Project Manager II - Transit Systems

Dart; Headquarters (WA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

DART is seeking a Director of Civil Infrastructure to oversee bus and light rail capital projects in Dallas, TX. This role serves as the primary contact for manufacturers, consultants, and regulators, guiding projects through planning, procurement, testing, and closeout.

The position requires extensive project management experience in transit, strong coordination across departments, and knowledge of vehicle systems, with a focus on safety, reliability, and lifecycle value for transit assets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Transportation, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field.
• Four (4) years experience in engineering projects including three (3) years of project management.
• PMP certification preferred; candidates pursuing are preferred.
• Experience managing transit vehicle procurements, rail projects, bus fleet replacements, or federally funded capital projects preferred.
• Experience with transit agencies, vehicle manufacturers, or rail systems preferred.
• Valid Texas driver's license; no recent DWI; driving record restrictions to operate non-revenue vehicles.
• Physical examination including drug screen may be required.
• Experience coordinating with municipal agencies, regulatory organizations, and external stakeholders preferred.
• Knowledge of bus and light rail vehicle systems, maintenance, reliability, manufacturing, and testing processes.

Responsibilities

• Provides program support for major system investments including new light rail vehicles and bus fleets.
• Manage all phases of capital projects from planning through closeout.
• Serve as liaison with internal departments, agencies, consultants, contractors, and regulators.
• Lead project meetings and coordinate cross-functional activities across departments.
• Develop and administer project scopes, budgets, schedules, and risk registers.
• Oversee contractors and manufacturing quality audits, testing, and compliance.
• Provide technical analysis, reliability assessments, and lifecycle improvement recommendations.
• Support system integration, testing, commissioning, and asset acceptance.
• Monitor budgets, grant requirements, and cash flow; identify risks and mitigation.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Budgeting

Regulatory compliance

Procurement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Project Management/Transportation/Business Admin.

PMP certification preferred

Job description

Pay Range:
$82,783.00 - $136,592.00

Supervisory Organization:
Director Civil Infrastructure

Country:
United States of America

Address:
1401 PACIFIC AVE City:
DALLAS, TX 75202

FLSA:
Exempt

Professionals:
02 - Professional (EEO-4-United States of America), 2B - Professionals - Project Managers (EEO-SubCategory)

General Summary:
Manages the planning, procurement, delivery, testing, acceptance, warranty administration, and closeout of bus and light rail vehicle capital projects. Serves as the Agency's project manager and primary point of contact for vehicle manufacturers, consultants, contractors, regulatory agencies, and internal stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. Provides technical and project management expertise supporting fleet replacement, modernization, infrastructure improvement, and capital investment initiatives. Support the Dallas Streetcar engineering team and other duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides support for the DART Transform Program, which includes advancing major system investments including new light rail vehicles and bus fleet, light rail station modernization, resiliency initiatives, and the Unified Signals Project, etc.
• Manage all phases of bus, light rail, and vehicle capital projects and procurements from planning and solicitation through design, manufacturing, testing, commissioning, acceptance, warranty administration, and closeout.
• Serve as the primary liaison with internal departments, external agencies, municipalities, consultants, contractors, manufacturers, funding partners, and regulatory authorities.
• Lead project meetings and coordinate cross-functional activities among Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Procurement, Finance, Legal, Safety, and other stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.
• Develop and administer project scopes, technical specifications, budgets, schedules, cost estimates, evaluation criteria, contracts, cash flow forecasts, risk registers, and project management plans.
• Oversee contractors, consultants, and manufacture performance, including vehicle manufacturing, factory inspections, quality assurance audits, testing programs, invoice review, and compliance with contractual requirements.
• Provide technical analysis, troubleshooting, reliability assessments, maintenance support, and design recommendations to improve the safety, reliability, maintainability, operational performance, and lifecycle value of transit assets.
• Support system integration, testing, validation, commissioning, and acceptance activities for new, rehabilitated, and replacement assets.
• Monitor project budgets, expenditures, grant funding requirements, and cash flow forecasts; identify project risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Ensure compliance with FTA regulations, grant agreements, Buy America requirements, agency policies, and applicable industry standards.
• Evaluate business processes, emerging technologies, and industry trends and recommend solutions that enhance efficiency, performance, and reliability.
• Prepare and present reports, analyses, project updates, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership.
• Respond to stakeholder, customer, management, and agency inquiries and provide recommendations and resolutions.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

Note : An equivalent combination of related education and experience may be substituted for the below stated minimums excluding High School Diploma, GED, Licenses, or Certifications.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Transportation, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field.
• Four (4) years experience associated with engineering projects to include three (3) years of project management experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred. Candidates actively pursuing PMP certification nis also preferred.
• Experience managing transit vehicle procurements, rail vehicle rehabilitation projects, bus fleet replacement programs, or federally funded capital projects is preferred.
• Experience working with transit agencies, vehicle manufacturers, or rail systems is preferred.
• Possess a valid Texas Class A, B, or C driver's license, no DWI conviction within the last 60 consecutive months, not more than one DWI on driving record, and not more than three moving violations within the last 36 consecutive months on driving records in order to operate DART non-revenue vehicles.
• Pass a physical (medical) examination which includes a drug screen.
• Experience coordinating with municipal agencies, regulatory organizations, and external stakeholders preferred.
• Knowledge of bus and light rail vehicle systems, maintenance practices, reliability engineering, manufacturing processes, and acceptance testing procedures.
• Skilled in interpreting enginee