Transit Design Manager - Bus Rapid Transit

AECOM•Pittsburgh, PA

2d•$135,000 - $190,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The AECOM Transit Design Manager (BRT) is a key role which reports to the US Mid-Atlantic Region Transportation Business Line. This is a hands-on project leadership role for someone who loves making cities more commutable by managing the design of transit - BRT! We are seeking candidates who live in the East Region who can work on a hybrid basis (2 or 3 days/week in office) from one of our East Coast offices. This person will have the opportunity to work on a diverse set of exciting transit projects nationally, taking on a project leadership role within our Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) design team. The successful candidate may be asked to serve as an AECOM team lead, project manager and/or discipline lead on planning studies, preliminary design studies, and final design of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects, and will coordinate, cooperate, and work collaboratively with others team members as well as support business development. The successful candidate will oversee multidisciplinary teams as they prepare engineering related calculations and develop drawings and visual aids for BRT infrastructure, prepare and/or review multimodal street design, participate in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables, develop construction cost estimates and estimates of technical efforts for projects, use expertise in all steps of completing discipline component of PS&E package, prepare technical specification sections, perform quality control review of design calculations or drawings, provide input to the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements, coordinate tasks and provide leadership and mentorship to entry-level engineers, perform work in accordance with the agreed-upon budget and schedule with little supervision, and work independently and with other team members to complete all the tasks necessary to complete primary design elements for engineering works.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering + 8 Years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
Professional Engineering license
Proficient with AutoCAD/Civil 3D or Microstation/Power InRoads or Power GeoPak or OpenRoads Designer (ORD)
Roadway design experience
Bus Rapid Transit and / or Light Rail Transit (LRT) design experience
US Citizenship is required

Nice To Haves

10 Years of Relevant Experience in transportation design
2 years in a similar leadership role is helpful
5+ years in engineering project management roles
Ability to prepare engineering design reports and construction drawings for highway, roadway, transit, and/or rail
Ability to collaborate and coordinate with design teams consisting of multi-discipline design engineers and technicians
Familiarity with local design standards as well as national BRT/LRT standards and best practices
Ability to interpret and utilize appropriate design standards
Good relationships with multiple transportation agency clients
Excellent communication and writing skills
Experience in leading business development efforts

Responsibilities

Serve as an AECOM team lead, project manager and/or discipline lead on planning studies, preliminary design studies, and final design of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects
Coordinate, cooperate, and work collaboratively with other team members
Support business development
Oversee multidisciplinary teams
Prepare engineering related calculations and develop drawings and visual aids for BRT infrastructure
Prepare and/or review multimodal street design
Participate in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables
Develop construction cost estimates and estimates of technical efforts for projects
Use expertise in all steps of completing discipline component of PS&E package
Prepare technical specification sections
Perform quality control review of design calculations or drawings
Provide input to the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements
Coordinate tasks and provide leadership and mentorship to entry-level engineers
Perform work in accordance with the agreed-upon budget and schedule with little supervision
Work independently and with other team members to complete all the tasks necessary to complete primary design elements for engineering works