Senior Rail PM/DM

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We are currently recruiting a Senior Project Manager/Design Manager with solid experience in Railway Design and Team Leading, and proficient in French language (in addition to English), to join our busy and expanding experienced team with special focus on Canada, US and ANZ markets. The team provides assessment, concept, feasibility, preliminary and detailed designs on a wide range of Railway Projects across the globe. Our internal clients work for private and public sector and include long term Framework Agreements with numerous Local Authorities together with Design and Build commissions for many major Contractors. Our group has an established track record of successfully delivering railway designs for many years, throughout the USA and Australia, not to mention Canada or Middle East. You may have the opportunity to work on some of the most iconic Transportation projects, being part of a diverse and multicultural team.

The responsibilities of this role include:

• Works with EC leadership to prepare proposals and do assessment of multidisciplinary packages of work susceptible of being delivered by EC group.
• Categorizes packages of work, elaborates project execution plans and in combination with Home Office, defines the delivery strategy, including composition of design teams across different disciplines and locations.
• Responsible for leading a design team working for internal clients, integrating resources from different EC offices (India, South Africa, Romania, etc.).
• Accountable for the development of delivery methodologies which manage risk, maximise on opportunities for the in pursuit of delivering multi-disciplinary projects to budget and schedule for our clients.
• Initiates and directs the planning, development, and continuous monitoring of the project scope, resources, procedures, budget and schedule for the packages of work allocated to the EC group.
• Reviews project key performance indicators and forecasts any modifications to schedules, cost estimates, and financial reports, and effectively reconciles risks to commitments that may exceed assigned schedules and budgets.
• Delivers effective communication inclusive of internal clients and team members to clarify expectations and requirements.
• Performs quality control reviews of work developed by others. Approves and signs off on work.
• Trains, mentors, and evaluates less experienced staff (within the EC Offices).

Minimum Requirements

• Proven track record of technical work on Railway design collaborating with international and multi-cultural teams (+10 years), combined with project management or design management experience (+5 years) on large international Railway Projects.
• Strong technical leadership of teams in the delivery of Railway projects focused on delivering for the Client.
• Fluent in French and English (oral and written).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work within teams or in a wider collaboration.
• Proven commitment with Quality Control Policy and Quality Management System.
• Team management experience.
• Experience working in the US, Canada and/or ANZ will be highly valuable.
• Experience working with design teams located in different countries.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in civil engineering.
• US, Canada and/or Australia Professional Engineer license will be considered favorably.

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Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

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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