Senior Civil Engineer (Accessibility Compliance)

Responsibilities

• Perform engineering reviews of rail stations, bus bays, garages, pedestrian pathways, and related facilities to evaluate compliance with ADA Standards for Accessible Design, DOT regulations, ABA, and WMATA accessibility standards.
• Assess complex structural and civil engineering elements such as grading, drainage, structural load, and materials durability that impact accessibility compliance and long-term sustainability.
• Review audit data collected by ADA Quality Assurance staff to prepare detailed reports with references to ADA, ABA, DOT, and WMATA standards.
• Conduct systemwide trend analysis to identify recurring accessibility issues, systemic risks, and opportunities for long-term improvements.
• Develop prioritized remediation plans that balance severity of defects, safety, customer usability, and capital planning requirements.
• Collaborate with WMATA departments including Operations, Capital Planning, Safety, Maintenance, and Real Estate to integrate audit findings into project planning and funding decisions.
• Facilitate discussions with internal stakeholders to review audit results, agree on prioritization, and outline remediation strategies.
• Support the development of dashboards and summaries that track defect resolution, remediation progress, and compliance trends for senior leadership.
• Provide engineering judgment to ensure remediation strategies are technically sound, cost-effective, and aligned with accessibility best practices.
• Contribute to monthly and annual accessibility compliance reports, linking engineering findings with enterprise-wide accessibility performance metrics.
• Support WMATA leadership in demonstrating compliance progress to oversight bodies (i.e., FTA, DOJ, local regulators, etc.) through clear, evidence-based reporting.
• Attend required meetings and perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in civil engineering, transportation engineering or architecture.
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) or Architect in Virginia, Maryland, or the District of Columbia.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in civil/transportation engineering with an emphasis on accessibility compliance, remediation planning, or capital program support.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze audit data and translate findings into remediation plans that meet ADA Standards for Transportation, ABA, DOT (49 CFR Part 37), and Section 504 usability requirements.
• Experience developing capital planning strategies, prioritization frameworks, and engineering solutions for large-scale transit facilities.
• Proven ability to collaborate with multi-disciplinary stakeholders to align compliance needs with operational and budgetary realities.
• Proficiency in enterprise and audit data systems, including Maximo and SharePoint, as well as Microsoft 365 and Adobe Acrobat.
• Proficiency communicating technical findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• AutoCAD drawing experience.
• Master’s degree in civil engineering, transportation engineering, or architecture.

Pay

Salary will depend on experience and credentials.

Schedule

N/A