Executive Project Director - Ballard Link Extension

Job Category
:
Design/Engineering/Construction Management

Requisition Number
: EXECU
003427

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• Posted:
  January 28, 2026
• Full-Time

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ST - Seattle
401 S Jackson St
Seattle, WA 98104, USA

ST - Seattle
401 S Jackson St
Seattle, WA 98104, USA

Salary range is $165K to $315K with a midpoint of $240K. Total compensation includes project-based premiums that reflect project complexity, political sensitivity, size, and strategic importance. New hires typically receive between minimum and midpoint of the base range, however, we may go higher based on experience, internal equity and market.

Sound Transit also offers a competitive benefits package with a wide range of offerings, including:

• Health Benefits:
  We offer two choices of medical plans, a dental plan, and a vision plan all at no cost for employee coverage; comprehensive benefits for employees and eligible dependents, including a spouse or domestic partner.
• Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Retirement Plans: 401a – 10% of employee contribution with a 12% match by Sound Transit; 457b – up to IRS maximum (employee only contribution).
• Paid Time Off:
  Employees accrue 25 days of paid time off annually with increases at four, eight and twelve years of service. Employees at the director level and up accrue additional days. We also observe 12 paid holidays and provide up to 2 paid floating holidays and up to 2 paid volunteer days per year.
• Parental Leave: 12 weeks of parental leave for new parents.
• Pet Insurance.
• ORCA Card:
  All full-time employees will receive an ORCA card at no cost.
• Tuition Reimbursement:
  Sound Transit will pay up to $5,000 annually for approved tuition expenses.
• Compensation Practices:
  We offer competitive salaries based on market rates and internal equity. In addition to compensation and benefits, you’ll find that we provide work-life balance, opportunities for professional development and recognition from your colleagues.

The role oversees project development from environmental and preliminary engineering through final design, heavy civil construction, systems integration, and turnover to operations for revenue service readiness. The EPD ensures consistent delivery practices across all extensions and provides strategic oversight for scope, budget, schedule, risk, quality, and public accountability.

This position reports to the Executive Director of Capital Delivery and is expected to drive innovation in delivery approaches, including but not limited to design-build, CMGC, CMAR and progressive design-build—while ensuring strong collaboration across internal departments, external partners, and stakeholder communities.

The responsibilities include staffing, budget, final design, construction, start-up/testing, and rail activation involving high-risk heavy civil construction combined with the installation of state-of-the art systems such as signals, communications, and traction electrification for a fully-integrated high-capacity transit system; assists the department Executive Director in strategic oversight including planning, directing, and managing of activities and operations of the Capital Delivery Department (CDD).

The Executive Project Director will work with all other Executive Project Directors to deliver work consistently and successfully as well as leverage lessons learned and share best practices. The Director shall be a subject matter expert in collaborative delivery and specifically progressive design build and act as a progressive design build subject matter expert within the Capital Delivery department.

Leadership responsibilities include managing and leading staff, this entails training and mentoring, creating growth opportunities, and assessing performance at the individual and team level. This will include establishing KPIs and other metrics and tools as well as driving capital delivery mission and vision.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

The following duties are a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.

• Directs and oversees performance…