Job Details

Job Location: PHILADELPHIA - PHILADELPHIA, PA

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range: $140, 000.00 - $160, 000.00 Salary/year

Construction Specialist - Rail

Construction Specialist - Rail

Philadelphia Region

Job Summary:

Urban is seeking an experienced Construction Specialist to work in our Integrated Services Business Unit. The successful candidate will be a dedicated professional who thrives in a challenging, fast-paced, and team-oriented environment. The candidate will use their expertise in transit infrastructure and project management to support multidisciplinary projects with a focus on project planning, oversight, and execution.

The Construction Specialist will be responsible for providing planning and project management for multi-disciplinary projects. The position will support the firm's passenger rail and transit markets. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the ability to lead and manage multiple engineering disciplines and subconsultants while meeting project budgets, schedules, and quality requirements. Additionally, the candidate will provide key technical advisory services in estimating, constructability, scheduling, value engineering, risk assessment, and project controls.

Job Responsibilities

• Oversee the successful execution of transit projects by ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and profitability goals.
• Demonstrate a proven track record of delivering complex multidisciplinary transit projects, while fostering strong client relationships
• Provide constructability insights, estimating, scheduling, and value engineering support across all phases of project development.
• Provide detailed constructability, estimating, and scheduling support related to constructability reviews, value engineering efforts, change order review, programmatic estimates, risk assessments and project control services
• Develop and/or review cost estimates and CPM schedules to support project planning, design, and execution.
• Prepare detailed cost estimates for rail designs for internal and external customers. Additionally, work within heavy highway, bridge, marine, and transit departments in the same capacity as necessary.
• Support the Team Leader in the management of constructability and value engineering reviews as it relates to rail projects involving design and construction of rail facilities as well as preparing scopes of work, conducting quality control reviews, and participating in lead roles in business development including proposal preparation and interviews.
• Maintain detailed project documentation for estimates, schedules, constructability reviews, and project controls to ensure transparency and accountability.
• Present technical findings, cost estimates, and risk assessments to internal and external stakeholders.
• Utilize industry best practices in construction oversight, risk mitigation, contract administration, and stakeholder coordination.
• Update and maintain database and computer-based office libraries

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering / Construction Management or related field is required
• Previous experience working on SEPTA, NJ Transit, Amtrak, or other rail and transit agency is preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a Project Management position successfully delivering multi-disciplinary projects with a minimum of 3 years of project management experience on transit design projects.
• Strong understanding of contract administration, construction oversight, project controls, and risk management.
• Demonstrated track record of external customer engagements and building and maintaining successful client relationships.
• Expertise in the Track/Civil discipline demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of construction, cost estimating and budgeting of track related projects
• PE license is preferred
• Familiar with estimating and scheduling software
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office Suite, and Bluebeam
• Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to present findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to read and interpret plans, specifications, and contractual procedures with keen attention to project risks and quality control.

Pay Rate: $140, 000 - $160, 000 / annually

Benefits of working at Urban:

• Medical/Prescription
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short/Long Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401K and company match
• Vacation, Holiday, and Personal Days
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Professional Development
• Certification Bonus

Apply today!

About Urban: -LH

Our culture is built around our people. Voted a top workplace by our employees, we are committed to advancing careers and providing a foundation for professional growth. Urban offers a wide range of health, welfare, and financial benefits to our employees, as well as career development through our own Urban Training Institute, tuition assistance program, and certification incentives.

Founded in 1960, Urban provides services for buildings, ports, transit, railroads, airports, bridges, and highways. We specialize in engineering design, environmental, planning, construction services, and program management. By providing innovation, technical excellence, and on-time performance, we create value for our Clients.

Equal Employment Opportunity/M/F/disability/protected veteran status
Qualifications Construction Specialist - Rail

Philadelphia Region

Job Summary:

Urban is seeking an experienced Construction Specialist to work in our Integrated Services Business Unit. The successful candidate will be a dedicated professional who thrives in a challenging, fast-paced, and team-oriented environment. The candidate will use their expertise in transit infrastructure and project management to support multidisciplinary projects with a focus on project planning, oversight, and execution.

The Construction Specialist will be responsible for providing planning and project management for multi-disciplinary projects. The position will support the firm's passenger rail and transit markets. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the ability to lead and manage multiple engineering disciplines and subconsultants while meeting project budgets, schedules, and quality requirements. Additionally, the candidate will provide key technical advisory services in estimating, constructability, scheduling, value engineering, risk assessment, and project controls.

Job Responsibilities

• Oversee the successful execution of transit projects by ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and profitability goals.
• Demonstrate a proven track record of delivering complex multidisciplinary transit projects, while fostering strong client relationships
• Provide constructability insights, estimating, scheduling, and value engineering support across all phases of project development.
• Provide detailed constructability, estimating, and scheduling support related to constructability reviews, value engineering efforts, change order review, programmatic estimates, risk assessments and project control services
• Develop and/or review cost estimates and CPM schedules to support project planning, design, and execution.
• Prepare detailed cost estimates for rail designs for internal and external customers. Additionally, work within heavy highway, bridge, marine, and transit departments in the same capacity as necessary.
• Support the Team Leader in the management of constructability and value engineering reviews as it relates to rail projects involving design and construction of rail facilities as well as preparing scopes of work, conducting quality control reviews, and participating in lead roles in business development including proposal preparation and interviews.
• Maintain detailed project documentation for estimates, schedules, constructability reviews, and project controls to ensure transparency and accountability.
• Present technical findings, cost estimates, and risk assessments to internal and external stakeholders.
• Utilize industry best practices in construction oversight, risk mitigation, contract administration, and stakeholder coordination.
• Update and maintain database and computer-based office libraries

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering / Construction Management or related field is required
• Previous experience working on SEPTA, NJ Transit, Amtrak, or other rail and transit agency is preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a Project Management position successfully delivering multi-disciplinary projects with a minimum of 3 years of project management experience on transit design projects.
• Strong understanding of contract administration, construction oversight, project controls, and risk management.
• Demonstrated track record of external customer engagements and building and maintaining successful client relationships.
• Expertise in the Track/Civil discipline demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of construction, cost estimating and budgeting of track related projects
• PE license is preferred
• Familiar with estimating and scheduling software
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office Suite, and Bluebeam
• Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to present findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to read and interpret plans, specifications, and contractual procedures with keen attention to project risks and quality control.

Pay Rate: $140, 000 - $160, 000 / annually

Benefits of working at Urban:

• Medical/Prescription
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short/Long Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401K and company match
• Vacation, Holiday, and Personal Days
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Professional Development
• Certification Bonus

Apply today!

About Urban: -LH

Our culture is built around our people. Voted a top workplace by our employees, we are committed to advancing careers and providing a foundation for professional growth. Urban offers a wide range of health, welfare, and financial benefits to our employees, as well as career development through our own Urban Training Institute, tuition assistance program, and certification incentives.

Founded in 1960, Urban provides services for buildings, ports, transit, railroads, airports, bridges, and highways. We specialize in engineering design, environmental, planning, construction services, and program management. By providing innovation, technical excellence, and on-time performance, we create value for our Clients.

Equal Employment Opportunity/M/F/disability/protected veteran status