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Parsons is hiring a MOT Senior Engineer. This is a full-time role. posted today. applications are still in the early window, before most candidates have applied. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.
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At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.
Job Description:
Parsons is looking for a talented MOT Senior Engineer to join our team full-time to support one of the many large transformative transportation projects that we have either won, are currently pursuing, or will pursue across the nation.
Some of the larger projects are located in the states of:
• Tennessee
• Georgia
• North Carolina
• Virginia
• Indiana
In this role, you will help deliver the design for projects that have a construction value greater than $1 billion, and in turn assist in enhancing the mobility, safety, and reliability for communities who live along and travel through these critical corridors. This position is hybrid, and the selected candidate must be centrally located to one of our Parsons offices to support regular in office collaboration.
Parsons is one of the premier design-build firms in the country with over 16,000 employees worldwide and nearly $7 Billion in revenue. Most recently, we have been the engineer of record or have assisted on some of the most challenging projects in the country, including:
• the Gordie Howe Bridge near Detroit, MI
• the Clear Path projects in Indianapolis, IN
• Brent Spence project in Cincinnati, OH
• the SR 400 project in Atlanta, GA
These high visibility Design-Build and Public Private Partnership "P3" projects and many others are career defining opportunities and offer complex, challenging work for our entire professional staff and new hires, who work seamlessly together from offices across the country.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead the development of complex Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) and construction staging plans for major highway and bridge projects
- Develop comprehensive work zone strategies that balance safety, mobility, and constructability for multi-billion-dollar programs
- Coordinate closely with roadway, structures, environmental, and construction teams to integrate MOT with overall project phasing
- Perform and oversee work zone capacity and operational analyses, including queue and delay assessments for major stages and detours
- Lead MOT components of design-build pursuits, including alternative technical concepts and innovation in traffic management
- Provide technical reviews and quality control for MOT plans prepared by others and ensure conformance with applicable standards
- Serve as a primary technical point of contact with clients and contractors regarding MOT design and implementation issues
- Mentor and develop junior and mid-level MOT staff, providing technical guidance and training
What Required Skills You’ll Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent
- 8 to 10 years of progressive experience in transportation engineering with an emphasis on Maintenance of Traffic design
- Strong knowledge of MUTCD and multiple state DOT MOT standards and practices
- Demonstrated experience leading MOT designs for complex freeway, interchange, or major bridge projects
- Proficiency with CADD platforms used for MOT plan production and coordination
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
What Desired Skills You’ll Bring
- Experience leading MOT on large design-build or P3 projects exceeding $500M in construction value
- Familiarity with advanced traffic analysis or simulation tools for evaluating work zone operations
- Experience presenting MOT strategies to clients, stakeholders, and public agencies
- Demonstrated experience training and mentoring MOT engineers and designers
Security Clearance Requirement:
NoneThis position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in 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 what's next!Salary Range: $88,400.00 - $154,700.00We 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, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.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!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
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This role was posted on July 24, 2026 (today). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.
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