The Opportunity 

As Design Manager, you will serve as a key technical and managerial leader throughout the design process, coordinating architects, engineers, specialty consultants, clients, and construction partners to deliver a high-quality, coordinated, and constructible facility. You will provide hands-on design leadership while managing design quality, schedule, coordination, and technical interfaces across the project.

This position is based in the New York City / New Jersey region.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the design and multidisciplinary coordination of a Maintenance Control Facility (MCF) project from concept through detailed design and delivery.

• Serve as a senior design leader, coordinating architectural, structural, civil, MEP, systems, rail, and other specialty disciplines as required.

• Provide hands-on technical oversight and design direction, ensuring solutions are functional, coordinated, constructible, and aligned with project requirements.

• Manage the integration of building, site, transportation, and operational requirements within a complex maintenance facility environment.

• Coordinate closely with clients, agency stakeholders, design partners, contractors, and internal technical teams throughout the design process.

• Oversee design schedules, technical deliverables, quality control, design coordination, and resolution of multidisciplinary issues.

• Identify design risks, constructability challenges, and technical interfaces early and develop practical solutions.

• Support design reviews, agency submissions, technical presentations, and stakeholder meetings.

• Work closely with construction partners, particularly within Design-Build environments, to support constructability, phasing, value engineering, and resolution of design issues.

• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to architects and engineers across multiple disciplines.

• Support business development, proposals, and pursuit activities related to major Rail + Transit and transportation facility opportunities in the NYC region.

What You’ll Bring:

• Registered Architect (RA) or Professional Engineer (PE) license required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, or a related discipline; Master’s degree preferred.

• 15+ years of progressive design experience delivering complex buildings, transportation infrastructure, or other technically demanding facilities.

• Demonstrated experience leading the design and coordination of rail stations, rail maintenance facilities, transit facilities, aviation maintenance facilities, or comparable transportation facilities.

• Strong understanding of multidisciplinary design coordination and the ability to integrate architectural, engineering, operational, and infrastructure requirements.

• Experience managing design teams and coordinating multiple technical disciplines through complex project phases.

• Experience with Design-Build project delivery is strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to review and challenge technical design solutions while maintaining a practical, project-focused approach.

• Strong understanding of constructability, design quality, technical risk, and project delivery requirements.

• Excellent communication, coordination, and client-facing skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively with architects, engineers, contractors, clients, and agency stakeholders.

• Must be based in the New York City or New Jersey region, with the ability to support project and client meetings as required.

Why TYLin?

TYLin is a globally recognized, full-service infrastructure consulting firm committed to shaping sustainable, resilient, and innovative transportation solutions. Joining TYLin means:

• Working on complex, high-profile transportation infrastructure projects that have a lasting impact on the communities they serve.

• Playing a key leadership role in the design and delivery of a significant Maintenance Control Facility within the NYC region.

• Collaborating with experienced architects, engineers, planners, and technical specialists across a multidisciplinary organization.

• Being part of a firm that values technical excellence, creativity, collaboration, and professional growth.

• Having opportunities to contribute to major Rail + Transit, Aviation, and broader transportation infrastructure programs.

• Building long-term relationships with leading transportation agencies, clients, and industry partners.

• Joining a culture that prioritizes integrity, inclusion, innovation, and delivering lasting value to clients and communities.