Program Manager/Project Manager/Construction Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of large-scale rail infrastructure programs, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and objectives.
• Develop and implement detailed program management plans, including scope, budget, timeline, and resource allocation.
• Cook up with project managers, engineers, contractors, consultants, and other stakeholders to define program requirements and develop detailed project plans.
• Monitor program progress, identify potential risks, and implement mitigation strategies to ensure successful delivery.
• Oversee the integration of various project components, ensuring seamless functionality and alignment with overall program goals.
• Provide leadership and direction to project teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
• Prepare and present detailed reports, including program status, financials, construction progress, and risk assessments, to WMATA stakeholders and senior management.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, regulatory requirements, WMATA policies, and design criteria for rail infrastructure projects.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, leveraging innovative solutions to enhance program outcomes.
• Conduct site checks, field engineering tasks, and materials testing to monitor progress and ensure quality standards and compliance with WMATA requirements.
• Allocate and manage resources to ensure availability throughout construction projects.
• Manage relationships with external vendors, contractors, subcontractors, and partners to ensure effective collaboration and delivery of services.
• Facilitate training and support project teams and end-users to ensure optimal project execution.
• Serve as WMATA’s representative for assigned task orders, with responsibilities for all phases of the project.
• Maintain stakeholder relationships and serve as liaison to WMATA leadership and external agencies.
• Provide technical expertise in reviewing project drawings and designs for projects adjacent to, on, over, or under WMATA property, facilities, and operations.
• Coordinate design reviews for safety, operations, constructability, and compliance with WMATA standards; support development of cost estimates and projections.
• Apply procedures identified in the Adjacent Construction Project Manual to advise WMATA on projects with potential impacts to operations, infrastructure, or safety.
• Review designs for facilities to be owned, operated, and maintained by WMATA to ensure compliance with WMATA Design Criteria, Administrative and Technical Specifications, and Standard Drawings.
• Perform cost analysis and impact assessments to determine potential impacts to WMATA facilities and operations.
• Ensure WMATA facilities and operations are not damaged or impacted during and after project construction.
• Coordinate and manage project schedules as the WMATA Task Manager’s assigned point of contact.
• Document engineering processes, maintain detailed records, and construction logs using WMATA’s Procore system; submit daily logs in a timely manner.
• Support WMATA VP and/or Task Manager with research, analysis, quality control, scheduling, communications, project controls, and complex scheduling programs.
• On-call SMEs (equivalent to Senior Project Managers) assist with scheduling, task management, and emergency/critical events as needed for the duration of the project.
• Perform other project-related duties as assigned by WMATA’s Task Manager or Program Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license for the District of Columbia, Virginia, and/or Maryland.
• Minimum of 10 years of Construction Engineering work experience, including at least 4 years in the rail transit industry; 15+ years of program management experience preferred, with significant experience in large-scale rail infrastructure projects.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in transit and transportation projects, including at least 3 years working on multiple task order contracts.
• Proven track record of successfully managing and delivering large-scale, complex, multi-stakeholder infrastructure programs.
• In-depth knowledge of WMATA Design Criteria, Standard Drawings, Administrative and Technical Specifications, and rail infrastructure construction processes.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, tools, project controls (critical path method scheduling, budgetary control systems), and best practices.
• Demonstrated experience in contract language development, contract management policies and procedures, and contract change management.
• Familiarity with regulatory standards, compliance requirements, and federal procurement regulations related to rail and public infrastructure projects.
• Ability to obtain OSHA 10-hour Construction certification within six months of award; successful completion of WMATA’s Roadway Worker Protection (RWP) Certification Class within six months of award.
• Availability to visit construction sites outside of business hours when required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365®, Procore®, TILOS® and project management/engineering software tools.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, communication, interpersonal, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Able to collaborate effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders, manage conflict, and lead highly professional personnel independently.
• Strong mathematical, analytical, and time management skills.
• Must be highly proficient with Adobe Acrobat and Visio to create drawings and maps.
• Ability to read and understand WMATA rail service maps, power diagrams and train operations, power switching orders, and power outage tags.