Design Manager

About the role

This position is located on-site in Seattle, WA, and requires a minimum of a Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Architecture, or a closely related field.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Architecture, or closely related field
• Professional Civil Engineer license issued by the State of Washington or Licensed Architect in Washington State
• A minimum of ten years demonstrated leadership experience managing multi-disciplinary teams guiding the design, permitting, and construction-procurement of capital improvement projects
• A minimum of eight years of progressively responsible experience in transit/transportation design
• A minimum of six years of leadership, budgetary, planning and workforce management

Responsibilities

• Manage task order delivery and coordinate with the Design Director on a monthly basis
• Provide services associated with management of subcontractors, change management, and diversity goals
• Manage scopes, budgets, schedules, project coordination within the team and between team members, and coordination and meetings with the Design Director
• Provide project accounting and control services, including coordinating and contracting of subconsultants, developing a list of meetings attended, analysis of budget and schedule, and issues and constraints related to the work underway
• Lead and direct the design development and support delivery of projects within the Delivery Team 4 portfolio as assigned, including light rail, commuter rail, and bus rapid transit facilities
• Manage the design of the project and coordinate with the Sound Transit Design Director on a weekly basis
• Establish technical direction and ensure integration across multiple disciplines while maintaining alignment with the agency and project manager goals
• Provide oversight and direction of consultant teams and close coordination with Operations, Engineering, Safety, 3rd parties and Quality Staff
• Manage multiple smaller scale transit related designs, including architectural, civil, traffic, track, structural, geotechnical, landscaping, ventilation, station electrical and lighting elements
• Support the PM in the development of project scopes and cost estimates
• Administer and manage engineering consultant contracts, including peer reviews, design reviews, contract packaging, schedules, budgets, construction support, and risk assessments
• Accountable for design support during construction including design contract management, recommendation of error and omission findings, resolution of nonconformance issues related to design, and change management of design related issues
• Coordinate and facilitate technical meetings to progress project's design development with design staff and stakeholders