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Design Manager Railways – Project Management
AECOMBogotá, COL6+ years
Apply Company Description At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 50,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world. Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity. We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business. We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career. When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started. Job Description AECOM Enterprise Capabilities is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Design Manager to be based in the Bogotá, Colombia office. The successful candidate will lead the multidisciplinary design delivery of complexrailway transportation projects, overseeing all phases of project development, including feasibility studies, site due diligence, concept development, preliminary and detailed engineering, construction documentation, and construction phase support. The role requires strong technical leadership, effective coordination of global and multidisciplinary teams, and the ability to deliver high-quality engineering solutions that meet client expectations, project schedules, budgets, and quality standards. The ideal candidate has extensive experience managing the design of major railway infrastructure projects, possesses a strong background in civil and transportation engineering, and demonstrates outstanding leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills in both Spanish and English. The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:
- Performs various management, leadership, and people accountability responsibilities for a specific technical group or department.
- Has full responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating technical assignments.
- Generally requires multi-disciplinary knowledge of engineering.
- Plans and develops engineering tasks concerned with unique or controversial problems. This involves exploration of subject area, definition of scope and selection of problems for investigation and development of novel concepts and approaches.
- Maintains liaison with units within the organization and individuals inside and outside of the organization.
- Responsible for acting independently on technical matters. Work at this level usually requires extensive progressive experience.
- Proactively manage and communicate change throughout the project both within AECOM and to our clients.
- Identify problems early and develop creative solutions.
- Proactively communicate with all stakeholders to provide project updates and resolve outstanding issues.
- Works under minimal supervision. Supervision received is essentially administrative with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits.
- Manages group of engineers and/or technicians, coordinating activities of the unit.
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Construction Management or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 6 years of progressively responsible experience in railway engineering, design, or design management, or demonstrated equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
- Proven experience managing multidisciplinary railway infrastructure projects through all design phases.
- Strong understanding of railway engineering principles, design standards, project delivery methodologies, and engineering quality processes.
- Advanced English proficiency (written and spoken).
- Master's degree in Railway Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in railway engineering, design, or design management, or demonstrated equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading the design of large-scale railway infrastructure projects, including multidisciplinary coordination.
- Strong knowledge of international railway design standards and engineering best practices.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Spanish.
- Strong leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Proven ability to lead geographically distributed teams in fast-paced, schedule-driven environments.
- Excellent planning, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Strong presentation, client management, and interpersonal communication skills.
- PMP certification and/or professional engineering registration are considered an asset.
- Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
- Sponsorship for Colombia work authorisation is not available for this position, now or in the future.