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Job Description:

Senior Project Design Engineer   - Transportation Infrastructure  - Virtual USA

Job Description:

Serve as a Parsons’ Frederick Douglass Tunnel Replacement Program Area Design Manager, overseeing design for work done outside of the tunnel (estimated at $300M of construction value). Interface with CMAR contractor, Amtrak and other stakeholders as required.  Lead a multidisciplinary design team of managers and engineers to develop design and support construction, including assistance with overall technical design integration and managing design integration and production of specific construction packages. This role can be hired and supported as a full-time virtual based position in the USA. Preference for location in the Eastern USA.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years or more of rail project experience, including at least 5 years of interdisciplinary coordination.
• Participation in at least one major rail program, with at least one project engineering or interdisciplinary design coordination role.
• Subject matter expertise in one of the technical disciplines associated with rail infrastructure design.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of products.
• Successful record delivering multi-disciplinary projects, involving facilities and rail systems, prefer experience with Design-Build or CMAR.

• Successful record coordinating with owner project managers and technical representatives.
• Ability to communicate clearly in grammatically correct English, both written and verbal communication.

• Successful record coordinating with municipal and state agencies.
• Successful record of developing and negotiating contracts and contract modifications.
• Familiarity with AREMA, ADA, and NFPA 130 as they relate to rail passenger stations and tunnels.
• Professional Registration.
• Proven record of cooperative, collaborative working and management style with staff, partners, and customers.

Desirable Qualifications

• Familiarity with Amtrak is desirable.
• Familiarity with Section 106 compliance.
• Familiarity with Right of Way acquisition, including relocations.
• Familiarity with municipal roadway and utility relocation.
• Familiarity with private utility relocations and coordinating private with public construction.
• Successful participation in underground facilities projects, including managing risk.
• Familiarity with development of Contract Drawings, Technical Specifications, Special Provisions, and construction agreements.
• Familiarity with rail project construction staging in urban areas, including the relationship between third-party and Force Account construction and maintenance of rail operations and vehicular traffic.
• Familiarity with rail project services during construction, including testing and commissioning.
• Familiarity with FRA or FTA safety and security certification.
• Familiarity with performing as a design joint venture prime contractor with multiple

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 75 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in diverse, collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see new possibilities.

Salary Range: 

$104,200.00 - $182,400.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!