Senior Project Manager, Border Region

Annual Salary Range: $96,824.00 - $157,602.00
First Review of Applications: April 27, 2025
Expected Start Date: June/July 2025

Overview of the Department

The Mega Projects, Border and Goods Movement Department focuses on delivering complex infrastructure and technology projects in the San Diego region, as well as delivering projects that focus on goods movement and border connectivity. Some of these projects include the SR 11/Otay Mesa East Port of Entry (OME POE), the LOSSAN Rail Realignment, the Harbor Drive 2.0/Vesta Street Bridge and the Back Office System.

Role

Under the direction of the Border Region Delivery Manager, the Senior Project Manager, Border Region will play an integral role in the coordination and project delivery of several complex interrelated projects for the OME POE to ensure on-time completion of deliverables and outputs that support this binational, multimodal border crossing. Reporting to the Program Manager, the Senior Project Manager will also focus on managing cross-border projects in the California-Baja California region, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, and ensuring successful project delivery within scope, schedule, and budget.

This position will be filled as a Senior Regional Planner or Senior Engineer, depending on experience.

Typical Qualifications

• The minimum education, training, and experience qualifications for the Senior Regional Planner include a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, with major course work in urban, regional, transportation or environmental planning, geography, business, public administration, public policy, or a related field.
• At least five years of increasingly responsible, professional regional, transportation, or environmental planning experience, including some lead or supervisory experience, along with project management experience.
• Proven experience managing projects, ensuring alignment with program objectives, timelines, and budgets, with a track record of successfully delivering projects on schedule and within financial constraints. Preference for managing border region projects.
• Strong background in coordinating technical activities related to project development, including planning, design, environmental clearance, permitting, and construction contract award, in compliance with relevant regulations.

Experience and Qualifications if Filled as a Senior Engineer

• The minimum education, training, and experience qualifications include a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, with major course work in civil, structural, or transportation engineering or a related field.
• At least five years of increasingly responsible, professional engineering experience, including some lead or supervisory experience, and project management experience.
• Possession of Professional Engineer Registration in the State of California.

 Benefits

SANDAG offers comprehensive benefits, to include health, dental, and vision insurance as well as employee assistance, wellness, and work/life balance programs. Additionally, SANDAG offers the following:

• Hybrid work options
• 9/80 flexible work schedule
• Pay-for-performance merit increases
• Retirement - Defined Benefit Plan with the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)
• Retirement - 457 Defined Contribution Plan with Voya
• Excellent health insurance options for employees and their eligible dependents
• Free dental and vision insurance for employees and their eligible dependents
• Education Assistance of up to $5,250 a year for regular employees
• Free transit pass for use throughout the San Diego region, bus, Rapid Express, Trolley, and COASTER
• Paid time off including 12 paid holidays, 2 floating holiday days, generous paid time off (PTO) per year, depending on length of service

Call (619) 699-1900 or visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sandag? for information. First review April 27, 2025. EOE.