Senior Project Manager

RailBays; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Rail, in the United States, seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead multiple small to medium projects within the New York region, delivering on time and within budget while contributing to the company’s financial targets.

The role requires 15 years in related industry, CBTC railway signaling expertise, leadership experience, and PMP or IPMA certification; located in the New York area.

Qualifications

• 15 years of experience in related industry or from technical/aerospace field.
• 5–10 years of experience as a project manager with people management/leadership experience.
• University degree in Engineering (Electronic, Telecommunications, or Informatics) or equivalent experience from professional practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple small to medium projects within the same customer/region.
• Contribute to the company’s financial targets while meeting deliverables and milestones.
• Coordinate resource allocations and monitor project performance.
• Drive project execution and control until contract closure, focusing on costs, schedule, quality, risks, and opportunities.
• Ensure lessons learned and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

CBTC knowledge

PMP/IPMA certification

International projects

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Required Experience 15 years of experience in related industry

Job Category Project Management

Closing Date 31 Oct 2026

Full Job Description

Job Description:

As a Senior Project Manager, the Incumbent will be responsible to lead and manage multiple small to medium size projects within the same or similar customer/region. The incumbent will also be responsible for contributing to the company’s financial targets while meeting all deliverables and milestones for the project.

Key Accountabilities:

• The Senior Project Manager has the overall projects supervision and is responsible for their project P&L.
• Coordinate the team regarding resource allocations within the projects with the Project Portfolio Director/Project Director, monitor and control the Projects, and report on overall performance.
• Drive project execution and controlling until contract closure, supporting the team with a particular focus on:
  • Managing performance, costs, schedule, quality, and risks & opportunities for mitigation actions.
  • Managing interface with key customers, ensuring customer satisfaction for the project(s).
  • Understanding product development dependencies.
  • Implementing, with the support of Operations (PMO), a solid and comprehensive EAC process, sales and cash forecasts and risks & opportunities management.
  • Following Group processes, methods, tools, and practices to deliver projects.
  • Monitoring the performance of the different activities in all work packages.
• Ensuring lessons learned and driving Projects execution towards continuous improvement. This includes direct contribution to Transformation plans and execution of postmortem Projects lessons learned.
• Managing URS Projects Management resources in their project(s), ensuring their optimum competence, development, and satisfaction, while supporting the Company’s footprints and SBP business goals.
• Ensuring the development and training of Project skills and expertise to ensure that the required level is achieved and sustained.
• Possess the ability to share vision and demonstrate direction from a leadership perspective, fostering a unified path for the projects team in their project(s). Demonstrate strength with compassion, creating an environment where the project team is motivated and focused on the objectives.
• Display strong communication skills ensuring clarity with senior management, key customers, and the projects teams of their projects.
  

Key Requirements:

• 15 years of experience in related industry or from technical/aerospace field.
• 5–10 years of experience as a project manager with people management/leadership experience.
• University degree in Engineering (Electronic, Telecommunications, or Informatics) or equivalent experience gained through professional practice.
• Strong technical expertise in Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) railway signaling systems, knowledge of New York specificities is a plus
• Previous experience leading international projects in a matrix environment.
• PMP or IPMA certification.
• Located in New York Area

Preferred Qualifications:

• Engineering Degree is considered a plus.

Estimated Base Salary Range: $151,559 – $190,964

Source Original vacancy published byHitachi Rail. Please refer to the official employerwebsite for current information.