Assistant Project Manager

AECOM is seeking an Assistant Project Manager (Design) to be based in Sacramento, CA or Los Angeles, CA.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Project Manager will help oversee the technical designs for preliminary and advanced engineering documents/deliverables, as well as managing and tracking specific tasks and deliverables within the design contract, ensuring that assigned contracts and agreements are administered and managed in accordance with the applicable policies and procedures of the client, as well as management of assigned contracts in accordance with federal and State of California laws and regulations, contract provisions, and the client’s policies and procedures. In addition, the incumbent will assist in the coordination of utility and local facility relocations.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist to oversee technical design for engineering plans, calculations, and reports, including performing a programmatic review of technical submittals to ensure product quality and conformance with applicable design criteria, directive letters, specifications, contract constraints, and applicable laws.
• Provides oversight and guidance to consultants performing a wide variety of professional engineering work under contract with the Authority related to the high-speed rail project, holding them accountable for ensuring that assigned contracts and agreements are administered and managed in accordance with the applicable policies and procedures of the Authority, the SCM, and the GC. Performs required independent quality assurance and verification inspections of deliverables.
• Provides technical support, analysis, and interpretation of documents such as reports, studies, and plans to conform to structural engineering codes, third party, local agency design, and engineering way, environmental services, rail operations, planning, and sustainability; also the candidate will also work with the Sup TE to provide Over the Shoulder review, which is a concurrent review that is coordinated with the various functions of the Authority.

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• BA/BS + 8 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management or equivalent.
• 10+ years of experience with transportation projects and disciplines.
• Knowledge of various phases and functional responsibility of high-speed rail project development and delivery.
• Knowledge of federal and state contracting laws and regulations.
• Demonstrated experience in project management and managing multi-discipline teams to meet project milestones.
  Good knowledge of project management of tunneling projects.