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Rail Design Manager Job at EXP in Chicago

EXP, Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Job Description

At EXP, we're driven to provide innovative solutions for the world's built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world's most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.

Are you ready to design your future?

Be our next Rail Design Manager

Your work environment at EXP

In this role you will be a part of the Rail and Infrastructure group in the Chicago office. We are an entrepreneurial, multidisciplinary firm of approximately 4,400 professionals across North America with a history of successfully delivering some of the most complex infrastructure projects across North America.

What a day at EXP has in store for you
  • As Design Manager, you will serve as the primary day-to-day liaison between the design team and the construction team in a design-build relationship, overseeing both commercial and technical matters.
  • You will have prior experience managing multi-billion dollar design build rail and infrastructure projects in urban environments.
  • This role requires physical in-person presence in Chicago on a weekly basis.


What your experience looks like
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Architecture
  • Professional Engineer or Registered Architect required
  • 15+ years of experience in managing design for multi-disciplinary rail and transit infrastructure projects.
  • Design-build experience
  • Specific experience with railway design including, civil, track, signal, operations control and communication systems, rail systems integration, power systems, bridge design, complex foundations, station design and design in environmental sensitive areas.
  • Ability to work with local agencies and complex stakeholder groups to successfully deliver projects.
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to direct and supervise a multi-discipline design team.
  • Strong leadership, project management skills and the ability to work in a team environment


The salary range for this role is $150,000 to $200,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to the candidate's skill set, experience, certifications, and geographic location. Compensation may vary by location due to differences in the cost of labor.

In addition to competitive pay, we offer a comprehensive benefits package for all full-time employees, including health insurance, vacation time, and 401(k) retirement benefits.

About Us

Our story
With a mission to understand, innovate, partner and deliver, EXP provides engineering, architecture, design and consulting services to the world's built and natural environments.

Our heritage dates back to 1906, when the earliest of EXP's predecessor companies started its engineering infrastructure practice. Today, thousands of creative professionals across EXP work together to deliver extraordinary experiences year after year.

What makes us different

The passion, enthusiasm, diversity and industry-leading capabilities of our employees make us who we are. We're committed to providing a challenging work environment that cultivates career growth, encourages creativity and rewards excellence.

Find out more about life at EXP by visiting www.exp.com.

About the Team

EXP is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer who fully and actively supports equal access for all people regardless of Race, Color, Sex, Religion, Gender, Age, National Origin, Veteran Status, Disability, Genetic Information or Testing, Family and Medical Leave, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression.

Should you need any special accommodations, please feel free to contact us at hrsupport@exp.com and we will arrange for the most suitable accommodations based on your needs.