Senior OCS Engineer & Project Manager - Remote

David Evans and Associates, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

HSA

Professional development

PTO & Holidays

Flexible schedule 9/80

401k

Wellbeing program

Mentorship

Career growth

Job summary

David Evans and Associates, Inc. seeks a Senior OCS Engineer / Project Manager in the Transportation group to lead complex Overhead Contact System projects across North America, including trolleybus and rail applications.

You will mentor multidisciplinary teams, coordinate with clients, and support business development while delivering safe, reliable, and cost-effective transit infrastructure. This remote role offers a flexible schedule and opportunities to advance the Rail Transit Systems

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering.
• Ability to obtain PE licensure in additional U.S. jurisdictions.
• 8+ years of experience designing Overhead Contact Systems for North American rail transit projects.
• Experience designing OCS for 600VDC, 750VDC, 1500VDC, and/or 25kV AC systems.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering or design teams.
• Strong understanding of OCS integration with traction power, track, signaling, and communications systems.
• Experience preparing engineering calculations, specifications, and construction documents.
• Experience providing engineering support during construction.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, design, and delivery of OCS projects from preliminary engineering through final design and construction support.
• Serve as the technical lead for multidisciplinary OCS design teams and mentor junior engineers and designers.
• Develop OCS layouts, master overlap charts, pole and foundation designs, assembly details, and contract documents.
• Perform OCS load calculations and engineering analyses.
• Coordinate OCS design with traction power, track, signaling, communications, civil, and structural disciplines.
• Prepare technical specifications, construction cost estimates, and engineering reports.
• Provide construction engineering support, including submittal reviews, responses to RFIs, field observations, and design revisions.
• Support system testing, commissioning, and project closeout activities.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships while supporting proposal development, scope definition, fee estimates, and technical interviews.
• Contribute to the continued growth of DEA's Rail Transit Systems practice through technical excellence and business development.

Skills

OCS design

Project management

Leadership

Multidisciplinary teams

Client collaboration

Technical reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

Job description

David Evans and Associates, Inc. seeks a Senior OCS Engineer / Project Manager in the Transportation group to lead complex Overhead Contact System projects across North America, including trolleybus and rail applications.

You will mentor multidisciplinary teams, coordinate with clients, and support business development while delivering safe, reliable, and cost-effective transit infrastructure. This remote role offers a flexible schedule and opportunities to advance the Rail Transit Systems