Design Manager- Rail & Transit

GHD • Santa Rosa, CA

112d • $116,840 - $175,260

About The Position

Join our team of globally connected specialists to help solve complex transport challenges and experience groundbreaking projects from idea to delivery, and beyond. Our Rail & Transit Business Group in the U.S. West is looking for a dynamic and motivated individual to take on the role of Design Manager - Rail & Transit based out of our office in Santa Rosa, CA. You will support our Rail & Transit Business Group's leadership team and oversee rail and transit pursuits and projects across the State of California. The position will include support of business development, client relationship management, and leading a diversified portfolio of projects. The position may include limited staff management. Our ideal candidate has strong leadership, business development, project management, and engineering skills. Established client relationships and a consistent record of developing new business opportunities is required. We are seeking self-motivated and active networkers who value building credible relationships with clients and the community.

Requirements

• Bachelor's (B.S.) degree from an accredited college or university in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Master's Degree or Equivalent Level Experience.
• Professional Engineer - Civil license in the State of California or the ability to obtain a license within six months of employment.
• Design Management experience on commuter rail and/or light rail projects within the U.S. and California.
• Alternative project delivery (design-build, progressive design-build, and/or CM/GC) experience leading design team arrangements with contractors and consultants.
• 10+ years of design management experience on large multi-discipline engineering teams ($500M+) with experience in complex station and facilities design.
• Understanding of rail transit stations (at grade, elevated and underground), bridges, signals, and communication facilities.
• Knowledge of scheduling software and engineering and capital cost estimating techniques.
• Experience with Building Information Modelling (BIM) on multi-discipline projects.
• The ability to deal with uncertainty and changing & multiple priorities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Clarify roles and responsibilities within the project team and ensure project compliance with the organization's wider program and/or portfolio management decision-making structures and processes.
• Plan and manage the delivery of projects within an area of professional expertise, using an appropriate project management methodology to give assurance that intended outcomes are achieved.
• Lead large project teams (or multiple small- to medium-sized teams); define the project vision, communicate the necessary outcomes, and provide guidance to achieve these outcomes.
• Manage identification of risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints associated with the project, escalating these matters where appropriate.
• Deliver baseline assessments and post-implementation analyses to evaluate and track the realization of business benefits.
• Negotiate and manage deployment of project resource budgets, providing forecasts and presenting variances with narrative at appropriate review points.
• Drive a culture of innovation by creating multistakeholder solutions that boost creativity, innovation, and collaboration across business units.
• Communicate the actions needed to implement the function's strategy and business plan within the team.
• Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching.
• Manage projects or substantial workstreams within a transformational change program, ensuring integration with related projects.
• Develop and implement stakeholder engagement plans for projects to identify relevant stakeholders and develop positive stakeholder relationships.
• Plan and lead the delivery of a range of information gathering, analysis, and stakeholder consultation activities.
• Manage the delivery of assurance reviews within a project and enable the delivery of assurance reviews by independent third parties.
• Interpret the business need and identify solution recommendations to business problems at a business unit level.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status or veteran status.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Food Services and Drinking Places
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree