Principal Project Manager-Transit

About the role

We are seeking a Principal Project Manager with transit experience to provide strategic leadership, technical expertise, and executive oversight for the successful planning, design, and delivery of complex, high-value infrastructure and transit projects.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the transit project's lifecycle (from development & initiation to close-out)
• Responsible for any project assignment regardless of size, visibility, number of disciplines, technical complexity or number of staff
• Produce and coordinate several projects concurrently
• Establish client relations and be involved with marketing, contractual, design and production meetings
• Conduct work sessions for deliverable development in conjunction with other staff and stakeholders
• Cover staffing and workload through entire project life cycle, and ensure completion of deliverables on schedule
• Track financial aspects of projects, and coordinate and adjust work effort with team to ensure that work is completed within parameters of agreed-to budget and schedule
• Implement QA/QC procedures
• Supervise large project staffs and act as mentor for less-experienced Project Managers
• Perform other duties as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• 15 years related experience
• A minimum of 7 years project management experience
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, estimating and scheduling software, project management software
• The ability to interact with various design teams, have excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) license strongly preferred
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
• Extensive experience working with major NY metro area transit agencies, such as the MTA, NJ Transit, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, or other regional transportation authorities
• Experience mentoring project managers and technical staff while fostering a collaborative, high-performance work environment
• Familiar with Primavera P3 or SureTrak software preferred
• Familiar with Prolog software preferred

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement.

Pay

The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location.

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular