Deputy Project Manager - Rail Systems, Seattle, WA

Deputy Project Manager - Rail Systems, Seattle, WA

Date: May 20, 2026

Location: Seattle, WA, US

Company: Hatch

Requisition : 99611

Hatch is currently seeking a highly motivated Deputy Project Manager – Rail Systems to join our North American Infrastructure group in the Rail Systems team in Seattle, WA
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Responsibilities:

• Provide design and technical integration leadership to large‑scale rail infrastructure projects, supporting a team of multi‑disciplinary integration professionals to deliver a complete, functional, safe, and integrated rail system design.
• Support project leadership with direction and technical guidance to staff, consultants, and subcontractors to ensure that quality technical services are provided to clients and that the team meets its operating performance targets.
• Support managing of project production, changes, client relations, and financial management of various projects to ensure quality, client satisfaction, and profitability of all projects and tasks.
• Assist in pursuits, client relationship building efforts, building technical practice, and recruiting of staff in transit and rail systems areas.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Professional engineering license (highly preferred).
• 5 years of experience with at least 3 of these years in positions with engineering management responsibilities.
• Knowledge of US (FTA & FRA) transit rail delivery standards and practices with proven experience on past projects.
• Familiarity with Design‑Build and Design‑Bid‑Build project delivery methods as applicable to Rail Systems.
• Experience delivering both brown and green field transit rail systems programs.
• Knowledge of engineering management, systems engineering, asset management, operations management and quality management in the railway and transit environments.
• Career foundation in Rail Systems design and systems engineering. Familiarity with rail operations, stations, track, and other civil aspects of a railway.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability and experience training and developing staff and educating clients.

Base Compensation: $150,000 – $170,000 (Actual compensation is subject to variation due to factors such as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

Benefits:

• Health and Welfare benefits
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  Top‑tier medical coverage (one plan with no employee premium required), prescription drug, dental, vision; flexible spending accounts and a health savings account (with generous employer contribution); life, accident, and disability insurance; employee assistance program (EAP); employee wellness program.
• Retirement Savings
  : 401(k) with employer match of 50% per dollar up to 6%, fully vested after three years; additional 3% profit‑sharing contribution after one year of employment (immediately vested).
• Paid Time Away from Work
  : 3–4 weeks of vacation based on experience and company discretion, prorated in the 1st year based on hire date (up to 2.5 weeks can be carried over per year); 10 paid holidays; 10 sick days per calendar year, with the ability to carry‑over sick time to a maximum of 40 days to be used for future FMLA‑qualifying events; partial paid parental leave up to 12 weeks for birth parents and 4 weeks for non‑birth parents.

Hatch is an Equal Opportunity Employer that considers applicants without regard to age, race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran, or any other protected status. If you have any accommodation requirements, please let us know. We'll do our best to meet your needs in accordance with applicable local legislation.

The benefits listed above apply to US‑based, full‑time permanent applicants only. Hatch reserves the right to change plans at its discretion.