Automated Transit System Program Director
UNITED STATES (On-Site) - SEATTLE, WA
SALARY: $225,000-250,000 (Salary commensurate with relevant experience, education and professional registration and requires client approval.)
Available Position: Lea+Elliott is seeking a qualified program director to establish a project office in the Seattle area and to manage the preliminary design, procurement and implementation oversight of an Automated Transit System project in Seattle.
Lea+Elliott is a transit consulting firm offering planning, preliminary engineering, procurement, and implementation/oversight services for clients worldwide, specializing in automated train systems. Lea+Elliott's major strength is the quality of our professional team. By providing an exceptional work environment, we are able to recruit and retain a cadre of nationally recognized transit specialists. We have a reputation as an imaginative and innovative firm that consistently maintains a leadership role by introducing new ideas and technology to the transportation industry. Please visit for more information.
Required Qualifications:
- At least 20 years of experience managing increasingly complex multi-discipline engineering design and construction projects
- Experience in establishing and managing a project office including hiring necessary staff
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical (preferred) or Civil Engineering (or closely related field)
- Professional Engineering licensure in WA
- Leadership skills, detail-oriented, problem solving, initiative and team player experienced with giving and receiving feedback.
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
Desired Qualifications:
- Discipline-specific experience (for example, power distribution experience, automated train control experience, SCADA and Communication system experience such as Fiber Optics, Public Address System, CCTV, trainway alignment/facility/vehicle design and construction experience, etc.)
- Experience with performance-based Contract Documents
- Knowledge of project management and project controls systems
- Experience with rail or automated transit system testing, commissioning, and activation
- Experience coordinating fixed facilities infrastructure and systems interfaces and integration
- Experience with rail or automated transit system operations and maintenance
- Knowledge of safety certification requirements and processes or compliance experience with safety oversight and approval agencies.
- Experience with design and construction change management
Benefits:
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan with company match
- Medical
- Dental
- Vacation/Sick Leave/Holidays
Lea+Elliott is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Job Type: Full-time