Senior Design Manager (Term-Limited)
$107,000–$213,000 year
HybridSeattle, Washington, United States
Job Summary
Lead delivery of civil engineering elements for major light rail, heavy rail, and bus corridor projects by supervising large design consultant teams and coordinating with Operations, Engineering, and third parties. Manage complex transit-related design efforts including architectural, structural, and geotechnical work while administering engineering consultant contracts, peer reviews, and budget oversight. Plan formal agreements with state agencies, utilities, and property owners; provide design support during construction to resolve non-conformance issues and manage change orders. Prepare staff reports for Board and Executive leadership, serve on department boards, and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws. Work in a hybrid environment with on-site visits to construction projects, navigating uneven terrain and adhering to safety protocols.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or closely related field
- Five years of civil engineering/architectural design and construction experience that includes experience with project and contracts management, preferably in a rail or transit related environment
- Three years of leadership, budgetary, planning and workforce management experience
- A Professional Civil Engineer license or Professional Architect license issued by the State of Washington
- Advanced understanding of principles and practices of civil engineering
- Strong knowledge of application of Federal, State, and local policies, laws and codes and regulations
- Advanced knowledge of principles of project management
- Operations, services, and activities of transit engineering, site civil and construction programs
- Engineering consulting services and methods including scopes of work, reports, studies, cost estimates, plans, and specifications
- Contract and procurement strategies and management principles
- Excellent oral and written communication skills to concisely and accurately convey technical information to others
- Strong public speaking skills and the ability to represent the Agency at public meetings and Sound Transit Executive Leadership and Board meetings
- Supervisory and team leadership skills
- Performing negotiations and partnering with local jurisdictions and agencies, utilities, contractors, and community groups
- Preparing, reviewing, interpreting, analyzing, and modifying complex engineering plans, drawings, specifications, contract documents, and engineering reports for conformance to professional standards and approved budgets
- Applying advanced project management and contract management techniques and principles
- Utilizing personal computer software programs affecting assigned work and in compiling and preparing spreadsheets and reports
- Excellent ability to collaborate with others and establish and maintain effective working relationships
- Interpreting and administering policies and procedures sufficient to administer, discuss, resolve, and explain them to staff and other constituencies
- Ability to work independently and demonstrate effective time management skills
- Ability to effectively manage, prioritize, and delegate workload among assigned resources
- Ability to work effectively under pressure, meeting deadlines and adjust to changing priorities
- Working in office a minimum of 3 days per week
- Navigating uneven terrain during construction site visits
- Compliance with agency safety policies such as right-of-way worker safety protocols
- Bending, climbing, crawling, eye/hand coordination, grasping, hearing, kneeling, pushing, pulling, reaching, repetitive motion, standing, talking, seeing, walking, and carrying and lifting up to 50 pounds
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