Project Manager 1 Rail Systems

POSITION SUMMARY

Working closely with the Operations Manager, the Project Manager leads the successful execution of rail technology projects for Class I freight railroads, passenger rail operators, and transit agencies across North America. This role serves as the primary customer-facing point of contact and is accountable for scope, schedule, budget, risk, communications, and customer satisfaction from contract award through commissioning and operational support. This is a hands-on role where the successful candidate will actively participate in project execution, field coordination, customer engagement, deployment support, and issue resolution while maintaining overall responsibility for delivery, quality, and business objectives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as project lead and customer liaison for assigned rail customer accounts and projects.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, risks, action items, and status reports.
• Coordinate engineering, software, AI, IT, manufacturing, field services, operations, quality, and subcontractor resources.
• Lead kickoff meetings, project reviews, customer updates, change request discussions, and closeout activities.
• Actively support site surveys, installations, testing, commissioning, acceptance, and operational readiness activities.
• Drive resolution of technical, operational, and customer issues through direct engagement with stakeholders.
• Track project performance against scope, schedule, budget, contractual deliverables, and customer expectations.
• Coordinate site access, safety requirements, railroad training, and customer compliance obligations.
• Partner with sales and business development teams to support customer growth and future project initiatives.

Required - Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, Operations, or related field; equivalent experience considered. - 2 years of project management experience delivering complex technical, transportation, industrial, or infrastructure projects. - Experience managing schedules, budgets, risks, deliverables, stakeholders, and customer communications. - Excellent written, verbal, presentation, organization, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred - Experience with Class I railroads, passenger rail agencies, transit operators, or rail industry suppliers. - PMP or equivalent certification preferred. - Familiarity with railroad operations, safety programs, field deployment environments, or industrial technology systems. - Proficiency with Microsoft 365, Teams, Excel, Project, Planner, and project reporting tools; valid passport preferred.

SUCCESS FACTORS

• Strong ownership mentality with a focus on execution, accountability, safety, quality, and customer success.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority while maintaining a practical, solution-oriented approach.
• Comfortable working in office and field environments, including customer sites, rail yards, maintenance facilities, and installation locations.
• Active involvement in project execution rather than managing solely through reports and status meetings.

Travel: Up to 25% throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico for customer meetings, site surveys, field deployments, commissioning, and project reviews.

Benefits:

Generous compensation package with incentives based on performance.  Benefit package includes paid group health, dental, life, and disability insurance; voluntary life insurance, vision, critical illness, and off the job accident insurance, a 401(k) plan with 4% company match, Employee Assistance Program, a Paid Time Off (PTO) Plan, and 14 paid company holidays.

Disclaimers:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of all responsibilities, duties, or activities required of the job, and are subject to change at any time, with or without notice.  This job description does not constitute an employment contract.  Employment is at will, meaning employment is for an indefinite period-of-time and is subject to termination by you or Duos Technologies Group, Inc., with or without cause, with or without notice, and at any time. 

Duos Technologies Group, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and employees or applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law.

Duos Technologies Group, Inc. is a Drug Free Workplace.  An offer of employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a pre-employment drug screening and a background check.