Roadway Team Lead

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Job Description: Roadway Team Lead – North Carolina

Parsons' North Carolina Transportation team is now hiring for a Roadway Team Lead to oversee design and delivery of complex roadway and highway projects, leading a high-performing team of engineers and designers. You’ll work on major regional and national projects, including Alternative Delivery / Design-Build and P3s, with strong opportunities for advancement.

We’re looking for a hands-on leader who enjoys solving problems, mentoring staff, and collaborating across disciplines in a flexible, team-focused environment.

The ideal candidate will report to either our Raleigh or Charlotte locations or may report remotely, based in North Carolina.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Lead and mentor a roadway design team; manage staffing, coaching, and performance.
• Serve as discipline lead or Project Engineer from preliminary through final design.
• Oversee production of roadway plans and design calculations to meet all standards and quality requirements.
• Coordinate closely with clients, partners, and other Parsons disciplines.
• Develop scopes, budgets, and schedules; monitor progress and profitability.
• Support change management, technical standards, and continuous quality improvement.
• Travel to client and project sites as needed.

What Skills & Qualifications You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field
• 10 to 12+ years of roadway/highway engineering experience
• North Carolina PE
• Strong skills in roadway design software and current engineering technologies
• Excellent communication skills and thorough knowledge of industry standards and regulations

Security Clearance Requirement: None

This 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: $103,500.00 - $181,100.00

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, 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!

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