Freight Rail Client Team Leader​/Senior Project Manager, Transit and Rail - Bryan​/College Station

Overview

Freight Rail Client Team Leader / Senior Project Manager

Transportation Jobs With David Evans And Associates
At David Evans and Associates, Inc., our Transportation team blends innovation, sustainability, and a commitment to our communities to navigate modern transportation challenges. We deliver unique solutions through cutting-edge engineering practices, creating an exceptional client experience. Every project is managed with unparalleled care. DEA addresses modern transportation demands with focused expertise and a diverse set of services tailored to meet our clients’ evolving needs.

Whether enhancing existing transportation networks or pioneering new mobility solutions, DEA’s knowledge helps shape a future where safe, efficient, convenient, and accessible mobility leads the way for sustainable growth and improved quality of life in our communities.

The Transit and Rail Practice is seeking a Freight Rail Client Team Leader / Senior Project Manager
. The position's responsibilities are varied and include actively contributing to both project management and business development efforts to support our Transit and Rail Group. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated leader and self-starter, bringing a wealth of experience and market expertise to a range of multi-disciplinary transit and rail projects. From conceptualization to execution, youu
2019ll play a vital role in shaping the infrastructure of tomorrow.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Market Development:
  Identify and evaluate new market opportunities in alignment with the team. Develop and implement strategies to target and pursue specific new clients and projects.
• Business Development:
  Manage full lifecycle relationships with clients, selling all DEA services across business units. Develop new business, lead cross-unit selling, forecast sales, and stay updated on client technology trends.
• Client Management:
  Build and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring high client satisfaction, conducting experience surveys, and representing the DEA Difference. Lead client contract negotiations. Serve as a high-level point of contact between the client(s) and DEA.
• Project Management:
  Act as principal-in-charge or project manager as needed, monitor project manager performance, coach other PMs on client expectations. Manage contractual responsibilities and mitigate project risks. Ensure clients receive timely, budget-conscious, high-quality project deliverables that meet or exceed industry standards.
• Leadership and Mentoring:
  Manage, lead, and mentor junior engineers and project managers, fostering their professional growth and supporting them in delivering high-quality project contributions.
• Team and Resource Leadership:
  Lead pursuit staffing and partner decisions, make go/no-go decisions, and oversee revenue forecasting and client profitability.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in civil engineering or a related engineering field.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Minimum of 10 yearsxperience in civil engineering design, with a focus on freight rail land development projects. Experience with in the railroad engineering industry and familiarity with railroad design guidelines, specifications, and design criteria.
• Strong ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to travel periodically for client visits, business development and project work.
• Experience with delivering projects for UPRR, BNSF, CPKC, NS and/or industry rail.
• Proven track record in winning and delivering projects and building transportation business.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software and communication tools
• Excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and organizational traits. Strong technical writing abilities, and effectiveness in presenting to clients and the public.
• Ability to plan, organize and supervise work of medium to large staff of professionals and technicians

• Ability to serve DEA and our clients as a technical expert…