Senior Track Engineer

Company Description

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Job Description

AECOM is seeking a talented Senior Track Engineer to join our World Class Rail Team in our New York Metro office. The ideal candidate will serve as the New York Metro lead and representative for the track discipline. You will also manage multidisciplinary projects with all transit clients in NY Metro area. This is a premier opportunity to work with one of the busiest and largest transit agencies in the country. Join us! 

Typical duties and responsibilities:

• Lead delivery of projects.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients.
• Advise and lead rail pursuits.
• Perform civil design on a variety of rail/transit projects.
• Preparation of design documents.
• Develop specifications, cost estimates and project schedules.
• Prepare technical reports and analyses.
• Coordinates and provides technical expertise for mid to large size projects.
• Leads technical client relationships related to track design, track construction and phasing of work. 
• Provides specialized technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise.
• Oversee and manage work within the ROW for multiple projects.
• Work with other track staff to manage projects on the East Coast and around the country.
• Review and approves track designs prepared by others. 
• Performs track design, as needed.
• Performs construction management/program management for track projects.
• Develop estimates for the track engineering budgets.
• Assists in determining schedules to perform track work.
• Coordinates with multiple departments related to a projects scope of work. 
• Develop procurement specifications.
• Perform field track inspections and develop criteria and testing requirements.

AECOM -Transportation  

• As populations grow, so do demands for safe, expedient, and cost-effective transportation. AECOM’s Transportation business line partners with clients around the world to build, modernize and expand transportation projects that carry all our communities into the future — safely and reliably.
• We use our extensive knowledge in planning, designing, and managing transportation systems — as well as restoring and replacing aging infrastructure — to help our public and private clients find smarter, more advanced ways to move people across cities, countries, and continents.
• Our integrated approach and social responsibility have earned us the trust of local municipalities, government agencies, commercial clients, and public-private partnerships. Our expertise and global reach enable us to deliver high-quality solutions for our clients that pave the way for long-lasting benefits to society. 

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• BS/BA plus 8 years or more of demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Professional Engineer (PE) License in NY or NJ or the ability to obtain within one year of start.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8 years of experience on rail and transit projects.
• Expertise with MicroStation Open Rail/Open Roads, and AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Knowledge of FRA, MTA (NYCT, LIRR and MNR), AREMA and local railroad/transit criteria,
• Familiarity with track, station, and layover facility designs.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

• Relocation is not available for this role.
• Sponsorship is not available for this role. 

Offered rate of compensation (NYC locations only) will be based on individual education,
qualifications, experience, and work location. The