Rail Systems Lead: West US Strategy & Delivery

Parsons; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 267,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid time off

ESOP

401(k)

Life insurance

Flexible schedules

Holidays

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Rail Systems Lead to head and grow the Rail Systems team in the US West Region, based in California or Seattle. You will guide a multidisciplinary team delivering train control, signaling, communications, and traction power systems on high-value projects, while building strong client relations and pursuing major opportunities.

You will lead staffing, scope, and technical delivery, ensuring on-time, within-budget results, and provide mentorship to develop future leaders

Qualifications

• 4-year degree in Electrical Engineering (or related technical discipline).
• Registered Professional Engineer.
• 15-20+ years of related work experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary rail systems design and delivery teams on major transit and railway infrastructure programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow Parsons' Rail Systems teams across the Western United States, providing strategic leadership and technical direction for a multidisciplinary team of rail systems professionals.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with transit agencies, rail operators, contractors, technology providers, and industry partners.
• Serve as a senior leader for major rail and transit pursuits, including development of winning strategies, proposal preparation, staffing plans, organizational structures, technical approaches, and project delivery strategies.
• Manage the design, integration, and implementation of rail systems including train control, communications, traction power, overhead contact systems, SCADA, facilities systems, and related infrastructure on a large project or program valued over $500M in total installed cost.
• Provide oversight and technical leadership for the delivery of complex rail and transit systems projects, ensuring successful execution of the rail systems scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client objectives.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across multiple offices and geographic regions, coordinating engineering resources to efficiently deliver complex projects and programs.
• Provide strategic direction and technical support for systems engineering, systems integration, requirements management, configuration management, systems assurance, safety certification, testing and commissioning activities across projects.
• Foster collaboration between technical disciplines, operations, maintenance, construction, and client stakeholders to ensure successful integration of all project elements into a safe and reliable operating railway.
• Mentor and develop emerging technical and project leaders, supporting succession planning and long-term growth of the Rail Systems practice.

Skills

Leadership

Rail systems design

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Presentation

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Parsons is seeking a Rail Systems Lead to head and grow the Rail Systems team in the US West Region, based in California or Seattle. You will guide a multidisciplinary team delivering train control, signaling, communications, and traction power systems on high-value projects, while building strong client relations and pursuing major opportunities.

You will lead staffing, scope, and technical delivery, ensuring on-time, within-budget results, and provide mentorship to develop future leaders