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Sr. Program Manager - Rail and Transit

Full-time

Hill International

Job Description

Hill International is seeking a Sr. Rail & Transit Program Manager to support multiple pursuits and programs throughout the United States

Responsibilities

  • Drives growth by positioning and capturing key opportunities, including new business as well as the renewal and extension of existing opportunities within the account.
  • Organizes heavy/complex workloads, establishes/adjusts priorities and accomplishes objectives within established scopes, budgets, and schedules.
  • Organizes heavy/complex project management workloads, establishes/adjusts priorities and accomplishes objectives within established scopes, budgets and schedules.
  • Oversees consultants/contractors and facilitates communication/coordination between these entities.
  • Partners with Client Account Manager and pursuit team to support management of Capture Plan.
  • Leads development of compelling PM content for persuasive/compliant proposals/presentations that incorporate project management best practices.
  • Develops and oversees regular preparation of project status reports, including monthly reports for leadership/member agencies, as well as required quarterly reports for client executive staff/BOD.
  • Ensures project compliance with all federal, state, and local laws, regulations, codes and standards.
  • Applies PM best practices that address project management principles/practices, construction regulations/standards, civil engineering, architectural/systems design/construction, project budget/estimating and contractual compliance/administration.
  • Sets schedules with milestones for short/medium/long-term goals, including reviews, deliverables and delivery of the bid/proposal, while managing the budget.
  • Ensures communication between members of multi-disciplinary project management, using excellent technical/procedural writing, verbal/presentation, and numerical/graphic skills.
  • Provides guidance, coaching and mentoring for assigned project managers throughout the project.
  • Motivates project managers and pursuit team, demonstrating a determination/desire to succeed.
  • Creates innovative approaches to work-related issues.
  • Monitors performance to assure successful delivery of KPIs and client contractual requirements.
  • Champions ethical and safe working practices while focusing on Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (IDE) endeavors, striving to align Hill initiatives with those of the client.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction management preferred.
  • Approximately 15 years of senior-level project management experience in construction management of heavy civil engineering projects.
  • Approximately 5 years of project management/construction management experience on light rail transit projects of at least $500 million.
  • Professional Engineer License preferred.
  • Alternative delivery experience (progressive design-build, CM/GC, P3) preferred.
  • Exhibits excellent working knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as a strong user skill level with project management information system (PMIS) software programs.
  • Possesses exceptional communication/interpersonal skills, establishing/maintaining strong multidisciplinary working relationships with pursuit team, subconsultants and clients.
  • Possesses excellent technical/procedural writing skills and professional verbal/presentation skills.
  • Understands contract elements and negotiation of commercial contracts to successful close out.
  • Has strong market, marketing and technical knowledge relevant to rail and transit within the US.
  • Willing to travel throughout the United States.
Depending upon your employment status, Hill's comprehensive benefits may include, Medical, Dental, Vision, Employer Paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurances, Business Travel Accident Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Commuter Benefits, Legal Assistance, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Auto & Home Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Voluntary Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance. Paid Time Off (PTO), Holidays, 401(K) Retirement Savings Plan, Employee Referral Program, Professional Certification Incentive Program, Hill University Learning and Development, Tuition Reimbursement, EAP, Years of Service Awards Program.

About Us

Hill International, with more than 4,300+ professionals in over 100 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, project management oversight, advisory, facilities management, and other consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as one of the largest program management firms in the world. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at .

Hill is exclusively a program, project, and construction management provider, meaning we have one focus as a company: protecting client interests. Free of any potential conflicts, our entire business is geared towards helping clients achieve their desired outcomes. We are dedicated to exceeding expectations throughout the entire construction project lifecycle and adapt to the needs of each assignment to develop tailored approaches and solutions to meet those needs.

Hill is a GISI Consulting Group company, part of the Global Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (GISI) family of companies. Learn more about GISI Consulting Group at .

Hill International is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled


Note : This job description is intended to provide an indication of the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions to be carried out as part of fulfilling the role mentioned in the job title. Various other duties as required.

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