Proj Mgr-Supplemental Work Engineering

Keolis Commuter Services; Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Keolis Commuter Services, based in Boston, MA, is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to develop plans across the full project life cycle, ensuring delivery on quality, cost, and time. You will coordinate with MBTA and suppliers and lead procurement while guiding cross-functional teams across departments.

The role requires strong leadership, budgeting experience, and the ability to influence stakeholders in a unionized environment.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years project management experience in regulated industries.
• Experience managing project budgets and lifecycle forecasting.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Experience with scheduling software is a plus.
• Strong leadership and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop robust project plans covering full life cycle of the project to deliver on quality, cost, and time objectives.
• Establish costs, resources, and timelines to develop business cases and project initiation documents.
• Coordinate cost estimating, budgeting, and monitoring for construction projects and support services.
• Lead procurement and tendering of projects to balance risk and cost.
• Ensure safety and quality assurance per MBTA and industry standards.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Verbal & writing skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Cross-functional teamwork

Excel & PowerPoint

Tools

MS Projects

Job description

Cobble Hill
32 Cobble Hill Rd
Somerville, MA 02143, USA

At Keolis, a leader in public transportation and proudly headquartered in Boston, our mission — we imagine, we care, we commit — is more than words. It’s how we support our communities and how we support each other. As part of our team, you’ll have access to a comprehensive benefits package designed with your wellbeing in mind. We offer a competitive benefits package that supports your health, wellbeing, and peace of mind. This includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with life and disability insurance. You’ll also have access to a variety of voluntary benefits such as hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness coverage, as well as home, auto, and pet insurance. To help secure your financial future, we also provide a 401(k)-retirement plan with a company match. At Keolis, you’re not just building a career — you’re part of something bigger.

Knowledge and Skills

• Must possess strong interpersonal skills successfully implementing change in a heavily unionized environment.
• Must possess excellent verbal, writing, and basic accounting skills.
• Good leadership skills and able to build high performing teams.
• Build trust in relationships.
• Demonstrated capability to influence, negotiate and facilitate buy-in with a variety of stakeholders up to and including labor organizations and suppliers and clients.
• Proven ability to lead by example to foster positive cross functional relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Experience

• Minimum of 3-5 years of direct project management experience in one or more of the following:
  • Department of Transportation
  • Federal Railroad Administration
  • American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association
  • Association of American Railroads
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules and regulations
  • Or other federally regulated industries.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience managing project budgets and life cycle forecasting.
• Prefer a certification such as PMP, and this would be a plus.
• Prefer experience with MS Projects or other scheduling software; this is a plus.
• Proficient understanding of construction means and methods.
• Proven project management experience with demonstrable proficiency in the use of project management tools and processes.
• Commercially astute with good negotiating skills.
• Key personal traits: forward thinking, proactive, resilient, sound judgement, innovative where it is required, driven by a relentless pursuit of excellence.
• Good Excel and PowerPoint skills helpful.
• Highly motivated and driven professional, able to manage multiple high priority projects simultaneously. Strong work ethic.
• Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills.

Key Accountabilities

• To develop robust project plans covering the full life cycle of the project to ensure delivery of project in line with quality, cost, and time objectives.
• To establish costs, resources, accurate timelines to develop business cases and Project Initiation documents.
• Coordinate cost estimating, budgeting, and monitoring and control for construction projects and support services.
• Effective construction and management of project budgets.
• Effective and timely recovery of all project costs to ensure KCS margin targets.
• Represent KCS-Engineering at construction, track outages, site inspections, as well as payment and payment documentation meetings with the MBTA.
• Lead procurement and tendering of project to ensure risk of project delivery and cost are balanced.
• Manage project effectively from initiation to completion.
• Effective negotiation and management of the contract with the Supply chain.
• Assess, mitigate and manage all project risks, dealing effectively with issues that arise.
• Develop specifications for subcontractor scopes of services.
• Responsible for detailed design scrutiny, ensuring that the chosen designs support the reliability, availability, ability to be maintained and safety requirements of the System while ensuring compliance with all industry and mandatory standards.
• Report and communicate effectively, facilitating timely decision making and progress through milestones.
• Ensure safety and quality assurance that appropriate mandatory, MBTA and KCS standards are being delivered both internally by KCS staff and externally by KCS suppliers.
• Other duties as assigned.

Drug and Alcohol Screening

Employment contingent upon passing pre‑employment drug and alcohol screen. Also contingent upon receiving a favorable background check. Must pass a physical examination.

Safety Commitment

Safety is a way of life at Keolis. By placing safety first, we ensure the wellbeing of our employees, customers, and communities. Together we can become the most successful transportation company in the world.

Environmental Commitment

Keolis is committed to protecting the environment by minimizing the impact of operations to our people and the communities in which we operate.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Our policy is to afford Equal Employment Opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, religion, age, creed, marital status, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, or gender identification. We maintain a drug‑free workplace and perform pre‑employment substance abuse testing.

Disclaimer and Closing Statement

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job, and Keolis retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position. Employees must be able to perform the essential job duties of this position satisfactorily. If requested, reasonable accommodation will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship. Keolis is committed to offering our employees competitive compensation and benefits, opportunities for development and growth throughout an exciting and rewarding career, and the safest work environment possible.

Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.