Technical Oversight Construction/Design Consultant

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for a technical oversight quality consultant to join our team helping the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) implement their quality management system (QMS). The QMS guides the quality for the design and construction of LA Metro capital projects including subway train, light rail train, bus rapid transit, portal/turnback facilities, and stations. This role requires a person do to be onsite five days per week in Los Angeles.

Parsons software, PAR-PRO®, is deployed on the project which has several modules used by LA Metro to implement their QMS. The successful candidate will be trained to be an expert in PAR-PRO®.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Assisting the project manager implement the requirements of the contract. The PM is located in Denver, Colorado and needs assistance locally in LA.

• Acting as a quality management oversight coordinator for the LA Metro North Hollywood Bus Raid Transit project. This includes:

  • Working closely with the LA Metro quality manager.
  • Promoting implementation of the LA Metro QMS.
  • Assisting the quality manager with implantation of the program.
  • Conducting audits or assessments of the designers and constructors.
  • Preparing monthly quality reports.
  • Preparing quarterly quality reviews.
  • Training personnel in the QMS.
  • Helping users with PAR-PRO®.

• Attending biweekly meetings at LA Metro quality department headquarters in downtown LA.

• Administering PAR-PRO® software which includes:

  • Adding new users.
  • Troubleshooting bugs and working with the developer to fix.
  • Testing developer enhancements.
  • Training users.
  • Responding to Help Desk tickets.

• PAR-PRO® includes a database of contractual requirements that are added to assessments creating a workflow between LA Metro and their designers and contractors. Requirements must be extracted from documents and uploaded to the PAR-PRO® database.

• Identifying business opportunities with LA Metro.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring

• Education and Typical Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience

• 10+ years of experience as a technical consultant in a related industry

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: $134,100.00 - $241,400.00

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.

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