Engineering Manager, Rail & Transit Safety Design

Dept-of-Rail-&-Public-Tran; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 162,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exceptional Recruitment Incentives

Cash bonuses on hire

Leave bonuses on hire

Job summary

The Department of Rail and Public Transportation seeks an Engineering Manager to lead engineering activities for major rail and transit projects, including safety, design and construction oversight. The role requires PE licensure in Virginia and strong project-management skills.

The position is hybrid, with work in Richmond or Alexandria, and offers a generous compensation package with potential incentives for external hires.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge and professional experience with civil engineering principles and practices applicable to transportation infrastructure, including roadway, transit, railroad, multimodal, site/civil, drainage, utilities, traffic, accessibility, and construction.
• Knowledge of transit engineering and facility design, including bus stops, passenger amenities, stations, transfer facilities, park-and-ride facilities, bus-rapid-transit facilities, operations and maintenance facilities, and pedestrian/bicycle access to transit.
• Knowledge of roadway design and construction practices, including geometric design, traffic control, ADA/PROWAG, maintenance of traffic, drainage, utilities, constructability, inspection, quality assurance, and construction contract administration.
• Demonstrated ability to review plans, specifications, estimates, schedules, engineering reports, design calculations, construction documents, and technical submittals and to identify risks or deficiencies.
• Ability to provide practical engineering technical assistance to project sponsors with varying levels of internal engineering and project-management capacity.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects and priorities, communicate technical issues clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences, and develop concise recommendations for agency leadership.
• Experience developing and validating project cost estimates, schedules, scope, risk, and project readiness.
• Experience managing A/E and project/construction management consultants from procurement and scoping through contract and task-order closeout.
• Experience leading or managing staff performing complex engineering duties
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure in Virginia.
• Degree in civil engineering or a closely related engineering discipline, or equivalent combination of education and directly relevant transportation engineering experience consistent with Commonwealth requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the agency's engineering activities supporting planning, design, construction, safety and successful delivery of rail and public transportation capital projects.
• Provide engineering and design oversight for transit, rail, roadway and multimodal projects; transit safety engineering and multimodal safety integration.
• Oversee construction project management, oversight and compliance; program support, capital readiness and stakeholder coordination.

Skills

Civil engineering principles

Transit engineering

Roadway design

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Regulatory compliance

Clear communication

Cost estimation

Contract management

Education

Degree in civil engineering or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project management software

GIS

Engineering/design software

Job description

The Department of Rail and Public Transportation seeks an Engineering Manager to lead engineering activities for major rail and transit projects, including safety, design and construction oversight. The role requires PE licensure in Virginia and strong project-management skills.

The position is hybrid, with work in Richmond or Alexandria, and offers a generous compensation package with potential incentives for external hires.