Rail Project Manager II

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The Jacobs-led team will serve as MARTA's CPMO Supplemental Services Consultant and manage the construction aspects. A joint venture between Jacobs and H. J. Russell & Company was selected to support the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) as it embarks on its expansion program. This position will be hired through the joint venture program, JRMT-JACOBS RUSSELL MARTA TEAM. We’re looking for an experienced and collaborative Project Manager to be based in Atlanta, GA, who will be responsible for the Project Team, Project Stakeholders, consultants, and contractors as necessary to rehabilitate, enhance, and expand MARTA’s bus rapid transit system. In this role you’ll manage the activities, operations, and resources required to carry out and ensure that projects are completed on time, within budget, and by project documents. You’ll manage the activities in evaluating contractor and consultant bids and contracts and prepares selection criteria for hiring consultants and contractors. Enforce contract provisions and resolves budgetary, technical, scheduling issues and make periodic on-site inspections of projects to ensure construction is proceeding correctly.

Key Responsibilities

• Manages all aspects of Project Design. Provides overall project management and coordination with architectural/engineering professionals. Coordinates with staff, other agency officials, local governments, and architects/engineers etc. to develop preliminary schedules, procurement project requirements and detailed scope of work estimate by development of the design documents for
• bid. Manages the development of feasibility and environmental impact studies, preliminary engineering, and conceptual designs for major capital investments.
• Manages the preparation of project scopes of work, plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Manages all aspects of Project Implementation. Manages project procurement of material, equipment, and contractors, and all construction activities necessary to execute capital projects. Manages the quality and safety of work performed on capital projects. Implements change management processes and carries out project communications throughout the organization.
• Coordinates the acquisition of real estate parcels required for capital projects.
• Performs Project Monitoring & Controlling. For the duration of the project life cycle, manages the preparation of progress reports to monitor and control capital projects. Monitors all aspects of projects assigned. Manages the schedules and budgets to ensure positive project performance.
• Conducts monthly project status briefs to upper management.
• Identifies and evaluates project risks and develops plans to mitigate the potential effects of unplanned events on assigned projects.
  
  

Other Requirements

• A minimum often years of progressively responsible experience in the full project lifecycle of planning, design, contract preparation, procurement, and implementation of large-scale construction or integrated systems capital improvement projects.
• Comprehensive experience in the preparation of design and construction work orders, budgeting, negotiation, and administration of contracts with both public and private organizations is desired.
• The ideal candidate will have significant experience with Federal Transit Administration project planning and implementation processes and procedures.
  
  

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related discipline.

Ideally, You'll Also Have

• Minimum ten years of progressively responsible experience in the full project lifecycle of planning, design, contract preparation, procurement, and implementation of large-scale construction or integrated systems capital improvement projects.
• Experience as a Project Manager may be substituted for a degree on a year-for-year basis.
• Experience preparing scope statements, estimates, and forecasts is desired.
• Experience using professional scheduling software and Microsoft Office products
  
  

Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.