Senior Track Design Engineer

Overview

Lead design, development, and delivery of rail track projects for NY transit agencies.

Key Responsibilities

• design development
• cost estimation
• field inspections
• qc review
• project coordination
• track alignment

Tasks

-Lead the design development and delivery of high-quality technical products for track projects, collaborating with a team of managers and discipline leaders. These deliverables include comprehensive documentation from conceptual engineering to construction phases, detailed reports, precise cost estimates, and other essential materials. -Engage in Rail-Transit projects across all design stages, from conceptual (5 to 15%) through to final (100%) completion, ensuring adherence to the highest standards of engineering excellence. -Formulate precise budget estimates and schedules for the track engineering components of projects, ensuring optimal resource allocation and timely delivery. -Manage multiple projects within the Right of Way (ROW), collaborating effectively with other track staff to ensure seamless project execution and coordination. -Proactively identify opportunities for railway and transit design, scoping, studies, and construction projects, contributing to the strategic growth of the organization. -Execute comprehensive field track inspections and develop stringent testing requirements, maintaining the highest levels of safety and operational efficiency. -Orchestrate the integration of interdisciplinary structural, site/civil, and architectural requirements with track plans, maintaining a holistic approach to project design. -Actively participate in the expansion and development of the NY Metro Track Team, fostering a culture of expertise and innovation. -Conduct rigorous QC reviews and provide authoritative approval for track designs prepared by other team members, upholding the utmost quality standards. -Assume primary responsibility for the meticulous design development of track alignment, including complex special trackwork. This encompasses the design of construction plans (sections, profiles, etc.), technical specifications, construction schedules, and thorough constructability reviews and phasing of track work. -Perform a QC review of the geometry developed by others

Requirements

• pe license
• 10+ years
• light rail
• arema
• mta design
• communication

What You Bring

-BA/BS plus eight years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education -Excellent communication skills, constructive interpersonal skills -Understanding of turnout componentry/special track work and its functionality, and its design and typical procurement process -10+ years of experience on track projects -Professional Engineer (PE) License in the State of New York and/or New Jersey -Experience with leading the presentation of track data/findings and explaining such information to a non-track or non-technical audience. -Knowledge and proficiency in MTA New York City Transit Design and Engineering including commuter/heavy rail criteria, specifically with Long Island Rail Road, Metro North Railroad or New Jersey Transit criteria -Proficiency in Light Rail Track Design and Engineering -Ability to travel to meet with clients and attend site meetings. Ability to be ROW safety trained and meet FRA criteria to be on active railroad sites -Valid US Driver's License -Understanding of overall project controls and design/submittal documentation -Experience developing client focused design criteria that will drive calculations towards the production of real-world track geometry and components that will then undergo applicable QA/QC review and validation -Proficiency in AREMA Guidelines, track geometry, various Rail-Transit client requirements/standards, and the Design-Bid-Build and Design-Build process -Experience in the layout/development of a yard’s functional geometry

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