Project Management Director – Public Transit at Burnes Home Accents

Description

The purpose of this position is to provide management and supervision to staff assigned to work on large capital projects from development through environmental, engineering, right of way, construction, and start of revenue service, manage the cost, scope, and schedule of projects. This is accomplished by providing guidance and direction in the management of large capital projects, monitoring costs and schedules, and preparing and presenting public information for community meetings, political leaders, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) staff, and other stakeholders. In addition, the incumbent is a lead project manager for project. Long term project and on site Sacramento.

Responsibilities

• Performs administrative duties by providing input to the development of the annual budget, participating in management team meetings, advising management of engineering and construction and related management staff of issues affecting execution and completion of capital projects, providing input to the performance evaluations of project team members, and working with operations to ensure capital projects accomplish their needs.
• Provides day-to-day management function for the Downtown Riverfront project.
• Manages large capital projects by providing leadership and guidance to project team members, monitoring project budgets and schedules and making adjustments as necessary, reviewing work by project team members and providing feedback, providing oversight to consultant contracts, meeting with utility and public agency staff to coordinate project work, providing updates to the public and elected and appointed officials, meeting with federal and state agency staff to coordinate permitting processes, approvals, and funding, and working with RT managers to ensure timely completion of project assignments.
• State, federal, and local funding programs, including application requirements
• Forecasting and trend analysis methodology required for updates to project schedules and estimates.
• Design and construction of civil, track, systems, and structures, including codes and safety regulations.
• Quality assurance and quality control methods and practices.
• Laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations related to public transportation and standards for public works, transit, or highway construction.
  
  

Requirements

• Professional Engineering (PE) in the State of CA with FTA capital infrastructure grant (CIG) Capital Investment Grants Program.
• Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or Planning.
• Minimum of seven years of experience in project management, construction management, project controls or contract administration of rail transit and other transportation projects, including three (3) years of supervisory experience.
• Have strong project management experience and knows and understands transit.
• Advanced word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and database software.
• Specialized software related to functional area.