Senior Track Design Engineer

The Company

SYSTRA delivers architecture, engineering and construction and program management services to our clients that offer public transportation, public education and public housing to our communities.

We partner with public transportation owners and operators of bridges, buses, commuter and intercity, high-speed and light rail, mass rapid transit and tunnels, helping them provide safe, efficient and reliable public transportation. SYSTRA also serves public facility authorities that provide safe, attractive, and environmentally sound public schools and offer affordable housing to communities. Ranked 18th in US mass transit and rail design by Engineering News-Record (ENR), SYSTRA has been a trusted partner to public agencies and operators throughout the US since 1985 and employs nearly 200 personnel nationwide.

Part of SYSTRA Group, a world-leading engineering and consulting firm, SYSTRA is supported by the over 10,500 employees worldwide. Using a collaborative approach built on the firm's value of Connected Teams, we provide our clients and partners access to the best skills worldwide via sharing information, tools, best practices, and processes.

Context

We are looking to hire a new full-time Senior Track Design Engineer to work on our Civil / Infrastructure design projects in the northeast USA.

Missions/Main Duties

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice and perform engineering and design of vertical and horizontal rail transit track and alignments
• Plans and develops engineering track designs involving non-standard or uncommon problems that have significant effect on other major project elements
• Manage assigned project work including scope, schedule, and budget and provide timely, quality milestone reporting
• Plan and design track alignments, following construction, client, federal, state, and local standards and laws, using design software including Bentley OpenRail Designer
• Analyze and review the design requirements to ensure compliance with customers' specifications
• Follow QA/QC policies and practices and Identify possible quality and safety issues within the scope of the project
• Technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating projects, including the investigation, development, and approaches for the project
• Work within and communicate across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Analyze survey reports, maps, drawings, aerial photography, and other topographical or geologic data to execute projects
• Prepare Technical Specifications relative to the designs being created in the Track Department
• Perform site investigations as required
• Provide technical advice regarding design, construction, or program modifications, and track repairs
• Review and seal drawings as required, if licensed
• Assist with technical proposals for new projects and help develop cost proposals based on client specifications
• Share business intelligence and resources with manager to facilitate new project and market development
• Assist in building a positive image for SYSTRA by developing and managing good client relations for both existing and new clients in the public transportation and the rail industry.

Profile/Skills

Requirements:

• BS in Civil Engineering
• Minimum of ten years' relevant Track Design discipline experience
• Leadership and communications skills to supervise and mentor subordinates
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills
• Proficiency in Project Management, design, inspection, and construction of transit / railroad track projects.
• Experience and ability to:
• Make decisions and recommendations that are considered authoritative on issues that have an extensive impact.
• Negotiate critical issues that have an extensive impact.
• Solve complex technical design problems.
• Make independent judgments on engineering problems and methods.
• Manage projects, completing them on time and within budget.
• Membership in a relevant professional organization.
• Willingness and ability to travel nationally and internationally to all SYSTRA office locations, including project offices, if applicable.

Proficiency in the following software programs: Bentley OpenRail Designer, MS Excel, Word, and Outlook programs used by the Company

Desirable Skills / Attributes:

• PE License
• PMP Certification
• MS in relevant engineering field
• Three years' management experience
• Leadership role in a relevant professional organization
• Proficiency in additional software programs: AutoCAD; a project management software such as MS Project, Primavera, or Suretrak

SYSTRA USA provides a benefits package including medical, dental, 401k and other offerings that focus on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.

SYSTRA USA is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local law.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Sponsorship assistance is not available for this position.

Salary Range: $165,000-$187,000, SYSTRA USA is providing the compensation range that the company believes it might pay and/or offer for this position, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location.

Workplace Type

Hybrid

Why SYSTRA?

Read more sur Why SYSTRA?

Offer details

Country/Region : United States

Location : Philadelphia, New York City, Newark

Field : Civil Engineering

Type of contract : Permanent

Level of experience : 10-15 years

Salary : $ 165 000 - 187 000 Yr.

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