Senior Rail Project Manager — Engineering Leader

JobCubby; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 215,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

RailPros in Seattle, WA seeks a Senior Project Manager (Engineer VII) to lead complex programs in rail and transit. You will manage scope, schedule, budget, and risk while coordinating multidisciplinary teams across design, construction, and operations.

You will mentor staff and ensure client satisfaction through strong communication and decisive leadership. This full-time role requires a 4-year engineering degree and 15+ years of experience, with up to 30% travel.

Qualifications

• Advanced project management and multidisciplinary coordination.
• Client relationship management and stakeholder engagement.
• Rail engineering standards and constructability knowledge.
• Budget, schedule, scope, and risk management.
• Leadership of technical teams and project delivery staff.
• Strong written, oral, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to resolve complex project, client, and organizational issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and client expectations.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams through planning, design, construction support, and closeout.
• Monitor project performance and take corrective action when delivery or financial objectives are at risk.
• Support proposal development, interviews, client presentations, and business development activities.
• Mentor project managers, engineers, and technical staff.
• Coordinate with internal operations, safety, finance, contracts, and leadership teams.

Skills

Advanced project management

Client relationship mgmt

Rail engineering standards

Budget scheduling risk

Leadership of teams

Executive communication

Issue resolution

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

RailPros in Seattle, WA seeks a Senior Project Manager (Engineer VII) to lead complex programs in rail and transit. You will manage scope, schedule, budget, and risk while coordinating multidisciplinary teams across design, construction, and operations.

You will mentor staff and ensure client satisfaction through strong communication and decisive leadership. This full-time role requires a 4-year engineering degree and 15+ years of experience, with up to 30% travel.