Project Manager, Traction, Power and Medium Voltage

The role

The Project Manager oversees the delivery of traction power, medium voltage, and auxiliary power systems for the California High-Speed Rail Program. This role manages scope, schedule, budget, risk, and contractor performance for electrical infrastructure work packages.

What you will do

• Oversee delivery of traction power, medium voltage, and auxiliary power systems
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risk, and contractor performance
• Coordinate delivery activities between traction power and other rail system teams
• Oversee utilities, electrical suppliers, contractors, consultants, and system integrators
• Oversee delivery and integration of 25kV AC traction power systems and related infrastructure
• Oversee review and approval of traction power studies and equipment specifications
• Lead utility coordination for service connections and energization authorizations
• Oversee statutory, regulatory, and jurisdictional approvals
• Monitor construction activities and oversee contractor performance and safety compliance
• Oversee test plans, commissioning procedures, and energization programs

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline or demonstrable on-the-job work experience
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience delivering traction power, electrical infrastructure, utility, medium voltage, or rail systems projects
• Minimum of ten (10) years of project management experience on major transportation, utility, energy, or infrastructure programs
• Demonstrated delivery accountability on programs exceeding $250 million in value
• Demonstrated experience overseeing traction power and electrical systems from design through construction, testing, commissioning, energization, and final acceptance
• Experience overseeing contractors, utilities, suppliers, and multidisciplinary delivery teams
• Strong working knowledge of traction power systems, medium voltage distribution systems, substations, protective relays, utility interfaces, and railway electrical infrastructure
• Experience leading utility coordination, interconnection agreements, and energization authorization activities
• Experience securing Authority Having Jurisdiction, statutory, and regulatory approvals for electrical infrastructure
• Experience overseeing substation construction, wayside equipment installation, outage planning, and commissioning programs
• Demonstrated leadership of electrical safety and energization readiness programs
• Availability for travel of 25 to 50 percent along the alignment

Nice to have

• Experience on high-speed rail projects operating above 125 mph (200 km/h)
• Experience with California High-Speed Rail, HS2, European high-speed rail programs, or comparable large-scale rail programs
• Experience delivering 25kV AC traction power systems and static frequency converters
• Experience delivering medium voltage distribution and auxiliary power systems supporting railway operations
• Experience with electrical SCADA systems, power monitoring systems, and integrated railway power management systems
• Experience managing corridor-wide wayside electrical infrastructure and power distribution systems
• Experience supporting integrated testing, revenue service demonstration, and entry into revenue service activities
• PMP, PRINCE2, PE, or comparable project management or engineering certification

About the company

Burns Engineering provides professional engineering design and project management services for transportation, facilities, and infrastructure projects. They are an ENR Top 500 Firm and an MEP Giant.