Practice Manager – Traffic Design & Safety; GTR

Position: Practice Manager – Traffic Design & Safety (GTR)

Description

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Parsons is seeking a Practice Manager – Traffic Design & Safety to lead and grow our regional traffic design team across the Greater Toronto Region (GTR). This role combines technical leadership, team development, and business growth, overseeing functional traffic design from 10% concept through 30% preliminary and supporting detailed design, tender, and construction.

This position is hybrid, with flexibility to work from any Parsons GTR office and remotely. Regular collaboration across GTR offices and travel to project sites throughout the GTA is required, with occasional travel within Canada and potential US travel as needed.

What You’ll Do

Build, mentor, and grow a high-performing traffic design and safety team.

Oversee workforce planning, utilization, performance management, and succession.

Establish and enforce technical standards, QA/QC gates (30/60/90/IFC), and digital delivery workflows.

Champion continuous improvement, staff certification (P.Eng., RSP, PMP, etc.), and a collaborative, quality-driven culture.

Oversee traffic functional and detailed design including intersection control, signals, signing, pavement markings, staging, and construction support.

Lead safety programs including Road Safety Audits (RSA), systemic safety initiatives, and countermeasure development.

Ensure compliance with TAC, MUTCDC, Ontario Traffic Manual (including Book
7), MASH, OPSS/OPSD, and municipal standards.

Guide use of key tools including Civil 3D, Micro Station/Open Roads, Synchro, SIDRA, HCS, AutoTURN, and digital CDE platforms.

Support go/no-go decisions and shape capture strategies with Program Managers and BD team

Lead technical proposal development and client presentations.

Expand services across GTA municipalities, agencies, and transit authorities (e.g., Vision Zero and systemic safety programs).

Deliver on bookings, revenue, margin, and backlog targets.

Oversee scope, schedule, budget, and risk management within Parsons PMO/PMC frameworks.

Maintain design liability awareness, quality documentation, and HSE compliance.

What You’ll Bring

Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Transportation Engineering and P.Eng registered in Ontario (RSP, IMSA, PMP considered assets)

12+ years in traffic design and safety and 3+ years leading teams or managing a functional group

End-to-end traffic design delivery (concept through construction)

Intersection control (signals, roundabouts, all-way stops), staging and detours

Safety engineering, RSAs, systemic safety, roadside/barrier design

Strong QA/QC discipline and sealed deliverables

Proven ability to lead multi-project portfolios

Resource planning, utilization management, and structured PMO delivery

Clear communicator who translates complex technical content for clients and stakeholders

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: $117,500 - $167,500

This job posting is for a current addition or replacement opportunity within Parsons.

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 health, vision, dental, employer paid provincial care premiums, Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), life insurance, paid time off, sick leave, all province observed holidays off, and gym membership discounts to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for indigenous peoples, women, individuals with disabilities, and visible minorities.

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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