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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Specification Writer to join our team! In this role you will support the production of specifications and coordinate the integration into the construction documents in the DC metro area .

Candidates must be local to or willing to relocate to the DC/MD/VA area.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Develop, revise, and maintain standard specifications, including Division 1;

• Develop technical documents to support design, construction, contracts, and operations processes for capital and non-capital rail transit projects ;

• Develop and revise solicitation documents, including, but not limited to, Statements of Work, Requests for Information, and/or Requests for Bids/Proposals;

• Prepare policy and procedure documentation;

• Maintain the most up-to-date versions of technical standards in an orderly manner

• Conduct timely technical reviews of draft documents

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, or a related field;

• 5+ years of experience in preparing technical specifications and documents;

• Familiarity with MasterSpec 49 Division specifications format

• Ability to work collaboratively across departments within a transit authority;

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (entire suite);

• Ability to write clearly and professionally;

• Ability to produce communications quickly, efficiently, and to a high standard;

• General knowledge of rail transit agencies' design, construction, contracts, and operations processes.

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 75 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in diverse, 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 new possibilities.

Salary Range:

$40.05 - $70.10

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 committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.

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!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+.

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