APM System Expansion Design PM | ORAT & Commissioning Lead

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, within the Design Department at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), seeks a Design Project Manager for the Automated People Movers (APM) System.

You will guide expansion design, oversee long-range planning, and coordinate multidisciplinary teams across engineering, architecture, and contractors to support construction, testing, and commissioning, ensuring safe, compliant operation.

Qualifications

• Six years of progressively responsible experience in APM or mass transit rail systems design/operation.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams of engineers, architects, consultants, contractors, and vendors.
• Experience administering engineering and construction contracts and serving as a project manager and COTR.
• Knowledge of APM system design, construction, operation, testing, commissioning, and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to review technical deliverables for compliance with design intent, codes, and contract requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manages APM expansion design projects, including long-term planning, design coordination, construction support, and project delivery.
• Consults with internal and external stakeholders to establish system requirements and design criteria.
• Leads testing, ORAT, and commissioning for APM expansion projects.
• Reviews submittals, shop drawings, and materials for consistency with design intent.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements and design standards.

Skills

Project management

Multidisciplinary design

COTR role

Stakeholder coordination

Regulatory standards

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PMIS

MS Office

Job description

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, within the Design Department at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), seeks a Design Project Manager for the Automated People Movers (APM) System.

You will guide expansion design, oversee long-range planning, and coordinate multidisciplinary teams across engineering, architecture, and contractors to support construction, testing, and commissioning, ensuring safe, compliant operation.