Senior Project Manager Engineer (Freight Rail)

Location: United States — Sacramento, Walnut Creek, or Folsom, California. Occasional in-office presence is required, along with travel for client meetings, site visits, field assessments, construction management, marketing pursuits, and internal meetings.

Expected compensation: $137,445–$223,125 annually.

Company

hirify.global provides engineering, architecture, environmental, construction, and transportation infrastructure services, including freight rail and public agency projects.

What you will do

• Manage client and design-team delivery for Class I railroad, freight, short line, commuter, and rail transit projects.
• Plan, direct, supervise, and monitor multidisciplinary projects with complex technical requirements and large project teams.
• Coordinate plans, specifications, construction estimates, and other project deliverables across multiple concurrent projects.
• Serve as the primary client contact and participate in contractual, design, production, and coordination meetings.
• Lead proposal development, marketing pursuits, and business development as a seller-doer project manager.
• Implement QA/QC procedures, mentor project managers, coordinate staffing, and support personnel training.

Requirements

• Must be legally able to work in the United States and hold a valid U.S. Driver’s License.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• At least 10 years of related experience, including a minimum of 5 years of project management experience.
• Preferred: 15 years of railroad engineering experience managing multidisciplinary railway projects and teams in office and field environments.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local railway standards, project delivery processes, and Class I railroad public projects.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, estimating and scheduling software, project management software, and the ability to communicate and coordinate effectively with design teams.

Nice to have

• Professional Engineering (PE) license.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Construction inspection or construction management experience.
• Experience with AutoCAD, MicroStation, OpenRoads/OpenRail, Primavera P3 or SureTrak, and Prolog.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee-owned organization with a collaborative, inclusive workplace.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, disability coverage, life insurance, and an employee assistance program.
• Paid time away, parental leave, and paid holidays.
• Retirement savings plan with employer match, tuition reimbursement, and employee referral bonus.
• Employee Network Groups supporting belonging and participation across the organization.