Project Lead, Rail Systems (RSES)
About The Position
Egis is seeking a Project Lead, Rail Systems for its Sacramento, California office. The role provides leadership across engineering, construction, testing, commissioning, operational readiness, and stakeholder management to ensure successful delivery of rail systems projects. The successful candidate will bring technical expertise and program leadership experience managing large, multidisciplinary infrastructure programs. The Project Lead oversees rail systems delivery and integration from design and procurement through construction, testing, commissioning, and operational handover. The role manages scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, safety, and performance across multiple systems contracts and work packages; leads multidisciplinary teams; coordinates integration across a range of rail and operational systems; and guides stakeholder, commercial, technical, operational, and contractual decisions. The position also drives operational readiness, system acceptance, integrated testing, and project closeout. Egis describes its work as delivering transportation and infrastructure solutions that connect communities and improve everyday life. The company offers opportunities to collaborate across disciplines and regions, contribute to complex infrastructure projects, and develop professionally through mentorship, training, and leadership opportunities. The role's anticipated base salary is $160,000–$240,000 annually, with possible incentive compensation and a comprehensive Total Rewards package. Positions require pre-employment screening, and offers are contingent on successful screening results.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 15+ years of experience delivering rail, transportation, infrastructure, or other complex systems programs, including leadership of multidisciplinary engineering, construction, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness activities.
- Proven experience managing large-scale infrastructure programs with significant budget, schedule, commercial, and stakeholder responsibilities.
- Strong understanding of systems integration, interface management, and delivery of complex transportation systems, including signaling, communications, power systems, SCADA, operational technology, or related infrastructure.
- Demonstrated experience leading contractors, consultants, suppliers, system integrators, and multidisciplinary project teams through planning, design, construction, testing, and final acceptance.
- Experience with commercial management, including budgeting, forecasting, project controls, contract administration, change management, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
- Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
- Accepted employment offers are contingent on successful pre-employment screening, including identity, motor vehicle, education, employment, criminal, sanctions/watch-list, and drug checks.
Nice To Haves
- Professional certification such as PMP, PE, CEng, INCOSE, PRINCE2, or equivalent.
Responsibilities
- Lead rail systems delivery and integration from design and procurement through construction, testing, commissioning, and operational handover.
- Manage program scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, safety, and performance across multiple systems contracts and work packages.
- Provide leadership to multidisciplinary engineering, construction, commissioning, and operations teams.
- Coordinate integration across signaling, communications, power, SCADA, operational technology, infrastructure, and operational systems.
- Lead stakeholder engagement with clients, contractors, suppliers, regulatory agencies, utilities, and project partners.
- Oversee commercial, technical, operational, and contractual decision-making to support successful project delivery.
- Drive operational readiness, system acceptance, integrated testing, and final project closeout activities.
Benefits
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Paid time off and flexible holiday program
- Flexible work arrangements, including hybrid and remote opportunities where business needs allow
- Life insurance and disability coverage, including maternity leave
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for healthcare and dependent care expenses
- Paid family leave
- Wellness programs supporting physical and mental well-being
- Education assistance, professional development, and continuing learning opportunities
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee discount programs
- Possible incentive compensation, where applicable
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
