Design Manager

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Overview

Salary range is $107k to $213k with a midpoint of $160k. New hires typically receive between minimum and midpoint, however, we may go slightly higher based on experience, internal equity and market.

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What We Offer

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✓Health Benefits: We offer two choices of medical plans, a dental plan, and a vision plan all at no cost for employee coverage; comprehensive benefits for employees and eligible dependents, including a spouse or domestic partner.

✓Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance.

✓Employee Assistance Program.

✓Retirement Plans: 401a – 10% of employee contribution with a 12% match by Sound Transit; 457b – up to IRS maximum (employee only contribution).

✓Paid Time Off: Employees accrue 25 days of paid time off annually with increases at four, eight and twelve years of service. Employees at the director level and up accrue additional days. We also observe 12 paid holidays and provide up to 2 paid floating holidays and up to 2 paid volunteer days per year.

✓Parental Leave: 12 weeks of parental leave for new parents.

✓Pet Insurance discount.

✓ORCA Card: All full-time employees will receive an ORCA card at no cost.

✓Tuition Reimbursement: Sound Transit will pay up to $5,000 annually for approved tuition expenses.

✓Inclusive Reproductive Health Support Services.

✓Compensation Practices: We offer competitive salaries based on market rates and internal equity. In addition to compensation and benefits, you’ll find that we provide work-life balance, opportunities for professional development and recognition from your colleagues.

Responsibilities

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience: Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering, or Architecture, or related field. Five years of experience in civil/structural engineering design and construction; Or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Three years of leadership, budgetary, planning and workforce management experience, preferably in a rail or transit related environment.

Required Licenses or Certifications:  

→Professional Civil Engineer license or Professional Architect license issued by the State of Washington.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

→Advanced understanding of principles and practices of managing profession design services and project design development.

→Strong knowledge of application of Federal, State, and local policies, laws and codes and regulations.

→Advanced knowledge of principles of project management.

→Operations, services, and activities of transit engineering, site civil and construction programs.

→Obtaining design consulting services and contracting methods including developing scopes of work, reports, studies, cost estimates, plans, and specifications.

→Contract and procurement strategies and alternative contract forms such as GCCM and (progressive) design-build and associated management principles.

→Excellent oral and written communication skills to concisely and accurately convey technical information to others.

→Strong public speaking skills and the ability to represent the Agency at public meetings and Sound Transit Executive Leadership and Board meetings.

→Supervisory and team leadership skills.

→Performing negotiations and partnering with local jurisdictions and agencies, utilities, contractors, and community groups.

→Preparing, reviewing, interpreting, analyzing, and modifying complex engineering plans, drawings, specifications, contract documents, and engineering reports for conformance to professional standards and approved budgets.

→Applying advanced project management and contract management techniques and principles.

→Utilizing personal computer software programs affecting assigned work and in compiling and preparing spreadsheets and reports.

→Excellent ability to collaborate with others by establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.

→Interpreting and administering policies and procedures sufficient to administer, discuss, resolve, and explain them to staff and other constituencies.

→Ability to work independently and demonstrate effective time management skills.

→Ability to effectively manage, prioritize, and delegate workload among assigned resources.

→Ability to work effectively under pressure, meeting deadlines and adjust to changing priorities.

Physical Demands / Work Environment:  

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Work is performed in a hybrid environment with an expectation of working in office a minimum of 3 days per week.

→Positions working in field may occasionally be exposed to dangerous machinery, extreme weather conditions, physical harm, hazardous chemicals, and/or extreme noise.

→The Agency promotes a safe and healthy work environment and provides appropriate safety and equipment training for all personnel as required.

Sound Transit is an equal employment opportunity employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from employment action based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status or other protected class.