Traffic Lead Engineer - Transportation Infrastructure

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Job Description:

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Georgia Traffic Practice Lead will be involved in business development activities and supervise a group of five Traffic  Engineers supporting road and highway projects in Georgia as well as other transportation design projects across the United States.  This is a Seller/Doer role that plays a key part in growing our traffic engineering business in Georgia with the DOT and with local municipal and transit agencies.  The traffic team is part of a 100+ person full-service transportation design team in Atlanta, GA. This position is based out of our Peachtree Corners, GA office.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepare, coordinate and supervise traffic engineering design, analysis and modeling tasks and provide traffic discipline support to other Discipline Leads and Project Managers.
• Serve as Engineer of Record for traffic related deliverables and plans
• Coordinate overall traffic backlog, schedules, budgets, and deadlines.
• Train and manage traffic resources including staff workloads, career planning, individual development plans, including one-on-one conversations, salary recommendations, etc.
• Actively engage with Traffic Technical Organization within Parsons to share or seek resources as needed.
• Create a challenging professional environment of innovation, opportunity, development, and continuous improvement for the Traffic team focused on staff retention and succession planning.
• Plan, monitor and ensure compliance with scope, schedule and budgetary constraints on multiple projects.
• Lead/support (as appropriate) the development of Traffic Engineering/Design portfolio in collaboration with the Office Leadership Team.
• Serve as Traffic Discipline Lead on pursuits and opportunities with GDOT and other clients. Support Alternative Technical Concept development for design/build proposals.
• Participate in Parsons Traffic Engineering Technical Organization to establish internal professional network. Infrastructure Technical Organization (ITO) facilitates seamless sharing of lessons learned, resources, expertise, and backlog across offices. Grow your stature within the ITO in the near/long term.

• Support or lead traffic engineering tasks for other offices within the Atlantic area including North and South Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, and DC.
• Strategize and engage in hiring decisions to achieve organic growth. Identify and develop high-potential talent.
• Participate in strategizing, storyboarding, writing, and reviewing proposals – become an integral part of the team’s success.
• Participate in BD strategy meetings as needed.
• Engage and serve in leadership positions within industry organizations, with specific subcommittee involvement at relevant Georgia organizations including ACEC, GPTQ, ITE, or others. Seek opportunities to make presentations or write articles. Encourage others in the team to do the same.
• Maintain current knowledge of project pipeline for key clients
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

PREFERRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• 4-year degree in Civil Engineering (or related field) and 12 years or more of related work experience in traffic engineering and analysis.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration is required.
• Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) certification required
• Experience interfacing with Georgia DOT, or other similar state DOT representatives is essential
• Solid foundational knowledge of basic traffic analysis and design software such as Synchro, Vissim, MicroStation and others.  
• Alternative delivery/design-build project experience is essential.
• Business Development experience preferred
• Excellent writing and presentation skills

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES:

Comfortable in a Seller/Doer role.  An innovative leader who is not afraid of defending recommendations made to clients.  Proven ability to perform in a supervisory capacity, excellent written and oral communications skills, and a thorough knowledge of industry practices and regulations are required.  Must also possess a thorough knowledge of current technology and be able to select and apply appropriate en