Director Complex Projects, Rail + Transit

TYLin is a globally recognized, full-service infrastructure consulting firm committed to providing innovative, cost-effective, constructible designs for the global infrastructure market. With over 3,000 employees throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe, the firm provides support on projects of varying size and complexity. Together, we enhance conventional designs with smarter, more resilient systems. We provide people with better mobility. We steward precious resources by finding more sustainable solutions.

• Responsible for strategic direction of large-scale projects or programs, overall project success, Design, Design Build (DB) and Program Management (PM) Services within the Rail + Transit Sector.  

• When necessary, serve as Design Manager or Program Manager in charge of multi-disciplinary teams for all phases of a design build or program from the statement of qualifications to project close-out. 

• Integrate as a key member of our management team, ensuring adherence to internal processes, engaging directly in DB or PM pursuits to help determine approach, pricing structure, risk management strategies and equitable contract terms and conditions. 

• Establishing and maintaining relationships with client and owner contacts, use of our CRM system, developing a filtering strategy for teaming with DB or PM teams, ability to assist in proposing and successfully winning contracts, and overseeing additional DB or PM projects during the post-award phases. 

• Participate in positioning meetings with owners, contractors, and other teaming partners. 

• Lead preparation of technical proposals during the procurement phase including identification and development of alternative technical concepts, cost-efficient solutions as well as scope, schedule, and budget for delivery phase. 

• Participate in interview presentations for design build or program management team selection. 

• Lead the delivery team, define organizational chart, lines of communication, roles, and responsibilities among the team members, prepare a detailed staffing plan, identify need of support and technical leads according to the project needs. 

• Coordinate with our Alternate Delivery Team to oversee project controls throughout project delivery, development of Critical Path Method (CPM) schedules, resource loaded schedule, design budgets, earned value analysis, risk management and QA/QC. 

• Able to travel to assist with ongoing DB or PM endeavors (proposal and delivery as needed) and periodic travel elsewhere to attend company meetings and workshops. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Licensure as a Professional Engineer.

• 20+ years of active complex design and delivery experience with project size exceeding $500M.

• Highly effective communication skills; both written, one-on-one, and within a group and team environment. Must be a good listener and a highly persuasive communicator with well thought out ideas and a clear point of view.

• Ability to interface effectively with office and corporate staff, peers and superiors and interact effectively with client staff and management, sub-consultants, project and construction management teams, bridge stakeholders and others.

• Have proven accountability of quality control for both engineering design and construction. Have a proven ability to effectively support project staff, multi-disciplined design teams and to provide guidance as needed.

• Client focused, always striving to give clients the best solutions.

• Strong commitment to innovation by creating new and better ways to solve clients’ toughest challenges.

• High levels of integrity, always doing the right thing in an ethical, fair, and sustainable way.

• Demonstrated experience of collaboration in a diverse and inclusive team, working together toward technical excellence.

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TYLin offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Our benefits may include extensive medical, disability and life insurance coverage, continuing education benefits, paid time off, employee assistance program and a retirement savings plan with company matching contributions.

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TYLin is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type as protected by federal, provincial, state or local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  The company and its employees are required to comply with all local health authority, legal or lawful client requirements.