Design Build Project Manager
About The Position
VHB has an extraordinary opportunity for an established project manager/leader to step into a role as Senior Design Build Project Manager. At VHB, you’ll thrive in a collaborative environment where your vision and expertise are valued, empowering you to influence major initiatives and propel industry standards forward. If you’re prepared to elevate your career and assume a transformative, future-focused role, we invite your passion, creativity, and strategic insight to help steer our practice toward new horizons. This is your chance to make a meaningful impact, oversee complex projects from inception through construction, drive business development, and forge enduring client relationships.
Requirements
- BS degree in Engineering or a related field, MS preferred (a Masters degree maybe substituted for 2 years of experience)
- 15+ years of progressive technical, project management, and leadership experience in transit and rail engineering.
- Professional License or Certification; PE, PMP, CCM Etc.
- Proven ability to manage a multidisciplinary team
- Experience managing alternative delivery projects
- Proven ability to coordinate with interdisciplinary teams such as Planning, Architecture, Environmental, Structural, Civil, Rail, and Traffic Engineering
- Strong understanding of civil infrastructure and multi-discipline system integration
- Technical experience in multiple disciplines (track, rail systems, grade crossings, stations structures, transit facilities, route design, right-of-way, clearances)
- Experience in the management and delivery of alternative delivery contracts.
- Excellent technical written and verbal communication skills and analytical skills
Nice To Haves
- Experience with projects involving operating transit and rail systems is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead major pursuits and contribute to the delivery of complex infrastructure projects.
- Manage multiple, simultaneous efforts including projects of various topics and complexity
- Develop, manage, and maintain project schedules and budgets
- Lead development of project deliverables and provide quality control
- Work directly with client project manager and maintain a good relationship
- Manage financial progress through timely submitting invoices and progress reports and initiation of change orders for out-of-scope services
- Prepare technical reports and analysis
- Manage multidisciplinary teams
- Take an active role in business development and identify new project opportunities
- Manage and prepare technical and cost proposals
- Prepare and deliver technical presentations
- Deliver projects from proposal development through design and construction support.
- Provide leadership for project execution including scope development, technical approach, schedule, budget management, and quality performance.
- Direct and mentor technical staff in the preparation of engineering designs, plans, specifications, cost estimates, reports, and bid documents.
- Serve as a primary technical liaison with clients, subconsultants, and contractors, representing VHB in project meetings and technical discussions.
- Support construction coordination by providing design guidance, addressing constructability considerations, and assisting with technical issue resolution during construction.
- Support client coordination and assist in business development and project pursuits.
- Contribute to team collaboration, mentorship, and the continued growth of the transportation practice.
- Promote VHB’s standards for technical excellence, project management, risk management, and quality delivery.
Benefits
- Best-in-class benefits and a flexible, hybrid work environment
- Learning and development supported by evolving tools and technologies, including AI
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
