HVAC Buildings Project Manager — Rail Stations (Hybrid)

Mott MacDonald; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 151,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Paid holidays

PTO

Parental leave

Company paid life insurance

Job summary

Mott MacDonald in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Buildings HVAC Project Manager to lead the design and delivery of station HVAC packages on a major rail program, coordinating across architecture, structures and rail systems within a safety-critical environment.

You will mentor engineers, manage scope, schedule, risk, and quality, and act as a key interface within the client-embedded delivery team to drive real-time decision making.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Building HVAC Systems engineering experience.
• Experience delivering vertical infrastructure such as depots, rail stations, public-use facilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage the delivery of HVAC building systems.
• Provide technical leadership and integration across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring alignment between architecture, structures, rail systems, and utilities.
• Act as a key interface within the client-embedded delivery team, supporting real-time decision-making and collaboration.
• Support utility coordination, third-party interfaces, and permitting activities within complex urban right-of-way environments.
• Ensure the delivery of safe, reliable, and compliant station environments, aligned with industry standards and transit design best practice.
• Support safety assurance, certification, and commissioning activities for station systems and infrastructure.
• Contribute to the delivery of high-quality, passenger-focused station environments, supporting accessibility, usability, and urban integration.
• Support design management functions including scope, schedule, risk, quality, and value engineering.
• Mentor and develop engineers, fostering a high-performing and collaborative team environment.

Skills

HVAC design

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Multidisciplinary coordination

Education

BSc / MSc in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Mott MacDonald in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Buildings HVAC Project Manager to lead the design and delivery of station HVAC packages on a major rail program, coordinating across architecture, structures and rail systems within a safety-critical environment.

You will mentor engineers, manage scope, schedule, risk, and quality, and act as a key interface within the client-embedded delivery team to drive real-time decision making.