Associate Director - OCS Expert

Network Rail Consulting•Sacramento, CA

76d•Hybrid

About The Position

Network Rail Consulting (NRC) is the international consultancy arm of Network Rail. We have been active in the North American, Australian and the Middle East markets since 2013 and have successfully delivered more than 150 consultancy contracts for government, public and privately owned organizations. Through our consulting services in the United States (US), we are assisting both public agencies and private clients in the transportation sector to accelerate transformation efforts, make step-changes in major program delivery, and achieve leaps forward in areas such as asset management & maintenance, major projects, railway operations, strategic planning and advisory. Our work is driven forward by our values: agile, always safe, care about people, collaborative, impartial and passionate. We have already delivered several key advisory and infrastructure projects across the US and have consistently demonstrated exceptional value to our clients through deep integration with their teams, showing ourselves to be a true partner and peer. Building on our continued success, we are looking for an experienced professional to join our team as an Associate Director – OCS based in Sacramento.

Requirements

Relevant professional qualifications
Strong background in Overhead Contact Systems – ideally within a high-speed railway environment.
Plan and deliver appropriate systems to understand future demand, new technologies, and areas for improvement.
Manage third parties so that service levels are met.
Knowledge of relevant legislation, industry, and company standards.
Ability to work across a multidisciplinary team and establish relationships at all levels.
Relevant engineering management experience involving technical and business risk assessment.
Project Management experience involving schedule and budgets.
Contract and procurement experience.

Nice To Haves

International rail system design and consultation experienced
PE Qualified/Chartered Engineer
Membership of a professional body
High Speed Rail experience.

Responsibilities

Work as part of the integrated High-Speed Rail Systems Engineering project team, providing technical specialist support for product specification, system design compliance and approval, construction, acceptance, maintenance and operation of the Overhead Contact Systems, grounding & bonding, connections to the traction power system, and all related interfaces.
Provide project and day to day contract management for all high voltage connection contracts with utility providers.
Interpret business requirements and develop performance requirements for the Rail Systems specification in compliance with statute, system design, national and international standards, and best industry practice.
Provide advice and guidance on development of new or modified Overhead Contact Systems, or equipment for use on project infrastructure so that the systems specification remains at the forefront of industry in terms of safety, technology, and performance.
Provide specialist technical guidance and support to the product acceptance process for OCS equipment and components.
As team lead you will provide technical support to other engineers within the High-Speed Rail Systems project team and to others within the wider project team to ensure that specialist advice is available as the need arises required.
Establish technical content for OCS standards for the project.
Review, as directed, the overall performance, safety and compatibility of project Overhead Contact Systems and provide structured feedback where required.
Contribute to the development of project requests for proposal (RFPs) and to the evaluation of proposals from contractors/subcontractors.
Update Design Criteria Manual chapters for OCS, for incorporation into future contracts.
Manage the Overhead Contact Systems interface with adjoining railroad entities.