Project Manager (Seattle)
morgner construction managementSeattle (WA)
Project Manager (Seattle)
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morgner construction managementSeattle (WA)
SENIORITY
Manager
About the role
General purpose: Under the direction of the Sound Transit Construction Manager, leads the CMC team overseeing track and systems construction on a light rail extension. Owns CMC staffing, budget, schedule, and contract compliance. Serves as the CMC's primary point of contact with Sound Transit, the systems contractor, and third parties, from pre-construction through testing, startup, and handover to operations.
Essential functions:
Manages the CMC task order: staffing plan, monthly invoicing, budget tracking, deliverables, and DBE/SBE compliance. Directs the Resident Engineer, Deputy RE, Interface and Integration Manager, and field staff; sets priorities and resolves resource conflicts. Oversees contract administration for trackwork, traction electrification, train control, communications/SCADA, and supporting civil scope: submittals, RFIs, change orders, claims, progress payments, and closeout. Reviews contractor baseline and monthly schedules; tracks critical path through civil handoffs, systems installation, integrated testing, and pre-revenue operations. Coordinates with civil CMCs and contractors on bridge, tunnel, elevated guideway, and at-grade segments to manage access dates and work-area handoffs. Leads risk and issue tracking for systems-specific risks: long-lead equipment, software, vendor support, and live tie-ins to the operating system. Ensures contractor compliance with Sound Transit safety, security, and quality programs, including track access and roadway worker protection. Prepares monthly reports, executive briefings, and Board-level summaries; maintains records in Sound Transit's PMIS.Supports safety and security certification, operational readiness, and transfer of systems assets to Operations.
Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering, construction management, or a closely related field. Minimum 10 years of construction management experience on rail transit projects, including management of systems construction contracts (trackwork, traction power, train control, or communications).
Preferred:
Professional Engineer (PE) license, Certified Construction Manager (CCM), or PMP.Experience on FTA-funded light rail extensions through testing, startup, and revenue service.
Experience with design-bid-build and GC/CM delivery and a public agency PMIS (e.g., Kahua, Unifier).Knowledge of:
Light rail systems integration, testing, and safety certification processes.
FTA Project Management Oversight requirements and FTA Master Agreement provisions.
Change order negotiation, claims avoidance, and cost and schedule control.
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