Senior Project Manager - Transit Services

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** Business Unit:*
* NAU

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* Job Description:

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* CDM Smith is seeking a Senior Project Manager - Transit Services to join our multi-disciplinary and action-oriented transportation team in Illinois. This position will support the transportation team for our growing transit practice focused on bus, rail, transit infrastructure (facilities) projects.

The Senior Project Manager will provide a variety of professional transit services.  They will lead tasks and provide support and guidance for bus/rail/facilities projects for a variety of client projects.

** We are open to filling this position out of our Chicago or Lislie IL offices.*
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Position Summary

As a Senior Project Manager, you'll have the chance to focus on bus, rail and facilities projects in the greater IL for major transit clients; CTA, Metra, or PACE. The ideal candidate should possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to coordinate and manage multi-disciplinary teams on multiple assignments.

Anticipated position responsibilities include:

- Serving as senior project manager, deputy project manager, and major task lead and collaborate with professionals on a wide variety of transit design of complex bus, rail and/or facilities projects

- Working with current staff to enhance our transit services capabilities.

- Mentoring staff and helping to expand our transit design practice in the greater IL market.

- Leading the development of project scopes, schedules, and budgets, and monitoring and controlling project performance.

- Performing Quality Control/Quality Assurance of key deliverables related to transportation projects managed by others.

- Implementing CDM Smith's quality procedures throughout the project lifecycle.

- Assisting with marketing and business development efforts to further expand our client base and project opportunities with Pennsylvania regional transportation agencies.

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* Job Title:

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* Senior Project Manager - Transit Services

** Group:*
* TNG

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* Employment Type:

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* Regular

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* Minimum Qualifications:

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* - Bachelor's Degree.

- 10 years of related experience. PMP (PMI), CCM or DBIA certification is required (within 12 months of hire or promotion onto the Approved Project Manager list).

- Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands.

- Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

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* Preferred Qualifications:

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* - Previous experience managing transit projects for CTA, Metra, or PACE.

- Previous experience assisting with the proposal process and presenting/meeting with transportation clients.

- Strong experience meeting and working with Illinois agencies, cities, and municipalities.

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** EEO Statement:*
* We attract the best people in the industry, supporting their efforts to learn and grow. We strive to create a challenging and progressive work environment. We provide career opportunities that span a variety of disciplines and geographic locations, with projects that our employees plan, design, build and operate as diverse as the needs of our clients. CDM Smith is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, pregnancy related conditions, childbirth and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression), national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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* Illinois - Chicago

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