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Project Director – Track and OCS Design Engineering

Systra 🇺🇸 Sacramento, California, United States of America

$280,000 - $310,000 Full-time Director

Serve as the executive-level principal-in-charge, with authority to negotiate and sign on behalf of the prime consultant and subconsultants. Provide strategic guidance and oversight to multiple teams and lead the consultant through all project phases.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the executive-level principal-in-charge, with authority to negotiate and sign on behalf of the prime consultant and subconsultants. Provide strategic guidance and oversight to multiple teams and lead the consultant through all project phases.

Requirements

  • Requires at least 15 years of experience delivering rail projects of similar size, scope, and complexity, including high-speed rail. Candidates should have advanced expertise in rail systems engineering and executive-level experience overseeing Track and OCS design for high-speed rail projects.

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • 401(k)
  • Relocation Assistance

Key Skills

Rail systems engineering Track design Overhead Catenary System (OCS) design High‑speed rail expertise Project governance Strategic guidance Executive stakeholder negotiation Team leadership Complex project oversight Technical documentation Risk management Design review and approval Consultancy coordination Cross‑disciplinary collaboration Contract negotiation Regulatory compliance Large‑scale infrastructure planning Client relationship management Presentation skills Strategic planning

About Systra

SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and mobility solutions. For more than 65 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure. With its 11,000 employees, the Group's mission is to connect people and bring territories closer together in the 80 countries where it operates. By making travel more fluid, the infrastructures designed by SYSTRA bring communities together, develop social integration and facilitate access to employment, education and leisure. A signature for transport solutions, SYSTRA supports its partners and clients throughout the lifecycle of their projects. SYSTRA is involved at a very early stage in the design phase, right through to the deployment and maintenance test phases. SYSTRA provides all of its services in more than 80 countries worldwide and generates 80% of its turnove

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