Program Director

Parsons Corporation•Corona, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Our Parsons Corona office is seeking to hire a highly experienced Program Director to manage and oversee multiple transportation engineering projects in the Southern California region, supporting CALTRANS, and other regional clients as well. Solid experience in California is highly preferred, with an active PE. 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! Founded in 1944, Parsons Corporation, a digitally enabled solutions provider, is focused on creating the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. From Earth to outer space, we deliver tomorrow’s solutions today. Equipped with the capabilities required to take on any defense, intelligence, or critical infrastructure challenge, our agile, innovative, and disruptive approach enables us to deliver solutions at the speed of relevance. Our people are our greatest asset. We strive to be an employer of choice that engages employees in the community and creates rewarding career paths to cultivate a resilient workforce that is ready for the future.

Requirements

4-year degree in Civil Engineering or related technical/business field and at least 20 years or more of related work experience is required, especially with large scale transportation projects.
Incumbent should have a broad general technical and business background, as well as previous project management experience on similar or related large-scope project types.
Professional Engineer (PE) registration is highly preferred.
Incumbent must meet Parsons’ project management certification requirements.
Proven ability to perform in a management capacity, excellent written and oral communications skills, and a thorough knowledge of industry practices and regulations are also required.

Nice To Haves

Solid experience in California is highly preferred, with an active PE.

Responsibilities

Extensive experience in highway engineering, and management of these projects in values up to and exceeding 500 Million.
Expertise in the preparation of project initiation, approval, and design documents, including project study reports, project reports, and plans, specifications, and estimates.
Extensive knowledge of California Department of Transportation project development and funding process.
Strong technical and project management background in developing and designing highway transportation projects.
Command of excellent managerial, communication, and problem-solving skills and experience with project management experience involving project planning, scope development, fee preparation, scheduling, and the preparation of planning documents.
Participate in contract scope and fee negotiations for several medium- and large-size planning projects, with routine involvement in document preparation, review coordination, quality control, and client relations.