Project Engineer, Traction Power and Medium Voltage

AECOM•Sacramento, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

AECOM is seeking a Project Engineer, Traction Power and Medium Voltage, for an on-site role in Sacramento, Fresno, or Bakersfield, California. The position provides engineering leadership for traction power, medium voltage distribution, and auxiliary power systems on a major transportation infrastructure project. Systems covered include 25kV AC traction power, traction power substations, switching and paralleling stations, utility interconnections, SCADA, protective relays, transformers, high- and medium-voltage switchgear, grounding and bonding, traction return, wayside distribution, emergency and standby power, UPS systems, and electrical metering and monitoring. The Project Engineer leads technical coordination across design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning, energization, and operational handover. The role reviews engineering studies, protection schemes, equipment specifications, construction packages, contractor submittals, calculations, and test procedures, while coordinating interfaces with OCS, signaling, communications, SCADA, stations, maintenance facilities, civil works, track, operations, and maintenance. It supports utility coordination, regulatory approvals, construction inspections, safety and outage planning, commissioning, defect resolution, and final system acceptance. Travel is approximately 25–50% along the project alignment throughout California’s Central Valley.

Requirements

BA/BS and 6 years of relevant experience, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
Strong technical writing, coordination, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
Demonstrated experience supporting traction power and electrical systems from design through construction, testing, commissioning, energization, and final acceptance.
Strong experience reviewing engineering calculations, technical studies, specifications, and construction documentation.
Strong working knowledge of traction power systems, medium voltage distribution systems, substations, protective relays, utility interfaces, and railway electrical infrastructure.
Experience coordinating contractors, utilities, suppliers, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Experience reviewing protection schemes, load flow analyses, short circuit studies, and grounding studies.
Experience supporting utility coordination, interconnection, and energization authorization activities.
Experience supporting Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, and electrical commissioning programs.
10+ years of engineering experience on major transportation, utility, energy, or infrastructure programs.
10+ years of experience delivering traction power, electrical infrastructure, utility, medium voltage, or rail systems projects.
Professional Engineer (PE) licensure; additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of licensure.
Experience on high-speed rail projects operating above 125 mph (200 km/h).
Experience with California High-Speed Rail, HS2, European high-speed rail programs, or comparable large-scale rail programs.
Experience delivering 25kV AC traction power systems.
Experience supporting traction power substations, auxiliary power substations, switching stations, and utility interconnections.
Experience with electrical SCADA systems, power monitoring systems, and integrated railway power management systems.
Experience supporting substation construction, wayside equipment installation, energization planning, and commissioning programs.
Experience supporting integrated testing, revenue service demonstration, and entry into revenue service activities.

Responsibilities

Lead engineering coordination and technical oversight for traction power, medium voltage, and auxiliary power systems throughout design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning, energization, and operational handover.
Coordinate engineering interfaces among traction power, OCS, signaling, communications, SCADA, stations, maintenance facilities, civil works, track, operations, and maintenance teams.
Lead technical review of traction power studies, protection schemes, load flow analyses, short circuit studies, grounding studies, equipment specifications, construction packages, and design deliverables.
Review contractor submittals, shop drawings, calculation packages, test procedures, and engineering documentation.
Provide engineering support for 25kV AC traction power systems, traction power substations, switching and paralleling stations, utility interconnection facilities, and traction power SCADA systems.
Provide engineering support for protective relay systems, power transformers, high- and medium-voltage switchgear, grounding and bonding systems, traction return systems, and power monitoring systems.
Provide engineering support for medium voltage distribution networks, station and maintenance facility power, wayside power distribution, ring main units, distribution transformers, motor control centers, emergency and standby power, UPS systems, low voltage distribution, and electrical metering.
Review engineering deliverables associated with substations, cable routes, duct banks, equipment shelters, and corridor-wide distribution infrastructure.
Coordinate electrical power interfaces supporting signaling, communications, train control, station, maintenance facility, security, and operational control center systems.
Support utility coordination for transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution service connections, including service applications, interconnection agreements, load studies, protection coordination reviews, and energization authorizations.
Provide technical support for statutory, regulatory, and Authority Having Jurisdiction approvals, and support responses to regulator comments, permit conditions, and inspection findings.
Monitor construction of substations, utility interconnections, medium voltage distribution systems, and wayside electrical infrastructure; conduct field inspections to verify compliance with approved designs and standards.
Support resolution of field issues, design changes, RFIs, utility conflicts, site access constraints, and construction sequencing challenges.
Provide technical leadership for electrical safety, outage planning, energization readiness, commissioning readiness, and operational handover programs.
Support Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, System Integration Testing, protective relay testing, transformer testing, switchgear testing, SCADA verification, and trial running.
Support defect resolution, corrective actions, punch-list closure, final system acceptance, revenue service demonstration, and operational readiness.