Engineering Design Manager

📍 Job Overview

Job Title: Engineering Design Manager

Company: Parsons Corporation

Location: Las Vegas, NV, United States

Job Type: FULL_TIME

Category: Engineering Management / Infrastructure Operations

Date Posted: 2026-02-18

Experience Level: 10+ Years (with specific emphasis on 20+ years required)

Remote Status: On-site

🚀 Role Summary

• Lead and manage technical engineering teams focused on critical water and wastewater infrastructure projects, ensuring successful project delivery and client satisfaction.

• Oversee the design, engineering computations, and development of plans and specifications for a diverse range of waterworks capital projects.

• Manage external engineering firms, identify project needs, and assign tasks while exercising sound judgment and technical oversight.

• Drive the application of advanced engineering principles and technologies, including hydraulic modeling, to optimize infrastructure design and performance.

• Foster a culture of innovation, agility, and continuous improvement within the engineering design function.

📝 Enhancement Note: While the title is "Engineering Design Manager," the core responsibilities and requirements heavily lean into a senior management role within operations and project delivery for critical infrastructure. The "10+ Years" experience level indicates a senior position, but the "20 years or more of relevant experience" requirement for candidates points to a very senior, strategic role. The focus on water/wastewater infrastructure directly places this role within a specialized operational domain.

📈 Primary Responsibilities

• Conduct complex engineering computations and meticulously review and design plans and specifications for a wide variety of waterworks capital projects.

• Perform independent project engineering, taking ownership of technical aspects from conception through completion.

• Effectively manage contracted engineering firms, including needs identification, assignment of tasks, and thorough oversight of their execution.

• Utilize and champion the use of hydraulic modeling software, spreadsheet applications, and word processing tools for design analysis and documentation.

• Supervise, train, and evaluate the performance of professional and technical engineering subordinates, fostering a high-performing team environment.

• Ensure designs comply with all applicable laws, regulatory codes, and modern engineering