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Roadway Engineer - Team Leader

Parsons Corporation

Indianapolis, INJob$104–181K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$104–181K/yr
Location
Indianapolis, IN
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Parsons is seeking a Roadway Team Leader in Indianapolis to support transportation infrastructure projects throughout the Midwest. The role leads roadway and highway project teams, oversees design deliverables and quality, and develops staff and staffing plans. The position requires a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related field and 10+ years of related work experience; Professional Engineer registration is strongly preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Leadership, requiredWritten Communication, requiredOral Communication, requiredIndustry Practices, requiredIndustry Regulations, requiredEngineering Software, required

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Civil Engineering or Related Field, required10+ Years Related Work Experience, requiredProfessional Engineer Registration, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!

At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you 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. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.

Job Description:

Parsons is seeking a Roadway Team Leader to join our actively growing team in Indianapolis supporting major transportation infrastructure projects throughout the Midwest!

This role will provide you with the unique opportunity to join a highly-skilled, collaborative, growing and flexible team. We're committed to creating an environment that will enable you to both expand in your technical and professional expertise on major projects and grow/develop your leadership skills - all while having a tangible impact on the infrastructure in your very own community!

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Responsible for project deliverables including transportation design, plans, specifications, and estimates.

  • Drive quality management procedures on team

  • Ensures that Parsons’ safety procedures are in effect

  • Mentors and leads junior staff and engineers on roadway and highway projects

  • Strives to obtain maximum INDOT performance scores for scope, schedule, budget, and quality

  • Identifies the needs to develop a staffing plan for projects and pursuits including identifying needs for new hires

  • Provide support to business development efforts through both technical expertise and business acumen

  • Identifies strategic potential candidates to hire and lead recruiting efforts for these key Team hires.

  • Identifies and coordinates training needs and requests for their staff.

  • Develops career development plans with all direct reports.

  • Develops workforce forecasting to identify peaks and valleys of staffing needs

Required Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (or related field)

  • 10+ years of related work experience.

  • Potential to perform in a lead capacity, excellent written and oral communications skills, and a familiarity of industry practices and regulations are required.

  • Must also possess a thorough knowledge of current technology and be able to select and apply appropriate engineering software for use on project.

Preferred Education and Experience:

  • Professional Engineer registration is strongly preferred

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!

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!

Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/ .

About Us

Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. With nearly 75 years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.

Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+.

For more about Parsons, visit parsons.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,396 open Civil Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$104–181K/yr
  • US median$100–140K/yr446 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $142K, is 16% above the US median midpoint ($123K) — in the middle half of Civil Engineering salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 18 open Civil Engineering jobs in Indiana and 1,396 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience; Civil Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (711 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 682 of the 1,396 open Civil Engineering jobs (49%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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