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City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management · 3 months ago

Project Manager III (Sr. Transit Project Manager-More MARTA) (ATLDOT)

Atlanta, GA, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$81K/yr - $126K/yr

5+ years exp

The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management is seeking a highly motivated Senior Transit Project Manager to support the More MARTA transit program. The role involves planning and coordinating with MARTA project managers to facilitate the implementation of a $2.6B transit expansion program, ensuring compliance with city standards and engaging with various stakeholders.

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Responsibilities

Coordinate project implementation and review across City departments (ATLDOT, Dept. of City Planning, Dept. of Parks and Recreation, etc.) and partner agencies such as MARTA and Atlanta Beltline Inc

Coordinate and attend all project team meetings and program governance meetings, as needed

Develop briefings for City staff and leadership, as needed

Review engineering plans and ensure compliance with City policies and standards

Review project planning documentation and technical reports for compliance with City standards, design guidance, zoning and code requirements

Develop and review legislation that would impact transit planning and implementation

Support project team community and stakeholder engagement efforts as City representative

Serve as resource of transit performance metrics, transit data, and transit design standards

Monitor and reports on program and project goals through collected data and metrics

Be able to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders and audiences

Develop policy proposals to advance transit planning and coordination

Participate in evaluation and selection of contracts as City representative

Qualification

Multimodal transportation planningTransportation engineeringProject managementNACTO design guidanceMUTCD compliancePublic transit operationsStakeholder engagementPolicy developmentCommunication skillsOrganizational skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Public Policy, Public Affairs, Transportation Planning, Civil Engineering or related field is required

A minimum of five (5) years of transportation planning or engineering experience required

At least two (2) years of managerial or supervisory experience required

Demonstrated project management success

Strong understanding of principles of multimodal transportation planning

Strong understanding of NACTO planning and design guidance, as well as MUTCD and other relevant design guidelines and research

Demonstrated knowledge of transportation and mobility topics such as street design, engineering, and construction, planning and zoning, right-of-way activities and property acquisition, dedicated and priority bus lanes, public transit operations, green and complete streets, sidewalk construction and maintenance, utility coordination and relocation, signal technology, regulatory environments, grant administration, and finance, and compliance

Preferred

Masters degree in Architecture, Public Policy, Public Affairs, Transportation Planning, Civil Engineering or related field, along with 5-8 years' of project management experience in transportation planning, engineering, consulting, or construction

PE or AICP accreditation