Senior Project Manager - Transit-Oriented Development

Senior Project Manager
- Transit-Oriented Development

Posted on June 16, 2026

• ST
  - Seattle, 401 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
• Hybrid
• Communications
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: SENIO
  003621

Salary range is $81k to $186k, with a midpoint of $133k. New hires typically receive between minimum and midpoint, however, we may go slightly 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.
• Inclusive Reproductive Health Support Services.
• 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.

Guided by Sound Transit’s Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) policy, Sound Transit’s TOD team is helping to realize community-supported development outcomes on excess public land near transit stops and stations. The Senior Project Manager‑TOD role relies on creative problem solving, collaboration, and project management skills to advance surplus land through the development process, including due diligence, community engagement, partnering, land lease or sale, pre-development design review, construction coordination, project closeout, and ongoing monitoring.

This position continuously coordinates with internal stakeholders to ensure TOD outcomes are integrated into the Agency’s project development timeline and surplus disposition practices; conducts or reviews market and site constraint assessments for various properties within the TOD portfolio; negotiates real estate development deals; participates in regional coordination with affordable housing funders, jurisdictions, and other collaborators; educates stakeholders about TOD; and helps execute and monitor developer work progress consistent with agency development agreements.

• Provides project management of TOD program projects focusing on real estate development planning and implementation, and with special attention to affordable housing, mixed-income, and mixed-use outcomes.
• Identifies and implements development opportunities on Agency surplus property, performs transition planning for properties identified for the TOD portfolio, and leads pre-development activities, including documentation of site constraints and opportunities, and Agency design review.
• Serves as an agency representative negotiating real estate development agreements and transactions on Agency owned property.
• Supports and coordinates essential management activities for assigned TOD projects, including scope, quality, schedule, costs, personnel, consultants/contractors, contract documents, and communications; and oversees contractors and assures contract compliance on assigned projects.
• Ensures processes, policies, and practices are interpreted and applied consistently and effectively; ensures accountability and compliance with all current and applicable state and federal laws, Agency policies and procedures, rules and regulations.
• Collaborates with and shares…