What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Director - Rail Transit position at Arcadis?
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
Arcadis seeks a Project Director – Rail Transit to join our Los Angeles team of dedicated professionals. In this role, you’ll have the chance to work on exciting and engaging impactful infrastructure projects with a focus on design and installation as well as testing. Being responsible for project priorities, staffing forecast, and providing quality review, you’ll be able to demonstrate your business acumen both to internal as well as external clients.
Role accountabilities:
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $250,000 - $300,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
Arcadis seeks a Project Director – Rail Transit to join our Los Angeles team of dedicated professionals. In this role, you’ll have the chance to work on exciting and engaging impactful infrastructure projects with a focus on design and installation as well as testing. Being responsible for project priorities, staffing forecast, and providing quality review, you’ll be able to demonstrate your business acumen both to internal as well as external clients.
Role accountabilities:
- Manage transportation-related projects and client communications.
- Develop production work plans, schedules, and budgets.
- Serve as single point of contact for clients.
- Work with other project managers to establish contract budgets and scopes of work.
- Lead Rail and Transit project teams in analysis and design, overseeing performance of complex design.
- Ensure proper codes and standards are used on projects.
- Mentor technical staff and assistant project managers.
- Supervise, coordinate, and review work of engineers and designers.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or a related field is often required.
- Minimum 10 years of extensive project management experience, to handle project elements such as planning, budgeting, execution, and delivery
- CA Professional Engineer License (PE) or PEng
- Familiarity with rail track, rail signal, or rail grade crossing design and construction
- Proficiency in planning, coordinating, and handling multiple railroad projects within the area of responsibility
- Ability to work in a dynamic matrix environment, collaborate with regional and local managers, and manage marketing and production efforts.
- Strong mathematical, analytical, time management skills
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $250,000 - $300,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Salary : $250,000 - $300,000