Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project Manager

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AECOM Calgary is hiring a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project Manager.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Project Delivery: Manage medium to large-scale BRT projects from concept through construction, ensuring scope, schedule, and budget adherence. Oversee the technical execution and quality control of engineering design and construction efforts, with minimal supervision.
• Technical Expertise: Serve as a technical expert in BRT projects, providing guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, identifying discrepancies, and solving problems by modifying standard approaches where necessary. Ensure project work aligns with established engineering procedures.
• Business Development: Actively support the growth of the BRT market by building and maintaining relationships with clients, assisting with marketing proposals, and tracking upcoming project opportunities. Engage in contract negotiations and project pursuits to expand business.
• Client & Stakeholder Management: Ensure client satisfaction by consistently exceeding expectations in project delivery. Maintain close relationships with clients and stakeholders, addressing their needs and concerns throughout the project lifecycle.
• Team Leadership: Manage multidisciplinary teams, including sub-consultants and technical staff, to ensure successful project outcomes. Provide leadership and clear direction, fostering a collaborative and efficient working environment.
• Industry Engagement: Represent AECOM by presenting at conferences, publishing technical papers, and sharing your expertise in BRT systems. Promote the company’s capabilities and reputation in the transit industry.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline (Civil Engineering, Sciences, Urban Planning, Geography)
• 6 years of relevant project management experience
• PEng, PMP designation, or MBA or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of specific experience in Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects

Preferred Qualifications:

• PEng designation is highly preferred
• Master’s Degree in Engineering, Planning, or a related field
• PTOE (Professional Traffic Operations Engineer) certification
• Strong experience managing the review, approval, and delivery of technical documents, certifications, and processes across multiple projects
• Comprehensive experience in the full lifecycle of large-scale capital improvement projects, from planning and design to contract preparation, procurement, and implementation
• Expertise in budgeting, contract negotiation, and administration with both public and private organizations
• Familiarity with preparing detailed scope statements, cost estimates, and project forecasts
• Proficiency in professional scheduling software (e.g., Primavera, MS Project) and Microsoft Office tools
• Significant experience as a Project Manager in transit or infrastructure projects, ideally within BRT systems
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to manage multidisciplinary teams and engage with diverse stakeholders

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AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

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You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

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