Project Manager Infrastructure - Office of Project Delivery

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

WMATA is seeking a Project Manager Infrastructure to lead planning, design and construction of major rail and bus facility projects. You will oversee cross‑functional teams, manage safety, schedule, and budgets, and coordinate with stakeholders across local, state, and federal agencies to ensure timely delivery of high‑impact infrastructure.

Strong leadership and contract management are essential. Ideal candidates have extensive program management experience in transit infrastructure, excellent

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, planning, construction management, or related field.
• Eight years of project management experience with leadership of staff or contractors.
• Preferred PMP or ISO/Lean Six Sigma certifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and construction implementation of high-profile infrastructure projects.
• Plan, manage, coordinate, and implement major construction projects.
• Oversee field staff, consultants, contractors, and inspections.
• Provide status reports and manage budgets, schedules, and risks.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and government entities as required.

Skills

Project leadership

Project management

Budget management

Safety oversight

Stakeholder coordination

Contract management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Architecture/Planning/Construction Management

Tools

Microsoft 365

Procore

PeopleSoft

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Are you ready to lead high-impact infrastructure projects that support the next generation of Metro’s bus and rail facilities and infrastructure? Are you a strategic leader, detail-oriented project management professional with strong interpersonal skills and a passion for infrastructure development?

Metro’s Office of Project Delivery seeks a dynamic, detail-oriented, results-driven Project Manager Infrastructure, to join the Capital Delivery team. The successful candidate will support the Project Development, Delivery Strategy (PDDS) and Implementation teams to advance critical infrastructure initiatives from planning through delivery. In this role, you will be responsible for the following:

• Leading the design and construction implementation of high-profile infrastructure projects
• Planning, managing, coordinating, implementing major construction projects to ensure strategic delivery.
• Providing oversight to field and office staff, consultants, contractors, and technical inspections

We are seeking an individual who excels in dynamic environments with experience in project planning, execution, safety oversight, and stakeholder coordination that can support transit system operations across a diverse portfolio of facilities critical to revenue service operations As a subject matter expert, you will be expected to support project planning, preconstruction, and implementation activities, advise on contractor proposals and risk mitigation, and ensure alignment with Metro standards. Success in this role requires strong project controls, contract administration, and cross functional leadership skills with commitment to safety, quality and efficient project delivery.

Principal Job Duties

• Reviews and comments on the Project Scope to ensure that (1), program needs, schedule and costs are adhered to; (2), coordination occurs between various departments and aspects of the project; and (3), project elements are cost effective. Conducts research and prepares recommendations for complex project management, engineering and construction problems. Prepares and maintains project implementation plans.
• Prepares and recommends for approval, project schedules, estimates, and budgets that are complete, realistic, and fully meet project goals. Strictly adheres to the approved project schedules and budgets. Provides constructability input to design team.
• Responsible for overall safety at the construction site, in project office, and during related project activities, in accordance with applicable safety requirements and WMATA’s Agency Safety Plan.
• Continuously monitors contractors work to ensure completed work is delivered in accordance with project plans and specifications.
• Provides project management coordination and controls consistent with project requirements and operational needs. Oversees coordination activities to ensure alignment with access requirements affected, while minimizing impacts.
• Develops and submits a realistic and attainable budget projections based on the progress reports, that indicate project's advancements and/or delays. Provides frequent status reports to ensure decision makers’ visibility on completed tasks, payments issued, delay problems, and impacts to project delivery timeline or strategy.
• Leads, facilitates and conducts project status briefings for Authority Officers, the General Manager, WMATA Board Members, government entities (Federal, State, and Local); and Local Civic Organizations as required.
• Coordinates major events related to assigned project portfolio. Assists stakeholders to identify and resolve issues, and ensure sufficient communication, leadership and accountability regarding project activities and impacts.
• Assists supporting offices in obtaining permits, approvals and agreements from city, state, and D.C. jurisdictions including Federal agencies to ensure that project schedules reflect critical path activities and key dependencies. As subject matter expert for scope, schedule and budget for assigned projects, communicates issues with stakeholders throughout project lifecycle and makes recommendations for resolution.
• Manages the review and evaluation of changes to engineering specifications. Leads and manages consultants' activities. Resolves issues associated with contract fulfillment. Ensures contractors' deliverables meet contract specifications, timetables, and budget.
• Responsible for cost allocation to appropriate projects and for the timely and accurate review and approval of applicable invoices. Oversees project closeout activities to include coordination and completing engineering, procurement, and budgeting tasks, and delivery of project records for archiving and asset management.

