Mott MacDonald

Rail Principal Program Manager

LocationRaleigh, NC
Job TypeFull-time

About This Job

At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.

Mott MacDonald is currently involved in several major infrastructure projects in the rail and transit realms. We are currently seeking an experienced Rail Principal Program Manager in our Raleigh, NC office to complement our team and assist with infrastructure assignments for public and private-sector clients.

The Rail Principal Program Manager will be responsible for assisting and in a lot of cases leading planning, program management, and special study tasks as assigned.


Responsibilities May Include

Manages complex rail infrastructure projects, including track and alignment design, from planning through delivery.
Engage as part of large multidisciplinary teams and review design documents for consistency and coordination
Liaises between project members, cross-functional teams, external vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure deliverables, requirements, schedules, cost, and meeting plans are communicated.
Utilizes appropriate tools to plan project timelines, tasks, milestones, and deadlines.
Communicates schedule and changes to all stakeholders.
Plans and facilitates project meetings to align the project team to methods and goals and to track project tasks.
Monitors task completion status to Identify at risk project tasks and to develop plans.
Allocates resources, budgets, and hours to the project and adjusts allocations when necessary
Serve as the primary point of contact for grant funded rail projects with clients and federal funding agencies.
Manage/Support the full lifecycle of rail infrastructure projects, including planning, design, environmental review, construction, and closeout.
Monitor project performance, ensuring compliance with federal requirements and timely delivery with the proper budget controls.
Collaborate with state departments of transportation, railroads, local governments, and other stakeholders.
Facilitate communication between FRA headquarters and client project teams.
Support multi-state coordination and integrated network planning as necessary for multi-state clients.
Have prior working knowledge and work experience with federal grants and loans, including High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR),Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) and Federal State Partnership programs.
Review and write grant applications and project proposals.
Provide grant technical assistance to multi-state clients.
Interpret and apply federal grant policies, regulations, and guidance documents. Specific history with Federal Rail Administration policies, regulations and guidance is preferred.
Support environmental compliance and risk management.
Track program of projects with milestones and deliverables in accordance with obligation requirements.
Prepare reports and briefings for client leadership and external stakeholders.
Maintain documentation for audits and program evaluations.
Lead or participate in cross-functional regional teams that include subject matter experts from safety, legal, financial, and public affairs/involvement.
Coordinate internal resources to support project delivery and oversight.

We Invite Applications From Candidates With The Following Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent technical degree from an accredited University
Registered Professional Engineer (PE), is preferred
20+ years progressive experience in rail infrastructure program management, and/or rail design, is preferred
Experience with rail operations and large-scale planning of network level systems operations.
Ability to assess how infrastructure projects will affect train movements, capacity, scheduling, and safety.
Build and harbor good working relationships with our business partners, suppliers, contractors, and clients
This position does require occasional travel and requires visits to client office locations and project sites.

Our teams are comprised of bright and enthusiastic people who wish to make a difference to the world that we live in. If you share that vision and don’t have all the experience outlined in this posting, we still want to hear from you!

Let’s discuss how we can help you take the next step in your career and how you can participate in an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.


Equal opportunity is the law.

We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.


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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.


Hybrid working policy

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.


Location(s):


Raleigh, NC, US


Contract Type: Regular (US only)


Work Pattern: Full Time


Market: Transport


Discipline: Railways


Job Ref: 8847


Recruiter Contact: Leigha Tipley

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