Transit Structural Project Manager

STV is looking for a Transit Structures Project Manager in our Atlanta, Acworth or Duluth, GA office(s) as well as any of our FL, NC, SC or to join our highly skilled National Rail Structures Team. The ideal candidate is an experienced rail professional with strong technical design background and a desire to lead design teams, interact with clients, and mentor junior staff. The candidate will have the opportunity to work directly with Class 1 freight railroads and passenger systems across the country. As a Rail Structures Project Manager, the candidate will be expected to perform as a seller/doer, with duties consisting of performing structural design, managing project delivery, resource planning, assisting in business development, and mentoring/developing junior rail staff.

The ideal candidate is experienced in the freight rail market and is looking to join a team with a deep bench of technical design staff to bolster a national practice of talented railroad design professionals.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage rail projects from planning through design into construction.
• Develop project scope, budget, schedule, and cost estimates.
• Work with and provide guidance to technical engineering staff ranging from junior to senior level.
• Ability to assist and execute technical tasks including developing technical reports, designs, specifications and project related presentations.
• Work closely with other project managers and group leads within the Rail Division to plan resources and manage internal workshare.
• Assist in developing capture and win plans, proposals, and other business development activities as required.
• Ability to meet with client and public stakeholders and perform site visits in the field as necessary.
• Willingness and ability to lead or assist in the development of standard design templates to streamline and improve design consistency and quality.
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Professional Engineering (PE) License.
• 8 years of experience in design and/or planning rail projects.
• Prior experience managing rail projects preferred.
• A strong background in rail bridge projects and working knowledge of AREMA and other standard design guidelines.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with desire to work closely with clients and other stakeholders outside of technical engineering teams.
• A strong desire to work on large multi-disciplinary rail projects with fast paced schedules which require creative thinking and innovative problem-solving skills.
  
  
  

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At STV, we are fully committed to expanding our culture of diversity and inclusion, one that will reflect the clients we serve and the communities we work in, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

STV offers the following benefits

• Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
• Disability insurance
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401(k) Plan
• Retirement Counseling
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (16 days)
• Paid Holidays (8 days)
• Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
• Parental Leave (up to 80 hours)
• Continuing Education Program
• Professional Licensure and Society Memberships
  
  
  

STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV’s good-faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.