, engineering, and construction firms, we deliver a diverse portfolio that includes rail, road, bridge, tunnel, and aviation infrastructure across all project phases. • Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (Master’s preferred); 8+ years road/highway design experience. • Strong background in horizontal/vertical geometrics and CAD drafting (AutoCAD, MicroStation, Civil 3D, OpenRoads). • Experience with complex interchanges, rampway design, and Caltrans projects preferred. • Professional Engineer (PE) license in California or other states highly preferred. • Proficient with CAD, MicroStation, OpenRoads/InRoads, and related engineering software. • Excellent written and oral communication with engineers and clients. • Ability to perform technical bid analyses and review contractor drawings.
Requirements
- ▸civil engineering
- ▸8+ years
- ▸autocad
- ▸microstation
- ▸openroads
- ▸pe license
Benefits
The salary range is $86,700 to $151,700, complemented by best‑in‑class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays. We prioritize employee wellbeing and offer endless growth opportunities. • Hybrid remote work (2‑3 days per week from home). • Salary $86,700 – $151,700. • Medical, dental, vision, PTO, ESOP, 401(k), life insurance, flexible schedules, and holidays.
Work Environment
Hybrid