Project Manager - Train Control

Responsibilities

The Project Manager will lead the delivery of a major CBTC rail program, overseeing design, construction, systems integration, and operational readiness. They are responsible for managing multidisciplinary teams, project controls, contracts, and complex interfaces within an active 24/7 transit environment.

Requirements

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree and over 15 years of experience in complex rail or infrastructure projects, including at least 10 years in leadership roles involving CBTC or signaling. Proven experience managing multi-million dollar brownfield rail programs and strong knowledge of systems engineering and project controls are required.

Skills

• Project management
• CBTC
• Rail systems
• Systems integration
• Construction management
• Contract administration
• Risk management
• Integrated master scheduling
• Stakeholder management
• Signaling
• Interlocking
• Commissioning
• Quality assurance
• Safety certification
• Budgeting
• Technical submittals

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Retirement savings
• Paid sick leave
• Paid vacation
• Paid personal time
• Paid parental leave

About this role

THIS OPPORTUNITY

WSP is initiating a search for an experienced Project Manager - Train Control to
support delivery of a major MTA NYCT Communications-Based Train Control program
line.

This senior leadership role will provide project management oversight for a
multi-billion-dollar brownfield rail program integrating CBTC with complex
interlockings, significant track and switch work, communications infrastructure,
tunnel lighting, power, and other enabling infrastructure within an active 24/7
transit environment.

The Project Manager will lead integration of scope, design, construction,
schedule, cost, risk, contracts, systems integration, testing, commissioning,
and operational readiness across multiple contractors and NYCT stakeholders. 

YOUR IMPACT

* Provide overall project management leadership for CBTC and associated
interlocking, track, switch, communications, tunnel lighting, power, civil,
structural, vehicle, and control-center work.
* Establish and maintain project governance, scope, execution plans,
responsibilities, performance metrics, decision protocols, and escalation
processes across multiple contracts and stakeholders.
* Lead multidisciplinary teams involving NYCT, designers, consultants,
construction contractors, CBTC suppliers, operations, maintenance, project
controls, safety, quality, and commercial personnel.
* Direct systems integration and interface management across CBTC, complex
interlockings, conventional signaling, track and Special Work Packages (SWP),
radio and communications networks, rolling stock, power, tunnel
infrastructure, and control-center systems.
* Coordinate track and switch modifications, ensuring alignment among track
geometry, switches, interlockings, signaling, CBTC, traction power,
construction sequencing, access, and testing requirements.
* Manage interfaces with Boldyn and other communications infrastructure,
including radio, fiber/network infrastructure, equipment locations, power,
access, installation, testing, and commissioning.
* Coordinate tunnel lighting and enabling infrastructure with CBTC
installation, track work, power, outages, access, and construction
sequencing.
* Direct multidisciplinary design management, including requirements,
interfaces, configuration control, constructability, design reviews,
technical submittals, verification and validation, and resolution of issues
before they affect construction or testing.
* Oversee/ manage the Integrated Master Schedule, integrating design,
procurement, manufacturing, software, SWP/track work, interlockings,
communications, tunnel infrastructure, construction, outages, testing,
certification, and revenue-service milestones.
* Lead project controls for scope, schedule, cost, risk, contingency,
forecasting, change, and performance reporting, with particular focus on
critical-path activities and interfaces among contracts. Develop and Manage
Project Control Points/ EAC from the client overall project perspective.  
* Manage contracts, changes, and commercial issues, including contractor
notices, RFIs, change proposals, claims, entitlement, cost and schedule
impacts, trends, and emerging commercial exposure.
* Lead brownfield construction integration, including track access, General
Orders, outages, service diversions, staging, work trains, temporary systems,
installation sequencing, and restoration of service while minimizing impacts
to revenue operations.
* Direct integrated testing and commissioning across CBTC, interlockings, track
and switches, communications, vehicles, and supporting infrastructure,
including readiness reviews, defect resolution, cutovers, and revenue-service
acceptance.
* Coordinate system safety, construction safety, cybersecurity, quality,
verification and validation, safety certification, and operational readiness,
ensuring hazards and assurance requirements are resolved prior to service.
* Lead cutover and transition planning, including migration, fallback/rollback,
operating procedures, maintenance readiness, training, emergency response,
asset documentation, and service restoration.
* Provide concise executive reporting on project performance, critical path,
cost, risk, contractor performance, commercial exposure, major interfaces,
and decisions required.
* Lead resolution of complex issues spanning technical, construction,
operational, contractual, and organizational boundaries and escalate matters
as necessary to protect project objectives.
* Develop and lead the project team, establish clear accountability, mentor
project and discipline leads, and promote a culture of safety, collaboration,
accountability, and proactive problem solving. 

WHO YOU ARE

Required Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project
Management, or closely related discipline.
* 15+ years of progressively responsible experience delivering complex rail,
transit, or major infrastructure projects.
* 10+ years of leadership experience involving CBTC, train control, signaling,
or integrated rail systems.
* Senior project-management experience on a major rail or transit program
valued at $200 million or more, with responsibility for scope, schedule,
cost, risk, contracts, and multidisciplinary delivery.
* Experience delivering brownfield rail systems projects in an active
passenger-rail or metro environment.
* Experience integrating CBTC/signaling with complex interlockings, track,
switches, communications, power, civil, structural, and supporting
infrastructure.
* Demonstrated understanding of the full project lifecycle, including design,
procurement, construction, systems integration, testing, commissioning,
operational readiness, and closeout.
* Experience managing multiple contractors and complex technical, construction,
schedule, and contractual interfaces.
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