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We help our clients attain their strategic goals and initiatives through successful large-scale infrastructure projects. Burns’ full-service capabilities include mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, transportation, and energy consulting engineering.\nRecently voted a Top Workplace by Philly.com, we credit our strength as an organization to our talented, driven, vibrant team. Burns is an ENR Top 500 Firm, and has been named an MEP Giant by Consulting-Specifying Engineer Magazine, as well as a Hot Firm by Zweig. We are industry experts, proven leaders, innovative thinkers, and team players. We put our clients’ successes and best interests first, because their success is our success. We have fun at work because we love making a difference in the world. We are looking for high-energy, bright, collaborative individuals who want the opportunity to “write their own story” with us.\nBurns is currently seeking a Project Manager, Overhead Contact System (OCS) to join ourRail and Transit Team in Sacramento, CA.\nPosition Summary\nThe Project Manager, Overhead Contact System (OCS), supports the delivery of 25kV AC railway electrification infrastructure on the California High-Speed Rail (CAHSR) Program. The position covers catenary systems, registration equipment, cantilever assemblies, auto-tensioning systems, sectioning and paralleling facilities, switching infrastructure, neutral sections and overlap zones, grounding and bonding systems, traction return systems, and OCS monitoring, from design through procurement, installation, testing, commissioning, energization, and operational handover.\nIn this role, the Project Manager is accountable for scope, schedule, budget, risk, contractor performance, and delivery milestones across OCS work packages, and coordinates delivery with traction power, signaling, communications, track, structures, stations, maintenance facilities, operations, and maintenance. The position coordinates with utility providers, railroad operators, local jurisdictions, regulators, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction on the approvals required for energization and railway operation, and leads outage planning, electrical safety, energization readiness, and integrated testing programs.\nReporting to the Rail Systems Lead, the Project Manager supplies the Program with delivery accountability for railway electrification, verified installation and energization readiness, and the dynamic test and acceptance evidence required to support trial running and entry into revenue service. The position is based in Sacramento, California, with travel of 25 to 50 percent along the alignment.\nPosition Responsibilities\nSupport the delivery of OCS systems throughout design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, energization, and operational handover\nMaintain accountability for project scope, schedule, budget, risk management, contractor performance, and delivery milestones for OCS work packages\nCoordinate delivery activities between traction power, signaling, communications, track, structures, stations, maintenance facilities, operations, and maintenance teams\nSupport delivery of catenary systems, contact and messenger wire systems, cantilever assemblies, registration equipment, and auto-tensioning systems\nSupport delivery of sectioning and paralleling facilities, switching infrastructure, neutral sections, overlap zones, grounding and bonding systems, traction return systems, and OCS monitoring systems\nProvide leadership for railway electrical safety, outage planning, energization readiness, and operational readiness programs\nCoordinate with utility providers, railroad operators, local jurisdictions, regulators, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction\nSupport approval processes associated with energization, railway operations, and electrification infrastructure\nCoordinate responses to technical reviews, stakeholder comments, and system acceptance requirements\nSupport technical oversight of contractor installation activities and system implementation\nCoordinate resolution of technical issues, field changes, interface challenges, and construction constraints\nReview installation readiness, testing readiness, and energization readiness across OCS work packages\nLead execution of Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, integrated testing, dynamic testing, and energization programs\nCoordinate testing interfaces with traction power, signaling, communications, rolling stock, and operations systems\nSupport defect resolution, punch-list closure, operational readiness, and entry into revenue service\nSupport executive reporting, forecasting, change management, stakeholder engagement, and governance activities\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Railway Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related engineering discipline, or demonstrable on-the-job work experience, and a minimum of ten (10) years of experience delivering railway electrification or OCS infrastructure projects\nMinimum of ten (10) years of project management experience on transportation, railway, utility, or infrastructure programs\nDemonstrated experience delivering 25kV AC OCS systems from design through commissioning and operational service\nExperience leading multidisciplinary teams, contractors, suppliers, and consultants\nStrong working knowledge of railway electrification systems, OCS interfaces, grounding and bonding, traction return systems, and railway operations\nExperience coordinating OCS delivery with traction power, signaling, track, structures, and rolling stock disciplines\nExperience leading outage planning, energization readiness, and railway electrical safety programs\nExperience managing approvals with utility providers, railroad operators, regulators, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction\nExperience leading Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, integrated testing, and energization programs\nExcellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills\nAvailability for travel of 25 to 50 percent along the alignment\nPreferred Qualifications/ Certifications/ Licensures\nExperience on high-speed rail projects operating above 125 mph (200 km/h)\nExperience delivering high-speed catenary systems and electrification infrastructure\nExperience with EN 50119, AREMA, FRA, and railway electrification standards\nExperience supporting dynamic testing and pantograph-catenary interaction testing\nExperience supporting entry into revenue service on an electrified passenger railway\nExperience overseeing contracts exceeding $250 million\nPE, PMP, CEng, APM, or equivalent professional certification\nExperience with OCS monitoring systems and electrification asset condition management\nEqual Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities: This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. 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