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Senior Track/Rail Engineer Practice Leader

Kimley-Horn
Los Angeles, CA, US
$175K-$250K a year
Full-time

Overview

Kimley-Horn, one of FORTUNE Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For," is seeking a motivated Transit Practice Leader to join our Los Angeles team and work on some of the most significant projects in the local market and across the firm.

We are seeking a strategic mindset that has experience working with complex transit / transportation projects. This person will also assist in mentoring and expanding our transit team in the Los Angeles Area!

Responsibilities

Our Practice Builders have an entrepreneurial spirit, creating a vision for their practice while facilitating the growth of our Transit Practice in Los Angeles.

The successful candidate will be given a great deal of autonomy to lead, direct, and grow their business backed by the strength of a national one-profit center firm with 7,000+ staff.

With success, this individual will enjoy the rewards of a competitive salary, an impressive incentive-based bonus program, industry-leading retirement, and the potential to advance to ownership.

Qualifications

  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent work experience and professional registration ( in California preferred
  • 15+ years of diversified experience in growing and leading a Transit practice in Los Angeles; centered around track and commuter rail design.
  • Business development and marketing experience, including writing proposals, scopes of work, and budgets for projected work
  • Strong desire and ability to be engaged with clients solving project problems, and working with the team to deliver
  • Excellent knowledge of transit operations and best practices
  • Good communicator, particularly with key internal niche partners such as building structures, drainage, roadway, and MEP partners
  • Experience with specifications and detailed cost estimates
  • Must have a thorough understanding of project accounting and demonstrated ability to manage the schedule and budget for multiple projects at the same time
  • Has experience in marketing and supervision of the technical work of others
  • We are looking for high-energy, creative, flexible, patient self-starters who are willing to work at a dynamic pace. Candidates must share a commitment to our company's Vision, Mission, and Shared Values.
  • Strong technical foundation in areas of Transit corridor design experience, track / guideway design, roadway design, Station design, including park-and-ride facilities

Base Salary Range :

  • $175,000 - $250,000
  • Eligible for performance-based bonus compensation
  • 1 day ago
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