Senior Design Build Project Manager-Chicago, IL

The Company

SYSTRA delivers architecture, engineering and construction and program management services to our clients that offer public transportation, public education and public housing to our communities.

Ranked 18th in US mass transit and rail design by Engineering News-Record (ENR), SYSTRA has been a trusted partner to public agencies and operators throughout the US since 1985 and employs nearly 200 personnel nationwide.

Part of SYSTRA Group, a world-leading engineering and consulting firm, SYSTRA is supported by the over 10,500 employees worldwide. Using a collaborative approach built on the firm’s value of Connected Teams, we provide our clients and partners access to the best skills worldwide via sharing information, tools, best practices, and processes.

Context:

We’re looking for a new Senior Design Build Project Manager in our Infrastructure Group to help drive the objectives and challenges our valued clients have trusted us to solve for them. This opportunity will be assigned/based at our Chicago project office.

As a SYSTRA US Senior Design Build Project Manager you will join a world-class team of high-performing engineers, designers, drafters and others who work collectively to ensure client projects continue to thrive while remaining on track and budget.

Missions/Main Duties:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages scope, schedule and budget on multi-discipline engineering projects
• Leads bid teams in preparing technical proposals and cost estimates for assigned client pursuits
• Leads relationship interfacing activity with clients for future, new and current proposals and projects
• Prepares monthly reports and invoices for future budgeting, business decisions and proposal creation
• Works with sector managers to coordinate resources and deliverables
• Be responsible for leading actions and initiatives for assigned client projects
• Responsible for mentoring and influencing both direct and indirect reports on assigned client and internal projects
• Leads, manages and mentors the design team as a whole which may not only have SYSTRA team members, but other firms that are in partnership with us on assigned design projects

Does this seem like an opportunity that you can be all aboard with in your career? Well, here’s a little more on the required experience we’re looking for in this new teammate.

Profile/Skills:

Required Qualifications:

• Four-year degree in a civil engineering discipline
• 20 or more years of relevant experience, 15 of which demonstrates experience on multi-discipline rail infrastructure projects
• Prior work managing/leading multi-discipline transit and rail design projects
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with different types of project delivery methods
• Experience leading large groups in multidisciplined specialties

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree(s)
• PE licensing in multiple states
• Experience with various city and state transportation organizations
• Member of ASCE, AREMA or APTA
• SYSTRA USA provides a benefits package including medical, dental, 401k and other offerings that focus on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

SYSTRA USA is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local law.

Salary Range: $174,200-299,798, SYSTRA USA is providing the compensation range that the company believes it might pay and/or offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location.