This Opportunity WSP is currently initiating a search for a **Transit Program Design Coordinator** . This position will be **required to sit in office 3-5 days a week in Seattle-WA** . Be involved in projects with our Transportation Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. This role has been created to support some of the recent project wins and on-going pursuits in the Seattle transit and transportation market. The Design Coordinator is responsible for providing design management, coordination, and support for light rail alignments running at-grade and on elevated structure, with interfaces with third party utilities, railroads, and right of way. This includes driving design progress, assisting with management of the relevant design contracts, helping resolve design issues, managing the design milestone submission and review process, and monitoring the design schedule within their Area. This position is contingent upon client approval, meaning that employment will be confirmed once our client has reviewed and approved the selected candidate. Your Impact + Responsible for driving design progress, resolution of all design issues and maintaining design schedule within their Area. + Day-to-day management of Civil/Systems design in their Area. + Tracks the final designer’s design packaging plan against design schedule. + Ensures Major Discipline Leads, technical reviewers and SMEs are included in the reviews of the relevant design packages and provided required notice ahead of submissions to schedule their review time accordingly + Coordinates responses to any Requests for Deviations or Specification Modification Request with SMEs. + Coordinates with the Third-Party team and Designers so required design documentation for permits and agreements is provided. + Manages production of design documentation for the design milestone and third-party submittals within the Construction Contract Package Area to meet schedule. + Forecasts and secures resources for required Design Milestone and Third-Party Submission reviews. + Performs the completeness checks for Design Milestone and Third-Party checklists for permit submissions and recommends to Design Managers if the packages can be accepted for review. + Responsible for initiating the BlueBeam Studio Session for Design Milestone Submission reviews. + Ensures the design reviews are completed in a timely and coordinated manner. + Ensures designs for permitting packages are complete, high-quality, and meet the requirements of the permitting team to advance the individual applications. + Resolves and manages compliance, technical, and integration issues. + Ensures internal stakeholders are included in the design review process. + Ensures third-party and stakeholder comments are consolidated and entered into the master design review response. + Collates and validates all comments received for each design package, checking for correctness, grammar, readability, duplication, and instruction. + Ensures the Major Discipline Leads, Technical Reviewers and SMEs have entered their comment dispositions in Design Milestone Submission Reviews. + Monitors design packages for configuration changes. + Leads relevant design package meetings and workshops. + Participates in relevant project and program working groups. + Supports the Requirements Management team. + Implements integration and interface management between civil and systems infrastructure. + Maintains weekly design submission and RFI response statistics and reports. + Manages, coordinates, and leads stakeholder review meetings to ensure overall design requirements are integrated into the Project – including design packages, technical reviews and review documentation. Who You Are **Required Qualifications** + Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline. + 15+ years of experience in engineering design and construction that includes significant experience with project and contracts management experience, preferably in a rail or transit related environment; or An equivalent combination of education and experience. + A Professional Engineer license issued by the State of Washington and/or Registration as professional engineer in another U.S. State. + Based in, or able to relocate, to the greater Puget Sound area. + Ability to work in office for a minimum of 3 days a week. + Demonstrated experience in owner side design management or final design management of transit rail projects. + Strong understanding of the key stakeholders involved in operational rail environments. + Working knowledge of Bluebeam Revu 21 with experience facilitating Bluebeam Studio sessions. + Strong interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to a technical and non-technical audience. + Highly proficient self-leadership with attention to detail, results orientation, and managing multiple priorities in a dynamic work environment. + Ability to learn new techniques, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, follow instruction, work independently, and comply with company policies. + Advanced proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, technology, math principles, spreadsheets, and tools. + Competent critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from data collation, calculations, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective and logical solution. + Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies. + Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek. **Preferred Qualifications** + Master’s Degree in Engineering. + Experience working in a rail or transit related project delivery environment. + Experience with design management principles, coordination tools and software. + Experience working on large-scale infrastructure or transit projects. + Familiarity with Federal Transit Administration procurement procedures. + Familiarity with railroad construction and operating practices. + PMP certification or similar project management credential. + Familiarity with the City of Seattle’s design and permitting process. WSP Benefits: WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings. Compensation: Expected Salary (all locations): $179,00 - $300,410 WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law. \#LI-RF1 **About WSP** WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper. www.wsp.com WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started? WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States. **NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:** WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. 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