Executive Project Director

Executive Project Director

Job Category : Design / Engineering / Construction Management

Requisition Number : EXECU003320

Posted : September 5, 2025

• Full-Time

Seattle, WA 98104, USA

Job Details

Description

Salary range is $165K to $315K with a midpoint of $240K. New hires typically receive between minimum and midpoint, however, we may go slightly higher based on experience, internal equity and market.

Sound Transit also offers a competitive benefits package with a wide range of offerings, including :

GENERAL PURPOSE :

Under general direction, the Executive Project Director (EPD) leads a cross-disciplinary team responsible for planning, design, procurement, permitting, construction, and activation of Link Light Rail Extensions, including but not limited to Everett, Tacoma, West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions. The role oversees project development from environmental and preliminary engineering through final design, heavy civil construction, systems integration, and turnover to operations for revenue service readiness. The EPD ensures consistent delivery practices across all extensions and provides strategic oversight for scope, budget, schedule, risk, quality, and public accountability.

This position reports to the Executive Director of Capital Delivery and is expected to drive innovation in delivery approaches, including but not limited to design-build, CMGC, CMAR and progressive design-buildwhile ensuring strong collaboration across internal departments, external partners, and stakeholder communities.

The responsibilities include staffing, budget, final design, construction, start-up / testing, and rail activation involving high-risk heavy civil construction combined with the installation of state-of-the art systems such as signals, communications, and traction electrification for a fully-integrated high-capacity transit system; assists the department Executive Director in strategic oversight including planning, directing, and managing of activities and operations of the Capital Delivery Department (CDD).

The Executive Project Director will work with all other Executive Project Directors to deliver work consistently and successfully as well as leverage lessons learned and share best practices. The Director shall be a subject matter expert in collaborative delivery and specifically progressive design build and act as a progressive design build subject matter expert within the Capital Delivery department.

Leadership responsibilities include managing and leading staff, this entails training and mentoring, creating growth opportunities, and assessing performance at the individual and team level. This will include establishing KPIs and other metrics and tools as well as driving capital delivery mission and vision.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

The following duties are a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

Education and Experience : Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering or closely related field and ten years of experience in engineering and / or construction management that includes project management of large, complex projects; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Eight years of leadership, budgetary, planning and workforce management experience, preferably in a rail or transit related environment.

Required Licenses or Certifications :

Preferred Licenses or Certifications :

Required Knowledge and Skills :

Physical Demands / Work Environment :

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