Senior Capital Program Manager, Design & Configuration Management

WMATA Candidate Experience Site; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

WMATA is seeking a Senior Capital Program Manager to lead the Design & Configuration Management team in Alexandria, VA. The role oversees a portfolio of capital construction initiatives from inception to archiving, ensuring documentation, design control and configuration management across the project lifecycle.

The Senior Manager will guide a team responsible for project documentation, design control, configuration changes and archival records for major transit infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Experience leading capital construction programs with multi-phase delivery.
• Proven ability to coordinate design, procurement, construction, system integration and turnover.
• Strong leadership and cross-department collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee program phasing to set schedule priorities and access requirements.
• Maintain contact with EMT and agencies for timely status updates and EMT decisions.
• Lead resolution of design, construction and strategic issues related to scope, schedule and budget.
• Manage issues, changes, conflicts and escalations with appropriate approvals.
• Supervise staff, conduct evaluations and support development, with policy compliance.
• Assess resource needs and staffing plans to meet objectives on time, on budget, and safely.
• Prepare programming/bridging documents and support contract negotiations to align with capital goals.
• Create schedules, estimates and budgets for review and approval by Directors/VPs.
• Coordinate with WMATA stakeholders across departments to ensure collaboration and timely issue resolution.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Scheduling & budgeting

Safety & quality

Job description

MARKETING STATEMENT

Lead the programs that shape the future of Metro's infrastructure. As the Senior Capital Program Manager for the Design & Configuration Management team, you will oversee a critical portfolio of engineering and construction initiatives that support WMATA's capital investment program from project inception through final archiving. This team serves as the steward of design records and configuration management, ensuring that every infrastructure modification across the system is accurately documented, maintained, and preserved throughout the project lifecycle.

In this leadership role, you will guide a team of professionals responsible for managing project documentation, design control, configuration changes, and archival records for major transit infrastructure projects. Success in this position requires a strong understanding of construction/engineering project delivery, exceptional leadership skills, and the ability to collaborate across multiple departments.

Based at WMATA's Alexandria, VA, Eisenhower Avenue administrative offices, this position offers a hybrid work schedule and the opportunity to make a lasting impact on one of the nation's largest public transportation systems.

If you are a strategic leader who excels at developing teams, driving process excellence, and ensuring project integrity from concept to closeout, we invite you to bring your expertise to WMATA and help preserve the foundation of our growing transit network.

Job Description

The Senior Capital Program Manager provides effective and efficient program management of new capital construction, rehabilitation and modernization projects valued at $50 Million - $150 Million Annually. Responsibilities include overseeing, managing and coordinating program development and planning; and oversight of design, procurement, construction, system integration, testing and turn-over activities as applicable. The incumbent establishes and maintains effective working relationships with key stakeholders, determines program needs and requirements, and develops and implements plans and procedures to ensure successful program/project delivery. This Senior Manager makes sound decisions and resolves issues while leading a diverse staff of employees and consultants to effectively deliver the assigned capital

Principal Job Duties

• Oversees program/project phasing coordination activities to establish schedule priorities, access requirements (where applicable) and to ensure work is performed in a safe manner.
• Maintains close contact with all program/project stakeholders, including Executive Management Team (EMT), Federal and state and local agencies to provide timely and accurate status updates and critical project information requiring EMT level decisions and acknowledgement.
• Leads the review and resolution of any design, construction, and strategic issues to assure adherence to program scope, schedule and budget
• Manages issues, changes and conflicts, and provides timely escalation. Recommends and obtains approvals or concurrences in collaboration with local jurisdictions, Federal agencies, Executive Management Team, External Relations Team and other stakeholders as needed to assure project schedule and goals are met and visibility is maintained at the highest appropriate level in the WMATA organization
• Supervises staff including recommending applicant selection, assigning duties, directing work, conducting performance evaluations, championing professional development activities, handling disciplinary actions, and resolving grievances, with support from appropriate WMATA departments to ensure compliance with all human capital policies and guidelines and to support Metro’s position as an Employer of Choice.
• During planning and implementation phases, identifies resource needs by evaluating project performance and allocation of work across staff. Recommends staffing plans and adjustments utilizing additional resources and/or consulting services. Maintains project performance and meets project objectives (on time, on budget, within scope and in a safe manner).

Other Duties

• Leads program development efforts, including preparation of programming/bridging documents, collaboration with procurement office and support of contract negotiations to ensure close alignment to capital program goals and objectives.
• Prepares program schedules, estimates and budgets that are complete and accurate for review and approval by department Directors / Vice Presidents.
• Coordinates with WMATA stakeholders from other departments and oversees major implementation activities and service outage events required by projects in assigned portfolio, to ensure collaboration with WMATA departments and timely resolution of issues.
• Demonstrates Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) behavior and promote DE&I principals to ensure an inclusive and diverse workplace
• Leads project teams, creating and maintaining a proactive safety culture while, adhering to WMATA’s quality management standards. Ensures that safety and quality are maintained as the top values for the project/program and that all safety and quality concerns and issues are addressed before they become significant issues or impact to the project.
• 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.