Freight Rail Engineering Project Lead

Burns & McDonnell; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell is seeking a Freight Rail Engineering Project Manager to join our Transportation Practice. You will lead planning and design teams for railroad engineering projects nationwide, while maintaining strong client interaction to translate needs into compelling consulting work.

You will manage scope, fee development, staffing, quality, and schedules, with emphasis on rail industrial development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Minimum 7 years related experience (15 preferred), including 5+ years in the development of or management of rail engineering or architectural projects.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) strongly preferred.
• Experience managing rail industrial development design-build projects preferred.
• Ability to work with existing and new clients to identify new projects and translate to consulting work.
• Ability to lead multi-discipline teams of engineers.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to safety programs and promote safety performance of project team members and subcontractors.
• Work with a multi-discipline team on design and analysis of rail projects and construction staff on design/build projects.
• Provide leadership in safety, quality, engineering, procurement, construction, environmental compliance, project controls, and public relations.
• Develop new and manage existing client relationships and interface with clients for proposals and project items.
• Lead internal and external project risk reviews and consult with Legal Department as required.
• Manage client development, contracts, regulatory coordination, planning, budgeting and scheduling.

Skills

Project management

Rail engineering

Client interaction

Budgeting

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

PE license

Tools

MicroStation

OpenRail

Geopak

InRoads

Job description

Burns & McDonnell is seeking a Freight Rail Engineering Project Manager to join our Transportation Practice. You will lead planning and design teams for railroad engineering projects nationwide, while maintaining strong client interaction to translate needs into compelling consulting work.

You will manage scope, fee development, staffing, quality, and schedules, with emphasis on rail industrial development.