Senior Project Manager (NYCT-MTA)

Artheon is a trusted engineering and consulting firm offering services that rival large organizations while maintaining the personalized client relationships of a boutique firm. With expertise spanning civil/site engineering, environmental permitting, transportation infrastructure, construction management, and advanced surveying technologies, we are committed to delivering high-quality, timely solutions to local, state, and federal clients.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager – Transportation to lead and oversee complex transportation infrastructure and capital improvement projects throughout the New York metropolitan area. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in transportation engineering, construction management, or infrastructure program delivery, with direct experience managing projects for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and its affiliated agencies, including MTA New York City Transit, Metro-North Railroad, and Long Island Rail Road.

The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for managing projects from planning and design through construction and final delivery, ensuring that project objectives are achieved within established budgets, schedules, and quality standards.

This individual will serve as a primary point of contact for clients, agency representatives, contractors, consultants, and internal project teams. The successful candidate will bring strong leadership, technical expertise, financial management, and client relationship skills, along with the ability to identify opportunities for business development and continued growth within the transportation market.

Responsibilities

Project Management and Delivery

• Lead and manage transportation infrastructure projects and multidisciplinary engineering and construction management teams.
• Oversee project execution from initial planning and design through construction administration, commissioning, and final closeout.
• Develop and manage project scopes, budgets, schedules, staffing plans, and deliverables.
• Monitor project performance and ensure compliance with contractual obligations, technical requirements, and client expectations.
• Identify potential project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and resolve issues affecting project delivery.
• Coordinate with engineering, construction management, field inspection, and project controls personnel to ensure successful execution.
• Review and oversee technical deliverables, progress reports, design packages, and construction documentation.
• Manage project financial performance, including budgets, revenue forecasts, earned value, invoicing, and profitability.
• Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with applicable MTA standards, specifications, safety requirements, and quality management procedures.

MTA and Transportation Infrastructure Experience

• Manage and coordinate transportation infrastructure projects involving MTA agencies and other public transportation authorities.
• Maintain strong working relationships with MTA representatives, agency stakeholders, contractors, and consulting partners.
• Oversee projects involving rail infrastructure, subway systems, stations, bridges, tunnels, track improvements, signal systems, power systems, and other transportation-related capital improvements, depending on project assignments.
• Coordinate project activities within active railroad, subway, and transit environments while accounting for operational constraints and safety requirements.
• Maintain familiarity with MTA capital program requirements, project delivery procedures, design standards, and construction contract administration.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to address technical challenges, construction sequencing, operational impacts, and project schedule constraints.

Client Relations and Business Development

• Serve as a primary client contact and build long-term relationships with MTA agencies and other transportation clients.
• Identify opportunities to expand existing client relationships and secure additional transportation infrastructure assignments.
• Participate in proposal development, presentations, interviews, and pursuit strategies for transportation-related projects.
• Support the development of technical and cost proposals, staffing strategies, and project approaches.
• Collaborate with company leadership and business development teams to identify new opportunities within the transportation market.
• Represent the organization at industry events, client meetings, and professional networking opportunities.

Team Leadership and Development

• Provide leadership, direction, and mentorship to project managers, engineers, inspectors, and other technical personnel.
• Establish clear project objectives, responsibilities, and performance expectations.
• Monitor team performance, resource allocation, and workload distribution.
• Promote collaboration across engineering, construction management, and project controls disciplines.
• Support employee development, technical training, and succession planning within the transportation practice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Approximately 10+ years of progressive experience in transportation engineering, infrastructure project management, construction management, or related fields.
• Professional Engineer (NY/NJ) License and/or Certified Construction Manager (CCM) certificate is required.
• Demonstrated experience managing transportation infrastructure projects for the MTA or its affiliated agencies.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, technical disciplines, budgets, schedules, and contractual requirements.
• Experience overseeing project teams and coordinating engineering, construction management, and field operations.
• Strong understanding of project financial management, contract administration, scheduling, and risk management.
• Excellent communication, leadership, client management, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and relevant project management and scheduling software.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience with MTA New York City Transit, Metro-North Railroad, or Long Island Rail Road projects.
• Experience with transportation infrastructure involving rail, subway, stations, bridges, tunnels, track, signals, power, or transit facilities.
• Familiarity with MTA capital construction programs, design standards, procurement processes, and project delivery requirements.
• Experience managing large-scale public infrastructure projects with significant budgets and multidisciplinary teams.
• Established professional relationships within the MTA and the broader New York transportation industry.
• Experience supporting business development, proposal preparation, client presentations, and strategic account growth.

Benefits

The base salary range for this role is indicated in the posting. This range reflects the company’s good faith estimate of the compensation for this position at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, internal equity, and geographic location.

Artheon offers a competitive compensation package including medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, educational assistance program and paid time off/parental leave.