Field Project Manager - Traffic Incident Management Specialist

Parsons is a leading company in critical infrastructure, seeking Traffic Incident Management Specialists to enhance the safety of emergency responders. The role involves managing on-site activities, training responders, and facilitating traffic incident management teams.

Responsibilities:

• Manage on-site activities for small projects, tasks or subtasks of a larger project
• Train responders in the National Traffic Incident Management Responder (SHRP2) course
• Train emergency responders in standard operating guidelines
• Facilitate traffic incident management teams throughout these states
• Participate in the management of the Towing and Recovery Incident Programs (TRIP)
• Collaborates with Project Manager to establish project schedule and budget, and monitors progress in meeting schedule and budget requirements
• Develops PowerPoint presentations and training materials
• Delivers presentations to large groups
• Primary instructor for various emergency transportation operations training courses
• Establishing relationships with high level management within government agencies
• Facilitates statewide traffic incident management teams
• Reviews and documents traffic incident management standard operating guidelines
• Fosters successful working relationships between various agencies
• Obtains statewide open road policies
• Creates strategic incident management plans
• Conducts after incident reviews of major incidents
• In-field and classroom training of traffic incident management principles
• Develop procedures for clear communication protocols between various response agencies (fire, police, towing and recovery, emergency medical services)
• Develops project documents, processes, and procedures required to support quality control and final project deliverables
• Collaborates with Project Manager to determine number of hours required for successful completion of project tasks. Anticipates project staffing needs, identifies and interviews available personnel, and makes staffing assignments in accordance with schedule requirements
• Establishes objectives and conducts performance appraisals for direct reports
• Chairs job meetings; prepares and submits summary of project progress and pending issues to Project Manager
• Submits monthly reports to client and responds to client issues and expectations
• Assists Project Manager in pricing and negotiating changes to the scope of work with the client and subcontractors
• Anticipates problems and works with client, other stakeholders and Project Manager to identify and implement corrective actions
• Keeps client and Project Manager informed of the day-to-day activities of the project
• Maintains accurate documentation of job progress through daily logs and other reports
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate

Requirements:

• 4-year degree in a technical or construction-related field (or equivalent) OR 10+ years related work experience is required
• 5+ years proven field operations experience in traffic incident management
• 3 years in a leadership role at a field site
• Experience in Emergency Response including Public Safety, Safety Service Patrol, or Wrecker Fleet Operation and Management
• Proven ability to perform in a lead capacity
• Excellent written and oral communications skills
• Familiarity of industry practices and regulations are required
• Strong communication skills certification/training in developing and providing training to traffic incident responders
• Experience giving professional, formal presentations using PowerPoint or equivalent software
• Experience working in a Windows-based environment; skills using Outlook, Word and Excel
• Enrollment in PM certification program is preferred, but not required