OCS Engineer rail and transit

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AECOM is currently seeking an Overhead Catenary System (OCS) Engineer with specialized skills in rail systems, to join our multidisciplinary Systems Design team in Western Canada and work on delivering an existing and future portfolio of projects.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop detailed OCS designs for public transit rail projects.
• Produce OCS design deliverables such as layout drawings, profiles, hanger tabulations, erection diagrams, sectioning diagrams, foundation drawings, grounding drawings, and others.
• Generate design reports for all phases of system design.
• Produce Issued for Construction drawing and document packages.
• Participate in the implementation phase of projects, such as Installation, Testing & Commissioning, Cutover, Record Drawings and final reports.
• Author procurement specifications, performing vendor bid evaluations and selection, and manage vendors until final delivery.
• Interface with other technical disciplines such as Traction Power System, Comms Systems, S&TCS, Electrical, Mechanical, Structural, Architectural, Trackwork, and Civil; including coordination and design of interfaces, both physical and functional.
• Support the management of System Interfaces and creation of Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
• Lead technical interactions with clients, operators, and other major stakeholders.
• Support the authoring of project plan documents.
• Support System Engineering and Assurance efforts such as Requirements Management, Verification & Validation, RAM, Safety Assurance, Quality Management, EMI/EMC, and others.
• Support cost estimates, project schedules and budget forecasts.
• Perform technical review of other team members’ designs.
• Participate in project pursuit efforts.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior personnel as part of team development.
• Perform condition assessments and feasibility studies for state-of-good-repair projects.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree + 6 years of relevant experience in OCS design for public transit rail projects
• Professional Engineer designation in Canada
• Driver’s License

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8 years or more of relevant experience.
• Experience with OCS design in Maintenance and Storage Facilities preferred.
• Experience with Traction Power System design preferred.
• Experience in Testing & Commissioning, Cutover, Interface Management and Operations & Maintenance.
• Working knowledge of codes and standards applicable to rail projects.
• Accustomed to operating within a multi-disciplinary project structure with responsibility for OCS design.
• Self-motivated and able to work with limited direct supervision.
• Able to lead discussions with senior project staff, partners, clients and suppliers.
• Able to multitask due to concurrent projects.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in order to be client-facing representing the project team.

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You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

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