Transit Design Sr Project Manager

• 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
• Review and approve technical plans, engineering drawings, and cost estimates.
• Demonstrate ability to develop design budgetarily and operationally feasible solutions to meet client expectations.

Financial & Grant Expertise

• Develop project budgets and track expenditures.
• Apply knowledge of federal, state, and local grant funding requirements.
• Ensure compliance with funding requirements, procurement policies, and agency standards.