Design Build Project Manager

SYSTRA•New York, NY

1d•$175,000 - $208,000•Onsite

About The Position

SYSTRA delivers architecture, engineering and construction and program management services to our clients that offer public transportation, public education and public housing to our communities. We partner with public transportation owners and operators of bridges, buses, commuter and intercity, high-speed and light rail, mass rapid transit and tunnels, helping them provide safe, efficient and reliable public transportation. SYSTRA also serves public facility authorities that provide safe, attractive, and environmentally sound public schools and offer affordable housing to communities. Ranked 18th in US mass transit and rail design by Engineering News-Record (ENR), SYSTRA has been a trusted partner to public agencies and operators throughout the US since 1985 and employs nearly 200 personnel nationwide. Part of SYSTRA Group, a world-leading engineering and consulting firm, SYSTRA is supported by the over 10,500 employees worldwide. Using a collaborative approach built on the firm’s value of Connected Teams, we provide our clients and partners access to the best skills worldwide via sharing information, tools, best practices, and processes. We’re looking for a new Design Build Project Manager in our Infrastructure Group to help drive the objectives and challenges our valued clients have trusted us to solve for them. This opportunity will be assigned/based at our New York project office. As a SYSTRA US Design Build Project Manager you will join a world-class team of high-performing engineers, designers, drafters and others who work collectively to ensure client projects continue to thrive while remaining on track and budget.

Requirements

Four-year degree in a civil engineering discipline
15-20 or more years of relevant experience, 15 of which demonstrates experience on multi-discipline rail infrastructure projects
Prior work managing/leading multi-discipline transit and rail design projects
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience with different types of project delivery methods
Experience leading large groups in multidisciplined specialties

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree(s)
PE licensing in multiple states
Experience with various city and state transportation organizations
Member of ASCE, AREMA or APTA

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership and facilitate multi-discipline design-build team collaboration. Familiarity with Transit and Rail disciplines such as signal, structures, traction power, track, rail grade crossings, Overhead Catenary Systems, and System Safety and Integration
Manage schedule delivery for Final Design Documents
Contract Management including change order development and negotiation
Conduct monthly Project Reviews including cost reporting, and budget control activities throughout the life of the project with Project Controller and Department Manager.
Monthly Budget Control including invoicing for construction support activities and design activities.
Track financial aspects of projects, coordinate and adjust work effort with team to ensure that work is completed within parameters of agreed-to schedule
Point of client interface and accountability. Attend weekly meetings via Teams or at the field office. Field visits may be needed depending on project needs. Ability to obtain Roadway Worker Protection certification for several NYC Agencies.
Risk management by defining and negotiating out-of-scope requests.
Quality Control and Quality Assurance for over 50 deliverables packages, which include design drawings, specifications, design exceptions requests, reports, calculations.
Managing Construction activities such as RFI’s, Directions from Designers, Submittal review.
Leadership Abilities to manage dynamic complex design-build environments