Project Manager- Rail Road

Key Responsibilities

• Provide project management over the task order scope in accordance with Sound Transit criteria and MATOC delivery processes and procedures.
• Lead up to 72 bi-weekly Project Management meetings with the ST Task Order Project Manager. Prepare agendas (working day prior) and meeting minutes (draft within 2 working days, final within 5).
• Manage all subconsultants, change management, and diversity/small business commitments. Track all labor, materials, and activities against the Scope of Work.
• Manage task order budget and schedule: baseline schedule due 2 weeks after NTP, with monthly schedule updates.
• Provide project accounting and controls, including subconsultant contracting, budget/schedule analysis, and tracking of issues and constraints.
• Work with the ST TO Manager to form design teams and coordinate engineers before each SOGR project kick-off.
• Oversee QA/QC in accordance with ST Engineering Procedure EP-11 and each project's Design Management Plan.
• Support task order closeout: recommendations matrices, PowerPoint status presentations, lessons learned.
• Use ST's PMIS (Kahua) for deliverables, document control, and communication.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of relevant experience managing design and engineering services for public transit or infrastructure agencies (15+ years preferred, since the PM may provide oversight for staff with under 10 years).
• Experience with multi-project or on-call / task order (MATOC/IDIQ) contracts, managing multi-discipline teams and subconsultants.
• Experience on projects within an operating transit environment (existing facilities, infrastructure, and systems), supporting all phases of design from concept through design support during construction.
• Strong communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills with interdisciplinary teams.
• Preferred: PMP; familiarity with Sound Transit standards and Kahua PMIS.

Term: 3 years (36 months) Location: Seattle, WA – Hybrid. Must be available 9am–3pm PST (in person or Microsoft Teams). ST prefers co-location Tue–Thu at ST's main campus (705 building) for staff working more than half-time on ST.

Pay: $60.57 - $148.41 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 40.0 per week

Application Question(s):

• What is your expected salary ?
• What is your current location?
• Please list any relevant professional licenses or certifications you currently hold (e.g., PE, PMP, LEED, AAAE).?
• List down your projects and their dollar value ?
• Are you comfortable signing exclusivity form ?
• Have you worked on rail, transit, light rail, commuter rail, or other major infrastructure projects? If yes how many years ?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Seattle, WA 98104 (Required)

Work Location: In person