Facilities Project Manager (Transit)

Wilmot is seeking a Professional Engineer (PE) with extensive program management and construction experience to serve as a Facilities Project Manager embedded with WeGo’s Capital Projects team. The successful candidate will assist in planning, design, and delivery of major transit and facilities projects, working collaboratively with WeGo staff, consultants, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with WeGo’s operational and sustainability goals.

This position is local in Nashville, TN, and is open to candidates currently living in the Nashville area as well as those willing to relocate.

Purpose

The Facilities Project Manager – State of Good Repair (SGR) is responsible for planning, managing, and delivering capital projects that maintain, rehabilitate, or renew WeGo’s facilities and infrastructure assets. This position ensures that all assigned projects support the agency’s State of Good Repair goals, align with federal funding compliance, and enhance the safety, reliability, and performance of transit facilities.

The incumbent will lead all phases of facilities SGR projects—from investigation and planning through design, construction, administration, and closeout—ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in accordance with WeGo’s quality, sustainability, and reliability engineering standards.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership

• Lead the full lifecycle of State of Good Repair projects, including initiation, investigation, design development, construction, administration, and closeout.

• Serve as the primary project manager for assigned facilities projects, ensuring adherence to scope, budget, and schedule.

• Manage consultants, design teams, and construction contractors to deliver capital projects efficiently and safely.

• Apply reliability engineering principles to evaluate facility systems performance, identify failure patterns, and implement preventive and corrective strategies that extend asset life and reduce downtime.

Technical and Administrative Management

• Conduct and lead facilities investigations, condition assessments, and risk and criticality evaluations to prioritize asset renewal projects.

• Oversee design development and coordinate with internal stakeholders (Maintenance, Operations, Finance, and Safety) to confirm design intent and operational requirements.

• Manage construction administration, inspection coordination, change orders, and field issues to minimize risk and cost escalation.

• Ensure all closeout documentation, warranties, and as-built records are complete and archived in accordance with WeGo’s asset management and TAM Plan processes.

• Integrate reliability engineering data into asset management systems to support long-term performance tracking and capital reinvestment planning.

Budget and Schedule Oversight

• Develop and manage detailed project budgets, schedules, and cost forecasts throughout the project lifecycle.

• Track expenditures, approve invoices, and coordinate with Finance and Grants teams to ensure FTA and local funding compliance.

• Identify and mitigate project risks and maintain contingency planning to ensure uninterrupted facility operations.

• Incorporate reliability-based metrics and performance indicators to monitor asset condition and project return on investment.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Communicate project updates, milestones, and risks to senior management and relevant departments.

• Collaborate with external agencies, vendors, and contractors, including coordination with Metro departments, TDOT, and regulatory entities as required.

• Prepare and present reports, briefings, and board documents related to project status, funding, and capital progress.

• Coordinate closely with the Procurement Division to develop project-specific solicitations, scopes of work, and bid documentation in alignment with WeGo’s procurement policies.

• Assist in developing and managing the State of Good Repair procurement pipeline within OpenGov, ensuring projects are properly scheduled, scoped, and funded according to capital priorities.

Qualifications

Education and Experience



• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or a related field.

• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience managing facility, transit, or infrastructure projects.

• Experience with public agency project delivery, FTA capital funding, and State of Good Repair programs preferred.

Preferred Credentials

• Professional Engineer (PE), Registered Architect (RA), or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.

• Familiarity with design-bid-build and design-build delivery methods, FTA/TDOT compliance, and sustainability programs (LEED, Envision, etc.).

Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of facility systems (structural, electrical, mechanical, vertical circulation, roofing, sitework).

• Demonstrated experience applying reliability engineering tools such as FMEA, root cause analysis, and lifecycle cost analysis.

• Excellent organizational, communication, and report-writing skills.

• Ability to manage multiple complex projects under tight deadlines.

• Proficiency in project management software (MS Project, Primavera, or equivalent) and Microsoft Office Suite.

Physical and Other Requirements

• Ability to visit project sites, perform field inspections, and attend off-site meetings as required.

• Must be able to work independently and collaboratively across multiple departments.

• Occasional early morning, evening, or weekend work may be required to support project needs or respond to emergencies.

• Valid driver’s license required.