Rail & Transit Technical Director

Parsons Corporation•USA PA (Virtual Office), PA

2d•$176,900 - $332,400

About The Position

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Rail & Transit Technical Director to join our team! In this role you will get to lead and grow rail and transit teams on key project pursuits while providing strategic and technical leadership for multidisciplinary teams. This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team. For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!

Requirements

Masters degree in engineering (or related technical discipline)
Registered Professional Engineer
10+ years of related work experience
5+ years of experience in a managerial position
Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary rail and transit systems design and delivery teams on major transit and railway infrastructure programs.
Proven experience managing the design, integration, and delivery of one or more of the following rail systems (vehicle engineering, systems, related disciplines):
Proven ability to work on project proposals to identify and integrate winning strategies
Proven ability to build and maintain strong client relationships and successfully lead project teams in a collaborative environment.
Demonstrated leadership, communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

Lead and grow Parsons' Rail and Transit teams focused on SEPTA pursuits and bus centric projects, providing strategic leadership and technical direction for a multidisciplinary team of rail transit professionals.
Develop and maintain strong relationships with transit agencies, rail operators, contractors, technology providers, and industry partners.
Serve as a senior leader for major pursuits, including development of winning strategies, proposal preparation, staffing plans, organizational structures, technical approaches, and project delivery strategies.
Provide oversight and technical leadership for the delivery of complex rail and transit systems projects, ensuring successful execution of the rail systems scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client objectives.
Lead multidisciplinary teams across multiple offices and geographic regions, coordinating engineering resources to efficiently deliver complex projects and programs.
Provide strategic direction and technical support for systems engineering, systems integration, requirements management, configuration management, systems assurance, safety certification, testing and commissioning activities across projects.
Foster collaboration between technical disciplines, operations, maintenance, construction, and client stakeholders to ensure successful integration of all project elements into a safe and reliable operating railway.
Mentor and develop emerging technical and project leaders, supporting succession planning and long-term growth of the Rail Systems practice.