Lead OCS Rail Electrification PM — 25–50% Travel

Jaquith Consulting Group Inc; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Jaquith Consulting Group is seeking a Project Manager, Overhead Contact System (OCS), to support the delivery of 25kV AC railway electrification on the California High-Speed Rail program.

You will oversee scope, schedule, budget, and risk across OCS work packages, coordinating with traction power, signaling, track, and compliance stakeholders.

Based in Sacramento with 25–50% travel, you will lead safety, energization readiness, testing, and handover to revenue service.

Qualifications

• Ten+ years delivering railway electrification/OCS projects
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and contractors
• Experience coordinating with utility providers, regulators, and operators
• Strong knowledge of railway electrification systems and OCS interfaces

Responsibilities

• Lead OCS project delivery from design through energization and handover
• Own scope, schedule, budget, risk for OCS work packages
• Coordinate with traction power, signaling, track, structures, and operations teams
• Oversee testing, energization readiness, and safety programs
• Engage with utilities, regulators, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Job description

Jaquith Consulting Group is seeking a Project Manager, Overhead Contact System (OCS), to support the delivery of 25kV AC railway electrification on the California High-Speed Rail program.

You will oversee scope, schedule, budget, and risk across OCS work packages, coordinating with traction power, signaling, track, and compliance stakeholders.

Based in Sacramento with 25–50% travel, you will lead safety, energization readiness, testing, and handover to revenue service.