Sr. Program Manager - Rail and Transit

Hill International Inc; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Hill International is seeking a Sr. Rail & Transit Program Manager to support multiple pursuits and programs across the Western Region. The role emphasizes growth, complex workload management, and leadership of multi-disciplinary teams.

The candidate should have ~15 years of senior PM experience in heavy civil construction and ~5 years in light rail projects over $500M, with a PE license preferred. Travel across the US is expected. Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction management preferred.
• Approximately 15 years of senior-level project management experience in heavy civil construction.
• About 5 years on light rail transit projects above $500M.
• PE license preferred; experience with alternative delivery methods is a plus.
• Proficient with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PMIS software.

Responsibilities

• Drives growth by pursuing new business and renewing existing opportunities.
• Organizes heavy workloads within budget and schedule constraints.
• Oversees consultants and coordinates with multiple entities.
• Leads development of PM content for persuasive proposals and presentations.
• Prepares regular status reports for leadership and client staff.
• Ensures compliance with laws and project standards.
• Mentors project managers and fosters IDE alignment with client goals.
• Sets milestones and manages delivery of bids/proposals within budget.

Skills

Senior project management

Proposal development

PMIS software

Communication/presentation

Leadership coaching

Budget & scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction management

Tools

PMIS software

Job description

Hill International is seeking a Sr. Rail & Transit Program Manager to support multiple pursuits and programs throughout the Western Region

Responsibilities

• Drives growth by positioning and capturing key opportunities, including new business as well as the renewal and extension of existing opportunities within the account.
• Organizes heavy/complex workloads, establishes/adjusts priorities and accomplishes objectives within established scopes, budgets, and schedules.
• Organizes heavy/complex project management workloads, establishes/adjusts priorities and accomplishes objectives within established scopes, budgets and schedules.
• Oversees consultants/contractors and facilitates communication/coordination between these entities.
• Partners with Client Account Manager and pursuit team to support management of Capture Plan.
• Leads development of compelling PM content for persuasive/compliant proposals/presentations that incorporate project management best practices.
• Develops and oversees regular preparation of project status reports, including monthly reports for leadership/member agencies, as well as required quarterly reports for client executive staff/BOD.
• Ensures project compliance with all federal, state, and local laws, regulations, codes and standards.
• Applies PM best practices that address project management principles/practices, construction regulations/standards, civil engineering, architectural/systems design/construction, project budget/estimating and contractual compliance/administration.
• Sets schedules with milestones for short/medium/long-term goals, including reviews, deliverables and delivery of the bid/proposal, while managing the budget.
• Ensures communication between members of multi-disciplinary project management, using excellent technical/procedural writing, verbal/presentation, and numerical/graphic skills.
• Provides guidance, coaching and mentoring for assigned project managers throughout the project.
• Motivates project managers and pursuit team, demonstrating a determination/desire to succeed.
• Creates innovative approaches to work-related issues.
• Monitors performance to assure successful delivery of KPIs and client contractual requirements.
• Champions ethical and safe working practices while focusing on Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (IDE) endeavors, striving to align Hill initiatives with those of the client.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction management preferred.
• Approximately 15 years of senior-level project management experience in construction management of heavy civil engineering projects.
• Approximately 5 years of project management/construction management experience on light rail transit projects of at least $500 million.
• Professional Engineer License preferred.
• Alternative delivery experience (progressive design-build, CM/GC, P3) preferred.
• Exhibits excellent working knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as a strong user skill level with project management information system (PMIS) software programs.
• Possesses exceptional communication/interpersonal skills, establishing/maintaining strong multidisciplinary working relationships with pursuit team, subconsultants and clients.
• Possesses excellent technical/procedural writing skills and professional verbal/presentation skills.
• Understands contract elements and negotiation of commercial contracts to successful close out.
• Has strong market, marketing and technical knowledge relevant to rail and transit within the US.
• Willing to travel throughout the United States.

Note: This job description is intended to provide an indication of the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions to be carried out as part of fulfilling the role mentioned in the job title. Various other duties as required.

Hill International is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled