Project Engineer, Traction Power and Medium Voltage

• Full-time
• State/Province:
  California
• Business Group: DCS
• Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc
• Business Line:
  Transportation
• Work Location Model:
  On-Site
• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  US - Sacramento, CA - 770 L Street
• Compensation: USD 120,000 - USD 200,000 - yearly

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AECOM is seeking a Project Engineer, Traction Power and Medium Voltage
, for one of our offices in Sacramento, Fresno, or Bakersfield, CA. This is an on-site role.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Project Engineer, Traction Power and Medium Voltage, provides engineering leadership for traction power, medium voltage distribution, and auxiliary power systems on a major transportation infrastructure project. The position covers 25kV AC traction power systems, traction power substations, switching and paralleling stations, utility interconnections, SCADA, protective relays, transformers, high and medium voltage switch gear, grounding and bonding, traction return, auxiliary power, wayside distribution, emergency and standby power, UPS systems, and electrical metering and monitoring.

Responsibilities include reviewing electrical studies, protection schemes, equipment specifications, construction packages, contractor submittals, calculations, and test procedures while coordinating interfaces with OCS, signaling, communications, SCADA, stations, maintenance facilities, civil works, track, operations, and maintenance. The position supports installation, testing, commissioning, and energization activities, with travel of approximately 25–50% along the project alignment throughout the Central Valley, California.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead engineering coordination and technical oversight for traction power, medium voltage, and auxiliary power systems throughout design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning, energization, and operational handover
• Coordinate engineering interfaces between traction power, OCS, signaling, communications, SCADA, stations, maintenance facilities, civil works, track, operations, and maintenance teams
• Lead technical review of traction power studies, protection schemes, load flow analyses, short circuit studies, grounding studies, equipment specifications, construction packages, and design deliverables
• Review contractor submittals, shop drawings, calculation packages, test procedures, and engineering documentation
• Provide engineering support for 25kV AC traction power systems, traction power substations, switching and paralleling stations, utility interconnection facilities, and traction power SCADA systems
• Provide engineering support for protective relay systems, power transformers, high and medium voltage switch gear, grounding and bonding systems, traction return systems, and power monitoring systems
• Provide engineering support for medium voltage distribution networks, station…