Junior Engineering - Operations & Maintenance Analyst; Transit​/Rail Projects

Position: Junior Engineering - Operations & Maintenance Analyst (Transit/Rail Projects) - 2 Years of Experience Required
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Job Description AECOM seeks a motivated Junior Engineering Operations & Maintenance professional based in Austin,TX to support our transit and rail clients nationwide.

JOB SUMMARY:

You will assist with O&M planning, operational readiness, input to design and construction, testing and commissioning support, procedure development, and day-to-day O&M activities for new systems, service expansions, and enhancements.

You will contribute practical, operator-side insights to help agencies deliver safe, reliable, and efficient services across multiple transit modes under the guidance of senior team members.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Support development of Operations & Maintenance (O&M) plans, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and mobilization/ramp-up plans, control center operations, and maintenance strategies for start-ups and service changes.

Collaborate with engineering, systems, and program management teams to align operational requirements with design and construction from Con Ops .and Concepts of Maintenance (Con Main) inputs

Assist in operational readiness activities, including drills, staffing and training inputs, procedures walkthroughs, and readiness checklists.

Contribute to testing and commissioning (T&C) and operational readiness planning efforts by preparing test documentation, coordinating witnesses, logging defects, and tracking closeout actions.

Help align operational and maintenance requirements with design by reviewing drawings, method statements, and manuals for maintainability and operability considerations.

Collect, analyze, and visualize operational data (e.g., incidents, headway, dwell, reliability, and asset performance) to inform decisions and improvement actions.

Interface with client counterparts (supervisors, dispatch/operations control, maintenance leads) under the direction of senior staff; document meetings and action logs.

Contribute to internal deliverable quality checks and version control; support proposal inputs and capability statements as needed.

Perform field and shift-based tasks when required (nights/weekends during commissioning or service transitions).Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

BA/BS + 2 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Transportation, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).2+ years of hands-on experience in Operations or Maintenance at a rail or transit operator or transit agency (e.g., OCC/dispatch, wayside/rolling stock maintenance, line operations).Demonstrated involvement in activities such as overseen and performing operations, procedures development, incident reporting, T&C support, or readiness drills.

Working knowledge of transit operations concepts (rules, timetable or headway operations, operational safety) and maintenance fundamentals (preventive/corrective work, defect logging).Willingness to work in the field and support off-shift or weekend activities during testing and start-up phases.

Ability to travel as needed to client sites.

Exposure to rail and transit operations and maintenance

Familiarity with new system start-ups, service expansions, or transitions from construction to operations.

Understanding of CMMS/asset systems (e.g., Maximo, Infor, SAP) and basic reliability metrics (MTBF/MTTR).Knowledge of T&C documentation, procedure dry-runs, and defect management logs, SOPs, incident logs, commissioning support, or shift-based operations / maintenance tasks.

Basic understanding of systems and interfaces (e.g.,…