Job DescriptionAECOM is seeking a
Project Manager, Overhead Contact System, for one of our offices in
Sacramento, CA. This is an onsite role.
JOB SUMMARY: The Project Manager, Overhead Contact System (OCS), oversees the delivery of 25kV AC railway electrification infrastructure on a major transportation infrastructure project, from design through procurement, installation, testing, commissioning, energization, and operational handover. The position covers catenary systems, registration equipment, cantilever assemblies, auto-tensioning systems, sectioning and paralleling facilities, switching infrastructure, neutral sections and overlap zones, grounding and bonding, traction return systems, and OCS monitoring. Reporting to the Rail Systems Lead, the Project Manager is accountable for scope, schedule, budget, risk, contractor performance, and delivery milestones across OCS work packages, while coordinating interfaces with traction power, signaling, communications, track, structures, stations, maintenance facilities, operations, and maintenance. The position also coordinates utility and regulatory approvals, outage planning, electrical safety, energization readiness, and integrated testing, with travel of approximately 25-50% along the project alignment throughout the Central Valley, California.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:- Support the delivery of OCS systems throughout design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, energization, and operational handover
- Maintain accountability for project scope, schedule, budget, risk management, contractor performance, and delivery milestones for OCS work packages
- Coordinate delivery activities between traction power, signaling, communications, track, structures, stations, maintenance facilities, operations, and maintenance teams
- Support delivery of catenary systems, contact and messenger wire systems, cantilever assemblies, registration equipment, and auto-tensioning systems
- Support delivery of sectioning and paralleling facilities, switching infrastructure, neutral sections, overlap zones, grounding and bonding systems, traction return systems, and OCS monitoring systems
- Provide leadership for railway electrical safety, outage planning, energization readiness, and operational readiness programs
- Coordinate with utility providers, railroad operators, local jurisdictions, regulators, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction
- Support approval processes associated with energization, railway operations, and electrification infrastructure
- Coordinate responses to technical reviews, stakeholder comments, and system acceptance requirements
- Support technical oversight of contractor installation activities and system implementation
- Coordinate resolution of technical issues, field changes, interface challenges, and construction constraints
- Review installation readiness, testing readiness, and energization readiness across OCS work packages
- Lead execution of Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, integrated testing, dynamic testing, and energization programs
- Coordinate testing interfaces with traction power, signaling, communications, rolling stock, and operations systems
- Support defect resolution, punch-list closure, operational readiness, and entry into revenue service
- Support executive reporting, forecasting, change management, stakeholder engagement, and governance activities
QualificationsMINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: - BA/BS + 8 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Railway Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related engineering discipline, or demonstrable on-the-job work experience
- Demonstrated experience delivering 25kV AC OCS systems from design through commissioning and operational service
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, contractors, suppliers, and consultants
- Strong working knowledge of railway electrification systems, OCS interfaces, grounding and bonding, traction return systems, and railway operations
- Experience coordinating OCS delivery with traction power, signaling, track, structures, and rolling stock disciplines
- Experience leading outage planning, energization readiness, and railway electrical safety programs
- Experience managing approvals with utility providers, railroad operators, regulators, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction
- Experience leading Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, integrated testing, and energization programs
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience on high-speed rail projects operating above 125 mph (200 km/h)
- Experience delivering high-speed catenary systems and electrification infrastructure
- Experience with EN 50119, AREMA, FRA, and railway electrification standards
- Experience supporting dynamic testing and pantograph-catenary interaction testing
- Experience supporting entry into revenue service on an electrified passenger railway
- Experience overseeing contracts exceeding $250 million
- PE, PMP, CEng, APM, or equivalent professional certification
- Experience with OCS monitoring systems and electrification asset condition management
- At least ten (10) years of experience delivering railway electrification or OCS infrastructure projects
- At least ten (10) years of project management experience on transportation, railway, utility, or infrastructure programs
Additional Information- Sponsorship is provided.
- Relocation is provided.
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