Sr Principal Electrical Engineer - Yard & Facility Structures - 90353596 - Philadelphia

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SUMMARY OF DUTIES:
This Sr Principal Engineer position will function as the Design Manager (DM) of multiple, multi-discipline projects both inside and outside their expertise, while also functioning as the primary Electrical Subject Matter Expert for a team of similar DM’s / SMEs with diverse discipline backgrounds.

 

As a primary Electrical Subject Matter Expert (SME) of the Facilities Design team this position provides guidance on code interpretation and acceptance, as well as mentoring of other staff electrical engineers. As the Electrical SME, this position will be the technical lead on the electrical aspects of their own and other DM-led Facilities projects within Amtrak’s nationwide network of yards, shops, and other facilities to guide the design of power distribution for substations, maintenance / crew buildings, warehouses, control centers, offices, commissaries, and equipment such as fueling stations, sanding systems, air compressors, pumps, 480 ground power, control systems, HVAC systems, cranes, drop tables, and other equipment required to service railroad rolling stock or support maintenance of way employees.   This position will develop and maintain design standards and specifications associated with Facilities design and guide proper code acceptance within Amtrak’s complex multi-jurisdictional environment.

 

As a Design Manager (DM), this position is responsible to program and direct the design of upgrades, capital renewal, and state of good repair improvements for Amtrak’s nationwide Facilities, with special focus on 60Hz electrical design including local distribution, electrical issue troubleshooting, nationwide facilities electrical service, and back-up power upgrades. This includes managing all core functions of design development including onsite requirements gathering, scoping, and design management in coordination with both internal SME staff and external architecture/engineering firms and consultants. In addition, this position will perform specification writing, bid package development, construction budgeting and construction schedule estimating for multi-discipline capital renewal projects ranging from equipment to structures.

 

As a multi-discipline DM, this position requires an adequate breadth of general engineering design knowledge to provide the multi-discipline oversight, coordination, and review during the design package development and milestone review process, with the embedded support of a team of SMEs to provide detailed discipline-specific reviews.

 

This position collaborates and partners with both internal and external stakeholders, including law, real estate, environmental, historic preservation, transportation, mechanical, engineering, procurement, local and state agencies / utilities, the FRA, and freight and commuter railroads, to execute the troubleshooting, scoping and design phase of Engineering and Mechanical programs in support of new business initiatives, energy conservation projects, and state of good repair projects. 

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
• Required to be an expert in 120V to 480V power distribution design, detailing, code compliance, and application (i.e. distribution design; equipment supply; hardware selection; and material lists). • Lead the design of projects including requirements gathering, site evaluation, scope development, schedule, budget, plans, and specifications while ensuring alignment and collaboration between groups.
• Ensure project compliance with Amtrak standards and guidelines and all applicable federal/state/regional regulatory agency requirements. Ensure alignment with project requirements and limitations. 
• Manage external engineering resources for the completion of detailed design and construction documents. 
• Create, lead, and provide technical review on capital design projects to s