AECOM

Senior Project Manager- Transit Rail

AECOM • $125K — $150K *
Transportation
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS with 10+ years of relevant experience or equivalent education/experience
  • Professional Engineer License is required
  • 20+ years of experience with NY metro rail agencies (MTA, PA/NY/NJ, NJ Transit) preferred
  • 15+ years in a Design Project Management role preferred
  • Strong understanding of FRA and FTA implementation requirements preferred
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills preferred

Responsibilities

  • Perform project management on transit rail design projects in NYC
  • Oversee overall project administration, objectives, and policies
  • Administer design phase from budgeting through procurement
  • Manage multi-discipline design teams to ensure quality and budget adherence
  • Coordinate construction phase services for design-build and design-bid-build
  • Collaborate closely with clients, contractors, and project partners
  • Lead responses to RFQs/RFPs and guide marketing for Transit Rail pursuits
  • Mentor mid-career staff to enhance technical skills

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life, AD&D, and disability insurance
  • Paid time off and leaves of absence
  • Flexible work options and well-being resources
  • Employee assistance program and service recognition awards
  • Retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan
Full Job Description
Job Description

AECOM is seeking a highly talented, self-driven and motivated Senior Project Manager- Transit Rail to be based in New York, New York area working in the NY Metro Transit Rail Project and Design Management group.

Job responsibilities include:
  • Perform project management responsibilities on design of transit rail projects in the NY Metro area
  • Responsible for the overall management administration to project and assists in establishing project specific objectives and policies
  • Responsible for administering the design phase of the project from budgeting/schedule stage through procurement
  • Manage a multi-discipline design team to produce high quality design deliverables, meet schedules and stay within project budgets
  • Coordinate construction phase services for both design-build and design-bid-build projects
  • Ability to coordinate closely with clients, contractors and project partners
  • Project types includes Design-Build, Development of Bridging Documents and Design-Bid-Build
  • Respond to client issued RFQ and RFPs, provide guidance to marketing for Transit Rail pursuits
  • Provide valuable leadership to mid-career staff and mentoring to develop their technical skills.


Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:
  • BA/BS + 10 years or more of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
  • Professional Engineer License

Preferred Requirements :
  • 20+ Years of Experience with NY metro rail agencies including MTA, PA/NY/NJ and NJ Transit
  • 15+ Years of Experience in Design Project Management Role
  • Strong understanding of FRA and FTA requirements for project implementation
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills


Additional Information
  • Relocation assistance is not available for this position
  • Sponsorship is not available for this position
  • THIS POSTING IS FOR A CURRENT VACANCY, AND AECOM INTENDS TO FILL THIS POSITION BY DECEMBER 14th, 2026


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Net Income
-$200.8 million
Founded
1990
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