Transit Design Sr Project Manager
Burgess & Niple · Norfolk, VA · 2 wk ago
HybridConsultingFull-time
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of rapid transit capital projects, including planning, design, environmental review, procurement, construction, and commissioning of bus rapid transit, arterial rapid transit, light rail, and/or streetcar.
- Develop and manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, risk registers, and performance metrics.
- Ensure projects comply with FTA requirements, including NEPA, Title VI, Small Starts/New Starts, and other federal grant funding processes.
- Oversee design and engineering activities for stations, corridors, transit signal priority (TSP), guideways, vehicle interfaces, ITS, and supporting infrastructure.
Stakeholder & Partner Coordination
- Serve as primary point of contact among clients, internal teams, subconsultants, contractors, government stakeholders, and community groups.
- Facilitate interdepartmental coordination across planning, engineering, operations, communications, and procurement.
- Lead public outreach efforts and represent the project at public meetings, board meetings, advisory groups, with elected officials, and community events.
Technical Expertise
- Provide subject matter expertise in rapid transit design elements for multiple modes including bus, arterial, light rail, and/or streetcar such as:
- Dedicated lanes
- Station and platform design
- Signal priority and queue jumps
- Fleet and charging infrastructure (if applicable)
- Corridor branding and customer amenities
- Integration with pedestrian, bike, and land-use improvements
Skills & Qualifications
- 8+ years of transit design experience with demonstrated project management capabilities
- Professional Engineer (PE) registration
- Bachelor of Science degree from an ABET accredited civil or transportation engineering program
- Strategic and systems thinking
- Leadership and staff coordination
- Financial and risk management
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Conflict resolution and negotiation
- Ability to balance long-term vision with day-to-day execution