US Transit Systems Lead

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Familiarity with all commonly used project delivery models
• Strong business development and client management skills, including sound understanding of contract law, scheduling techniques, and budget development. 
• Experience in project planning, risk management, cost management and schedule management, and methods of analyzing and reporting project performance on financial and other KPIs
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including experience making presentations to senior management, elected officials and the public
• Exceptional interpersonal skills: the ability to work well with people from many different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience; competence in clear, concise and tactful communication with senior management, clients, peers and staff
• Strategic, conceptual analytical thinking and decision-making skills
• Adaptability and flexibility including the ability to manage deadline pressure, ambiguity and change
• Negotiating skills within a context of political sensitivity and conflicting interests
• Proficiency with project management software tools.

Education and Experience

• A Bachelor’s degree in a related field with a minimum of 10 years’ related work, leadership, financial management, business development and consulting experience; or an equivalent combination of education and related experience. Professional registration in related field. Account management, business development, and sales strategy experience are an asset.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams of project professionals; concurrently managing issues, scope and quality while bringing projects to successful completion within the cost and time requirements
• Experience with complex transit systems infrastructure, including bus, light rail, heavy rail and subway technologies, facilities, stations and associated infrastructure
• Experience in the delivery of plans, processes and strategies good practice Systems Engineering

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time.

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