Senior Rail Systems Project Manager- Los Angeles, CA

Hatch•Los Angeles, CA
•$170,000 - $250,000•Onsite

About The Position

Hatch is seeking a highly motivated Senior Project Manager – Rail Systems to join our North American Infrastructure group in our Rail Systems team in the Los Angeles, CA location. In this role, the successful candidate will manage rail systems design or design oversight teams on transit rail projects in coordination with Hatch's global rail systems practice. The ideal candidate will be an experienced rail systems design manager, ideally a licensed professional engineer, with 10+ years of experience designing and/or integrating rail systems, preferably including signaling and train control, communications, traction power, and all ancillary systems. They shall have a proven track record in developing and implementing systems integration tasks, managing a team of multidisciplinary engineering professionals, and developing successful teams on major design-build, design-bid-build or PPP rail and transit projects.

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
  • 10 years of experience with at least 5 of these years in positions with engineering management responsibilities.
  • Full knowledge of US (FTA & FRA), CENELEC, and ISO rail delivery standards and practices with ability to demonstrate using each on past projects.
  • Experience delivering both brown and green field transit rail systems programs over $50M in capital value with full lifecycle responsibility in a management role
  • Thorough knowledge of engineering management, systems engineering, asset management, operations management and quality management in the railway and transit environments.
  • Career foundation in rail systems design and systems engineering. Familiarity with rail operations, stations, track, and other civil aspects of the railway.
  • Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) are required.
  • Ability and experience training and developing staff and educating clients.

Nice To Haves

  • Professional engineering license (highly preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Provide design and technical integration leadership to large scale rail infrastructure projects steering a team of multi-disciplinary integration professionals to deliver a complete, functional, safe and integrated rail systems design.
  • Provide leadership, direction and technical guidance to staff, consultants, and subcontractors to ensure that quality technical services are provided to clients and that the team meets its operating performance targets.
  • Manage project production, changes, client relations, and financial management of various tasks and projects to ensure quality, client satisfaction, and profitability.
  • Assist in pursuits, client relationship building efforts, building technical practices, and recruiting staff in transit and rail systems areas.

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment
  • Long term career development
  • Top employer
  • Health and Welfare benefits: Top-tier medical coverage (one plan with no employee premium required), prescription drug, dental, vision; flexible spending accounts and a health savings account (with a generous employer contribution); life, accident, and disability insurance; employee assistance program (EAP), employee wellness program
  • Retirement Savings: 401(k) with employer match of 50% per dollar up to 6%, fully vested after three years; additional 3% in profit-sharing contribution after one year of employment (immediately vested)
  • Paid Time Away from Work: 3-4 weeks of vacation based on experience and company discretion, prorated in the 1st year based on hire date (up to 2.5 weeks can be carried over per year); 10 paid holidays; 10 sick days per calendar year, with the ability to carry-over sick time to a maximum of 40 days to be used for future FMLA-qualifying events; Partial Paid Parental leave up to 12 weeks for birth parents and 4 weeks for non-birth parents
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