**This is a remote opportunity with 10% travel**

The Technical Delivery Assistant Project Manager (APM) will report to the Technical Delivery Manager [Civil Infrastructure] and will be responsible for supporting the management and integration of consultant teams, technical disciplines, and project stakeholders through engineering, environmental, preconstruction, procurement, and early implementation phases of civil infrastructure projects within the Planning & Engineering Office.

The role may support projects including, but not limited to, Merced to Madera (M2M), Locally Generated Alternative (LGA), Gilroy to Merced, Central Valley Stations, and other civil infrastructure projects requiring technical delivery coordination, oversight, integration, and implementation support across the Authority.

The APM will assist in the development and execution of project delivery strategies and coordinate across Authority branches, consultant teams, local agencies, and external stakeholders to support the advancement of complex infrastructure projects throughout planning, engineering, environmental, procurement, and preconstruction phases.

Position Responsibilities

• Support Technical Delivery leadership in the development and implementation of project delivery strategies for major civil infrastructure projects across the high-speed rail program, including planning, phasing, procurement support, and preconstruction coordination
• Assist in managing and coordinating consultant teams responsible for preliminary engineering, environmental documentation, technical studies, station development, and infrastructure delivery activities
• Support integration and coordination across engineering, environmental, right-of-way, construction, rail systems, operations, and program controls functions to ensure alignment of project objectives, schedules, delivery milestones, and implementation strategies
• Facilitate coordination between Authority offices, branches, consultants, local agencies, railroad stakeholders, utility owners, and third-party stakeholders to support timely project development and decision-making
• Support development and maintenance of project delivery plans, technical risk registers, issue resolution logs, interface management processes, and project implementation strategies
• Assist in evaluating project delivery alternatives, procurement approaches, schedule constraints, and implementation strategies to support program objectives
• Review technical documents, engineering deliverables, project schedules, procurement packages, and consultant work products for consistency with Authority requirements and project delivery objectives
• Support executive briefings, stakeholder coordination efforts, technical workshops, interagency coordination meetings, and project reporting activities associated with civil infrastructure and station delivery projects
• Coordinate with other Engineering Services sections, including Civil Infrastructure Engineering, Rail Systems Engineering, and Network Integration & Assurance, as well as the Planning & Sustainability and Environmental Services branches
• Coordinate with additional Authority offices including Program & System Safety and Security, Rail Operations, Statewide Regional/Real Property, Construction, Project Controls, and Contracting
• Other related duties may be assigned

Basic Job Requirements

• Accredited four (4) year degree or global equivalent in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Transportation Engineering, or a related discipline and ten (10) years of work-related experience
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders
• Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job
• Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines
• Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner

Other Job Requirements

• Work experience supporting the planning, design, development, or delivery of major infrastructure or transportation projects of similar size, scope, and complexity
• Experience supporting multi-disciplinary infrastructure programs involving engineering, environmental, procurement, and construction coordination activities
• Experience working with public agencies, consultant teams, and complex stakeholder environments on transportation or rail infrastructure projects
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, coordinate across multiple technical disciplines, and support resolution of complex project delivery challenges
• Strong organizational, communication, and technical coordination skills with the ability to support fast-paced program delivery objectives
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Civil Engineer (PE) license in the State of California
• Experience supporting high-speed rail, passenger rail, transit, or other major linear infrastructure projects
• Familiarity with alternative delivery methods, including Progressive Design-Build and Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC)
• Experience with California environmental and regulatory processes associated with major infrastructure projects
• Experience supporting project delivery within large public-sector capital programs