MOT Engineer II

About the role

Pursue a career at Parsons where you can 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) plans and temporary traffic control layouts for complex roadway and bridge projects with moderate guidance
• Prepare detailed construction staging, sequencing, and detour plans, coordinating with roadway, structures, and drainage teams
• Perform work zone capacity, queuing, and operational assessments to support staging and detour decisions
• Ensure MOT designs comply with MUTCD, state DOT, and project-specific requirements
• Support design-build pursuits and projects by developing innovative staging concepts and contractor-friendly MOT solutions
• Review and coordinate contractor or subconsultant MOT submittals and incorporate feedback into design documents
• Mentor and provide task-level guidance to junior MOT engineers and designers
• Contribute to technical reports, design criteria, and quality control documentation for MOT deliverables

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent
• 5 to 8 years of experience in transportation engineering with a focus on Maintenance of Traffic or temporary traffic control design
• Demonstrated experience preparing MOT plans and staging concepts for roadway/bridge projects
• Proficiency with CADD software (MicroStation, OpenRoads, or similar) for plan development
• Working knowledge of MUTCD and state DOT MOT standards and procedures
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification

Desired Skills

• Professional Engineer (PE) license or the ability to obtain within 12–18 months
• Experience on design-build or P3 transportation projects
• Familiarity with traffic simulation/analysis tools for evaluating work zone operations
• Experience coordinating with contractors and owners on MOT strategies and constructability
• Prior experience providing technical guidance to junior staff

Benefits

Parsons offers best-in-class benefits including 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!

Pay

$74,800.00 - $130,900.00

Schedule

This position is hybrid, requiring the selected candidate to be centrally located to one of our Parsons offices to support regular in-office collaboration.

Qualifications

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.

Skills

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!