Assistant Project Manager, Transit & Rail

Description

• Preparing and archiving weekly and monthly project status and progress reports, project records, and correspondences.
• Support change management activities on projects as they arise.
• Tracking submittals and document control and distribute between stakeholders and maintain active involvement in collecting and implementing inputs from various disciplines on the project.
• Assist Project Management team and key project staff in a variety of tasks including Project coordination and project controls support.
• Maintain and monitoring the project schedule and progress of the work and track monthly updates.
• Preparing project execution and management plan.
• Coordinating multiple tasks at the same time, meet the deadlines and perform effectively under tight schedules.
• Monitoring project budget and control project costs through preparing and maintaining cost management reports, Earned Value Analysis (EVA) or other techniques, by reviewing project inquires and reports.
• Coordinate and manage the QC process in accordance with the GFT Quality Management System.
• Support project managers and perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by project managers.

Requirements

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products, AutoCAD, and/or MicroStation
• EIT or Professional Engineering License (preferable in New York and New Jersey)
• 5+ years’ progressive experience in the planning, design, management and implementation of rail and transit related projects.
• Interact, communicate (written/verbal), establish, and maintain effective and positive working relationships with co-workers, customers/clients, and contractors.
• Experience with rail agencies (NJ TRANSIT, Amtrak, MTA, MBTI, etc)
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Electrical, Industrial, or Mechanical Engineering
• PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Demonstrated leadership in leading large-scale projects as well as project development ranging from planning, alternatives analysis, environmental process, permitting, final design, construction, safety certification and commissioning facilities.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a special focus on working with diverse and cross-cultural teams.

Benefits

• Incentive compensation for eligible positions.
• Competitive paid-time-off (PTO) accrual.
• Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave, and pet insurance, in addition to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement for continued education.
• Commitment to professional development, access to internal and external training programs, and support of active participation in professional organizations
• Tax-deferred 401(k) savings plan.
• Hybrid (in-person and remote) work environment.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance