DESIGN BUILD PROJECT MANAGER

SYSTRA delivers architecture, engineering, and construction and program management services to clients in public transportation, education, and housing. We partner with public transportation owners and operators of bridges, buses, commuter and intercity rail, high-speed and light rail, mass rapid transit, and tunnels to provide safe, efficient, and reliable public transportation. SYSTRA also serves public facility authorities that provide safe, attractive, and environmentally sound public schools and affordable housing. Ranked 18th in US mass transit and rail design by Engineering News-Record (ENR), SYSTRA has been a trusted partner since 1985 and employs nearly 200 personnel nationwide. Part of SYSTRA Group, a world-leading engineering and consulting firm, SYSTRA is supported by over 10,500 employees worldwide.

About the role

We’re looking for a Design Build Project Manager in our Systems & Power Sector to help drive the objectives and challenges our valued clients have trusted us to solve. This opportunity will be 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 remain on track and within budget.

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 work is completed within parameters of agreed-to schedule.
• Serve as 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.
• Manage Construction activities such as RFI’s, Directions from Designers, Submittal review.
• Demonstrate leadership abilities to manage dynamic complex design-build environments.

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.

Preferred Qualifications

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

Benefits

SYSTRA USA provides a benefits package including medical, dental, 401k, and other offerings that focus on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

Pay

Salary Range: $175,000–208,000 per year.

Schedule

Hybrid workplace.