Senior OCS 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.

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.

We’re looking for a new Senior OCS Engineer in our Traction Power Engineering Group to help drive the objectives and challenges our valued clients have trusted us to solve for them. 

As a SYSTRA US Senior OCS Engineer you will join a world-class team of high-performing engineers, designers, drafters and others who work collectively to ensure client projects continue to thrive while remaining on track and budget.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Build strong and effective customer relationships
• Utilize keen sense of urgency, attention to detail and experience by partnering with high-performing internal and external teams on designing, testing and commissioning OCS systems on electrified railroad projects
• Use project management skillset to set project scope, schedules, budgets and reporting
• Serve as a thought partner, subject matter expert and trusted advisor to peers, clients and the business
• Lead other engineers, designers and drafters while owning overall responsibility for project quality, execution and client interface
• Utilize strong understanding of best-in-class processes for building, implementing and operationalizing an engineering function in a high-growth environment
• Use experience as a collaborative leader in a distributed, multi-location environment to help drive project impact without face-to-face interaction
• Prepare design drawings, calculations, specifications and bill of materials for electrified railway OCS design projects, in accordance with railway and industry standards
• Participate in client meetings, review contractor submittals and participate during presentations to clients

Does this seem like an opportunity that you can be all aboard with in your career? Well, here’s a little more on the required experience we’re looking for in this new teammate.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in civil, mechanical, electrical or structural engineering
• 10+ years of design OCS experience
• Must have the ability to prepare catenary layout plans and cross sections, structural erection …