Transit Design Manager (BRT)

Overview

Lead design and manage BRT projects, overseeing multidisciplinary teams in Chicago.

Key Responsibilities

• design calculations
• technical drawings
• cost estimating
• ps&e delivery
• quality control
• team leadership

Tasks

-Oversee multidisciplinary teams as they:Prepare engineering related calculations and develop drawings and visual aids for BRT infrastructurePrepare and/or review multimodal street designParticipate in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables.Develop construction cost estimates and estimates of technical efforts for projects.Use expertise in all steps of completing discipline component of PS&E package.Prepare technical specification sections. -Serve as an AECOM team lead, project manager and/or discipline lead on planning studies, preliminary design studies, and final design of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects, and will coordinate, cooperate, and work collaboratively with others team members as well as support business development. -Work independently and with other team members to complete all the tasks necessary to complete primary design elements for engineering works. -Prepare and/or review multimodal street design -Participate in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables. -Use expertise in all steps of completing discipline component of PS&E package. -Prepare technical specification sections. -The successful candidate may be asked to:Serve as an AECOM team lead, project manager and/or discipline lead on planning studies, preliminary design studies, and final design of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects, and will coordinate, cooperate, and work collaboratively with others team members as well as support business development.Oversee multidisciplinary teams as they:Prepare engineering related calculations and develop drawings and visual aids for BRT infrastructurePrepare and/or review multimodal street designParticipate in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables.Develop construction cost estimates and estimates of technical efforts for projects.Use expertise in all steps of completing discipline component of PS&E package.Prepare technical specification sections.Perform quality control review of design calculations or drawings.Provides input to the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements.Coordinate tasks and provides leadership and mentorship to entry-level engineers.Perform work in accordance with the agreed-upon budget and schedule with little supervision.Work independently and with other team members to complete all the tasks necessary to complete primary design elements for engineering works. -Develop construction cost estimates and estimates of technical efforts for projects. -Prepare engineering related calculations and develop drawings and visual aids for BRT infrastructure -Provides input to the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements. -Perform work in accordance with the agreed-upon budget and schedule with little supervision. -Perform quality control review of design calculations or drawings. -Coordinate tasks and provides leadership and mentorship to entry-level engineers.

Requirements

• autocad
• civil 3d
• microstation
• pe
• brt/lrt
• project management

What You Bring

-Bus Rapid Transit and / or Light Rail Transit design experience -Proficient with AutoCAD/Civil 3D or Microstation/Power InRoads or Power GeoPak -Excellent communication and writing skills -Ability to prepare engineering design reports and construction drawings for highway, roadway, transit, and/or rail. -Professional Engineering license (PE) -Ability to collaborate and coordinate with design teams consisting of multi-discipline design engineers and technicians -Roadway design experience -Ability to interpret and utilize appropriate design standards -Good relationships with multiple transportation agency clients -Performance at this level requires developmental experience in a professional position and demonstrated experience with the types of tasks that will be required. -Familiarity with local design standards as well as national BRT/LRT standards and best practices -BA/BS + 10 years of related experience (in transportation design) or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education, including 2 years of leadership -Experience in leading business development efforts -5+ years in engineering project management roles

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Benefits

-This person will have the opportunity to work on a diverse set of exciting transit projects nationally with the transit/rail group, taking on a project leadership role within our Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) design team.

About Aecom

-Launched as a bold independent infrastructure consultancy from a merger of five legacy firms dating back over a century. -Handles everything from geotech to electro-mechanical systems, as seen in the award-winning Romaine Hydroelectric Complex in Canada. -Guides projects through every lifecycle stage in transportation, buildings, water systems, energy, and environmental sectors.

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