Design Manager – Civil Engineering (Ballard Link)

ST Public Branding; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

ORCA card

Job summary

Sound Transit seeks a Design Manager-Civil Engineering for the Ballard Link Extension. The role reports to the Design Director within the Capital Delivery Department and leads design elements across urban infrastructure projects in Seattle.

The position focuses on delivering tunnels, stations and portals, coordinating with operations, IT, urban design and TOD teams, while ensuring value and design quality for the agency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and five years of civil/structural design and construction experience.
• Three years of leadership, budgeting, planning and workforce management experience, preferably in rail or transit.
• Professional Civil Engineer license required (Washington).

Responsibilities

• Leads a technical team of subject matter experts and inspires creativity to solve design problems during engineering, design or construction phases.
• Supervises, coaches, trains and motivates staff and consultant teams.
• Manages and coordinates heavy civil design elements including architectural, civil, tunnels, track, structural, geotechnical and urban design efforts.

Skills

Civil engineering

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Contract management

Stakeholder coordination

Public speaking

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Sound Transit seeks a Design Manager-Civil Engineering for the Ballard Link Extension. The role reports to the Design Director within the Capital Delivery Department and leads design elements across urban infrastructure projects in Seattle.

The position focuses on delivering tunnels, stations and portals, coordinating with operations, IT, urban design and TOD teams, while ensuring value and design quality for the agency.