Senior Traffic Engineer

About the role

Parsons is looking for a Senior Traffic Engineer to join its team in Qatar. The role leads traffic engineering, temporary traffic management and road safety activities on a major roads, infrastructure and drainage programme involving new and upgraded roads, utilities, earthworks, deep drainage networks, microtunnelling, pump stations and associated interfaces. It requires carefully planned traffic diversions and stakeholder coordination.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the consultant-side traffic engineering, temporary traffic management and road safety function across both work packages.
• Review and approve Traffic Diversion Plan designs prepared by the Contractor's traffic management team in line with the contract and Authority requirements.
• Review traffic management proposals, drawings, method statements, risk assessments, phasing plans and permit submissions for roadworks, utility works, microtunnelling, deep excavations and other construction activities.
• Inspect Traffic Diversion Plans before opening to traffic and regularly check that the Contractor keeps traffic arrangements safe and compliant; keep inspection, approval and monitoring records.
• Advise the Contractor's traffic management team on traffic-control requirements, techniques, sequencing and interfaces.
• Liaise with the client's traffic diversion specialists, the Traffic Diversion Plan office, Ministry of Interior engineers, the local roads authority, police and other parties.
• Take part in Road Safety Audits and monitor the close-out of mitigation measures.
• Coordinate temporary traffic management with construction, roads, utilities, drainage, structures, stakeholder, health and safety and environmental teams.
• Monitor the Contractor's maintenance of traffic-management systems, signs, barriers, lighting and other control measures.
• Support the review of road opening applications, temporary traffic diversion permits and related submissions, and give traffic-engineering input to progress reports, risk registers, non-conformance management, handover and as-built documentation.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Traffic Engineering, Transportation Engineering or an equivalent discipline.
• More than 14 years of post-graduate professional experience, including at least 7 years in a similar traffic engineering or temporary traffic management role.
• Professional experience in the Middle East is required.
• Substantial experience as an engineer on the construction supervision of major roads, infrastructure and drainage projects.
• Experience reviewing Traffic Diversion Plans, inspecting temporary traffic arrangements and coordinating with road authorities, police and contractors.
• Knowledge of Qatar traffic management, road safety and construction standards; MME engineering certification is required, and overseas recruits must obtain it within six months of mobilisation.
• Fluent written and spoken English and full computer literacy, including CAD and document-control systems.