Hybrid Principal Project Manager – Rolling Stock

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About the role

  • Principal Project Manager leading rolling stock engineering consulting teams for rail fleet expansion and upgrades. Overseeing project management and technical expertise for a $40 million project in Seattle, WA.

Responsibilities

  • Lead rolling stock engineering consulting teams and business development for relevant consulting services
  • Provide strategic consultant advice and planning, provide solutions for rail fleet expansion, upgrade, procurement, and new technologies
  • Monitor the progress of projects and work with clients and stakeholders to resolve critical technical issues
  • Oversee the management of contract budgets
  • Manage projects up to contract size of $40 million USD
  • Provide rolling stock project management and technical expertise to external and internal clients
  • Maintain and build client relationships to grow the business
  • Provide strategic advice and oversight of vehicle procurement, and performance improvement projects
  • Collaborate with other disciplines to ensure rolling stock integration is addressed
  • Manage utilization and professional development of rolling stock staff
  • Assign staff to projects and coordinate rolling stock staff workloads
  • 20% domestic and international travel to visit clients and suppliers, attend conferences, and meet with direct reports

Requirements

  • Requires a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
  • ten (10) years of experience as a senior rolling stock manager or engineer with experience in rolling stock
  • Ten (10) years in specification development or delivery to complex specifications
  • Working with multidisciplinary engineering, including mechanical, electrical, software, communications, human factors, or cyber security
  • Conducting design reviews or systems integration
  • Producing technical specifications or report writing
  • Applying general knowledge of recognized industry standards and best practice related to rail vehicles
  • Five (5) years in rail vehicle procurement
  • Representing clients in execution of capital programs or delivering complex capital programs to clients
  • Developing proposals to provide engineering services and technical support
  • Demonstrated experience with various rail modes, vehicle types and suppliers
  • Processing client requirements into a successful RFP document to procure capital equipment (worth between $500,000 to $200million USD)
  • Performing asset management
  • Managing contract budgets

Benefits

  • 401k
  • medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • STD/LTD disability
  • holiday
  • personal time off (PTO)
  • parental leave
  • company-paid life insurance

Job title

Principal Project Manager – Rolling Stock

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$225,000 - $235,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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