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Rail Design Manager

Gft 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America

$228,000 - $250,000 Full-time Manager

Lead multidisciplinary design reviews and technical submittals across rail and transit disciplines, ensuring packages are complete, coordinated, constructible, and aligned with client and construction requirements. Serve as the day-to-day technical interface with the client, resolve review comments and escalations, and manage design risks and deliverables affecting construction, safety, schedules, railroad operations, testing, and commissioning.

Responsibilities

  • Lead multidisciplinary design reviews and technical submittals across rail and transit disciplines, ensuring packages are complete, coordinated, constructible, and aligned with client and construction requirements. Serve as the day-to-day technical interface with the client, resolve review comments and escalations, and manage design risks and deliverables affecting construction, safety, schedules, railroad operations, testing, and commissioning.

Requirements

  • Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical discipline and at least 15 years of progressive experience in engineering design, technical coordination, or design management, preferably on railroad, transit, or major infrastructure programs. Candidates should have experience managing multidisciplinary design packages and formal reviews, strong constructability and operational-interface knowledge, and excellent client-facing communication and problem-solving skills; a PE license and owner-representative or PMCM experience are preferred.

Benefits

  • Hybrid Work Environment
  • Wellness Programs
  • Parental Leave
  • Pet Insurance
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • 401(k) Savings Plan
  • Paid Time Off
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Professional Development
  • Training Programs
  • Professional Organization Participation
  • Incentive Compensation

Key Skills

Engineering design Technical submittals Multidisciplinary coordination Constructability review Rail and transit standards Client interface Design risk management Safety compliance Schedule coordination Problem solving PE license Project management Technical documentation Leadership Communication

About Gft

GFT is an AEC firm shaping the Infrastructure of Life: water, power, transportation, and buildings. Our team of experts design, construct, and engineer resilient, creative solutions that uplift communities across North America and beyond. 

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