Sr Construction Program Manager

Move forward with us! At NJ TRANSIT, you'll join us in transforming the third-largest transportation agency in North America. We are committed to delivering safe, reliable service that gets customers to their destinations on time--and we're looking to hire talented folks with a love of learning to make it all possible.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead and oversee a portfolio of major capital construction programs, providing strategic direction

  to CPMs, Senior CMs, Resident Engineers, consultants, and contractors.

• Develop, maintain, and refine program-level project control systems that track budgets,

  schedules, expenditures, and financial status for executive review and funding agency reporting

• Direct construction management standards to ensure projects adhere to NJ TRANSIT policies,

  quality expectations, safety requirements, and contract compliance.

• Review, approve, and recommend budgets, estimates, plans, technical specifications, and procurement packages for capital projects; maintain oversight through robust document control to protect agency interests during audits, legal matters, and regulatory review.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, building codes, insurance standards,

  environmental regulations, permitting processes, invoice procedures, and construction claim

  mitigation strategies.

• Serve as the senior liaison to federal and state agencies, municipalities, public stakeholders,

  utilities, railroads (including Amtrak), and partner organizations to coordinate construction,

  access, outages, and service impacts.

• Oversee fast-track, highly complex rail and bridge construction projects, providing decision

  making and risk mitigation support.

• Establish program objectives and lead outage planning and force account coordination to support

  work windows, rail operations, and project requirements.

• Lead the development and review of RFPs for construction contracts and participate in Technical

  Evaluation Committees for consultant, contractor, and engineering selections.

• Direct resolution of high-level technical issues, scheduling conflicts, contractor disputes, and

  claims; ensure timely communication of impacts to leadership and stakeholders.

• Oversee financial integrity across all assigned programs, including cost control, forecasting,

  change management, and mitigation of budget risks.

• Support development of agency-wide construction policies, standards, and best practices.
• Provide mentoring, development, and performance oversight for CPMs and construction

  management staff.

Education, Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Engineering/Management, Engineering (Civil, Mechanical,

  Electrical), Architecture, or related technical field and fifteen (15) years of progressively responsible experience in construction management.

• Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA) license desirable.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Extensive experience managing large-scale rail, bridge, or NEC projects preferred.
• Rail Construction Program Requirement
• Demonstrated experience with railroad construction requirements, including outages, force

  account planning, and coordination with multiple rail stakeholders.

• Prior experience delivering construction projects in active rail or transit environments strongly

  preferred.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to lead complex multi-disciplinary teams through all phases of construction.
• Strong negotiation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder coordination skills across agencies and rail

  partners.

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite and project management/financial systems; Primavera, eBuilder,

  Procore, or similar tools desirable.

• Exceptional communication skills, with ability to brief executive leadership and external agencies.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Professional Engineer License in New Jersey desired. Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered

  Architect (RA) license desirable.

• PMP certification preferred.
• Valid driver’s license required.

This Position Supervises:

• Construction Program Manager(s)

At NJ TRANSIT you will enjoy a competitive salary and excellent benefit package:

• Comprehensive Family Health Insurance - Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision

• Flexible Spending Account

• Life Insurance

• Paid Leave

• Tuition Assistance

• Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits Plan

• Retirement Plans

401(a) - Retirement plan with a 6% employer contribution

401(k) - Retirement saving plan with up to an 3% company match

457(b) - Deferred Savings Plan

NJ TRANSIT is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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