Other Duties

• Promotes a positive and collaborative organizational culture that includes diversity, inclusivity, equity, equality, and accessibility for all individuals. Responsibilities include optimizing experiences of all customers, employees, and stakeholders in each interaction that gives all individuals a sense of belonging and value to the organization.
• Promotes and executes pre-procurement and/or responsibilities of a Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) as required.
• Promotes and ensures a culture of safety on job sites, including with staff members, contractors, and consultants.
• Develops measurable employee performance work plans with attainable standards to meet organizational goals. Provides performance feedback and ensures the fair distribution of performance recognitions. Completes employee performance evaluations fairly and individual development plans. Meets unique needs of staff and supports formal/informal training and ensures completion of diversity and inclusion training. Consults with internal human resource professionals, issues disciplinary actions, provides counseling, resolves grievances and work problems.
• Interviews, recommends, and hires top talent to ensure operational efficiencies. Ensures fair and equitable hiring practices, proper employee onboarding and offboarding procedures, provides records management and job training, ensures ongoing professional development, and harmonious work experiences.
• Maintains and promotes awareness and accountability with safety policies and procedures while performing job functions. Promotes a positive safety culture and encourages reporting of safety concerns consistent with our Agency Safety Plan, other regulatory requirements within the Safety Management System and just culture principles.

The functions listed are not intended to limit specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Nor is it intended to limit in any way the right of managers and supervisors to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of project management. Working familiarity with project controls tools, techniques and methodology including critical path method scheduling and budgetary control systems. Familiarity with project change management techniques and document control.
• Familiarity with Construction Contracting including design-bid-build, design-build, and construction management at risk.
• Familiarity with transit and transportation construction implementation projects during full project lifecycle is helpful.

Skills

• Skill in leadership, interpersonal, persuasive skills, and emotional intelligence that enables trust, respectful, effective, and collaborative working relationships with internal/external stakeholders. Skill in interpreting legal requirements and developing contractual agreements and legal documentation.
• Skill in resolving issues with contract fulfillment in a timely manner. Leadership, management and administrative skills sufficient to manage project schedules and budgets; escape issues for resolution; and gain stakeholder support for solutions.

Abilities

• Ability to establish and maintain liaisons with individuals and organizations using an integrated program approach and matrix management.
• Ability to work strategically and effectively in a matrix management environment to accomplish tasks, make sound decisions to resolve issues and regularly coordinate with key stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate effectively with and to lead diverse teams including professional engineering, construction field supervision, and assorted construction contractors.
• Ability to work under pressure at times and prioritize multiple tasks. Ability to balance multiple projects and initiatives and to achieve objectives on tight deadlines in a very fast-paced and results-oriented environment.
• Ability to apply engineering solutions to construction implementation projects throughout project lifecycle and execute related actions.
• Ability to learn and utilize applicable software for construction document management and financial reporting.
• Ability to apply engineering requirements, program policies, and stakeholder requirements to assigned projects.

Machine, Tools, Equipment, Software, Hardware Required

• Microsoft Suites (e.g., Word, Excel, Access, Project, Teams, SharePoint)
• Construction Document Management Systems such as Procore) Financial management software such as PeopleSoft and similar

Supervisory Responsibility

Supervises work of others, including planning, assigning, scheduling and reviewing work, ensuring quality standards. Is responsible for hiring, terminating, training and developing, reviewing performance and administering corrective action for staff. Plans organizational structure and job content.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Architecture, Planning, Construction Management, or related field of study.
• In lieu of a Bachelor’s Degree, a High School Diploma/GED an four (4) years of relevant work experience demonstrating progressively responsible management experience in planning, engineering, and/or construction project implementation, with direct fiscal responsibility, in addition to the experience stated below, will be considered

Minimum Experience

• Minimum eight (8) years of experience in project management, including at least two (2) years managing professional staff, and / or field staff, contractors and / or consultants.
• Management experience in planning, engineering, and/or transit operational functions, with direct fiscal responsibility. Experience in major infrastructure projects is helpful.

Minimum Certification/Licensure

• Preferred: Training and certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP), continuous improvement training such as Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, ISO

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

ABOUT US

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), known as Metro, is the region’s leading public transportation provider. Serving a 2,054-square-mile jurisdiction, Metro operates six rail lines, 98 stations, 126 bus routes, and Metro Access, a shared-ride paratransit service. As one of the nation’s busiest transit systems, Metro connects communities, supports economic growth, and provides safe, reliable transportation.

Evaluation Criteria

Consideration will be given to applicants whose resumes demonstrate the required education and experience. Applicants should include all relevant education and work experience.

Evaluation criteria may include one or more of the following:

• Skills and/or behavioral assessment
• Personal interview
• Verification of education and experience (including certifications and licenses)
• Criminal Background Check (a criminal conviction is not an automatic bar to employment)
• Medical examination including a drug and alcohol screening (for safety sensitive positions)
• Review of a current motor vehicle report

Closing

WMATA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable federal law.

This posting is an announcement of a vacant position under recruitment. It is not intended to replace the official job description. Job descriptions are available upon confirmation of an interview.