Design Build Project Manager

SYSTRA; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

401k

Job summary

SYSTRA USA is seeking a Design Build Project Manager in the Systems & Power Sector to lead multi-discipline rail projects from our New York project office. You will coordinate design-build teams, manage schedules, budgets, and client interfaces across transit disciplines including signal, traction power, track, and safety integration.

The role requires 15–20+ years in rail/Transit projects, strong leadership, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Requires a four-year degree in civil engineering.
• 15–20+ years of relevant experience on multi-discipline rail projects.
• Experience managing/leading multi-discipline transit and rail design projects.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with different project delivery methods.
• Experience leading large groups in multidisciplined specialties.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and multi-discipline design-build coordination.
• Manage schedule delivery for Final Design Documents.
• Contract management including change orders.
• Lead monthly project reviews with cost reporting and budget control.
• Track financials and ensure work stays on schedule.
• Serve as client interface; attend weekly meetings; field visits may be required.
• Manage risk by negotiating out-of-scope requests.
• Quality control for 50+ deliverable packages.
• Oversee construction activities such as RFIs and submittal reviews.
• Lead and mentor large teams in complex projects.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Advanced degree

Job description

About the Company

SYSTRA delivers architecture, engineering and construction and program management services to our clients that offer public transportation, public education and public housing to our communities.

We partner with public transportation owners and operators of bridges, buses, commuter and intercity, high-speed and light rail, mass rapid transit and tunnels, helping them provide safe, efficient and reliable public transportation. SYSTRA also serves public facility authorities that provide safe, attractive, and environmentally sound public schools and offer affordable housing to communities. Ranked 18th in US mass transit and rail design by Engineering News-Record (ENR), SYSTRA has been a trusted partner to public agencies and operators throughout the US since 1985 and employs nearly 200 personnel nationwide.

Part of SYSTRA Group, a world-leading engineering and consulting firm, SYSTRA is supported by the over 10,500 employees worldwide. Using a collaborative approach built on the firm’s value of Connected Teams, we provide our clients and partners access to the best skills worldwide via sharing information, tools, best practices, and processes.

Context

We’re looking for a new Design Build Project Manager in our Systems & Power Sector to help drive the objectives and challenges our valued clients have trusted us to solve for them. This opportunity will be assigned/based at our New York project office.

Roles

As a SYSTRA US Design Build Project Manager you will join a world-class team of high-performing engineers, designers, drafters and others who work collectively to ensure client projects continue to thrive while remaining on track and budget.

Missions/Main Duties

• Provide technical leadership and facilitate multi-discipline design-build team collaboration. Familiarity with Transit and Rail disciplines such as signal, structures, traction power, track, rail grade crossings, Overhead Catenary Systems, and System Safety and Integration
• Manage schedule delivery for Final Design Documents
• Contract Management including change order development and negotiation
• Conduct monthly Project Reviews including cost reporting, and budget control activities throughout the life of the project with Project Controller and Department Manager. Monthly Budget Control including invoicing for construction support activities and design activities.
• Track financial aspects of projects, coordinate and adjust work effort with team to ensure that work is completed within parameters of agreed-to schedule
• Point of client interface and accountability. Attend weekly meetings via Teams or at the field office. Field visits may be needed depending on project needs. Ability to obtain Roadway Worker Protection certification for several NYC Agencies.
• Risk management by defining and negotiating out-of-scope requests.
• Quality Control and Quality Assurance for over 50 deliverables packages, which include design drawings, specifications, design exceptions requests, reports, calculations.
• Managing Construction activities such as RFI’s, Directions from Designers, Submittal review.
• Leadership Abilities to manage dynamic complex design-build environments

Profile/Skills

Required Qualifications

• Four‑year degree in a civil engineering discipline
• 15‑20 or more years of relevant experience, 15 of which demonstrates experience on multi‑discipline rail infrastructure projects
• Prior work managing/leading multi‑discipline transit and rail design projects
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with different types of project delivery methods
• Experience leading large groups in multidisciplined specialties

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree(s)
• PE licensing in multiple states
• Experience with various city and state transportation organizations
• Member of ASCE, AREMA or APTA

Benefits

SYSTRA USA provides a benefits package including medical, dental, 401k and other offerings that focus on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

Equal Opportunity

SYSTRA USA is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local law.

Other Information

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Sponsorship assistance is not available for this position.

Salary Range: $175,000-208,000, SYSTRA USA is providing the compensation range that the company believes it might pay and/or offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location.

Workplace Type

Hybrid