Rail Communications PM - On-Site in Sacramento

AECO; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sponsorship provided

Relocation provided

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Project Manager, Communications, for Sacramento, CA. This on-site role leads telecom deliveries on a major transportation project, covering fiber networks, IP/MPLS, and control center communications.

Travel 25–50% along the Central Valley alignment. Responsibilities include scope, schedule, budget, risk, and contractor performance, coordinating with signaling, stations, and operations teams, and overseeing FCC licensing and regulatory approvals.

Qualifications

• BA/BS + 8 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience/education.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Telecommunications, or Systems Engineering or related field.
• Experience managing communications systems from design through testing, commissioning and final acceptance.
• PMP, PRINCE2, PE, or comparable project management or engineering certification.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of communications systems throughout design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning, and operational handover.
• Oversee project scope, schedule, budget, risk, and contractor performance for communications work packages.
• Coordinate delivery activities between communications, signaling, traction power, SCADA, stations, operations, and maintenance teams.
• Oversee communications suppliers, contractors, consultants, and telecommunications service providers.
• Oversee delivery and integration of fiber optic backbone networks, operational telecommunications systems, and IP/MPLS networks.
• Oversee delivery and integration of Operations Control Center communications, wayside radio, maintenance radio, and dispatch communications systems.
• Oversee delivery and integration of public address systems, CCTV transport networks, cybersecurity interfaces, and integrated operational communications and control systems.
• Oversee FCC licensing and frequency coordination activities required for operational railway communications systems.
• Oversee regulatory approvals for communications infrastructure.
• Coordinate with regulatory authorities and providers to obtain construction approvals.
• Support radio frequency planning, spectrum allocation, interference analysis, and coverage validation programs.
• Oversee responses to regulator comments and approval conditions.
• Oversee testing plans and integration testing strategies, including various testing phases.
• Coordinate integrated testing with signaling, traction power, SCADA, stations, and operational control systems.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Telecommunications/Systems Engineering

Tools

Fiber optic backbone networks

IP/MPLS networks

Radio systems delivery

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Project Manager, Communications, for Sacramento, CA. This on-site role leads telecom deliveries on a major transportation project, covering fiber networks, IP/MPLS, and control center communications.

Travel 25–50% along the Central Valley alignment. Responsibilities include scope, schedule, budget, risk, and contractor performance, coordinating with signaling, stations, and operations teams, and overseeing FCC licensing and regulatory approvals.