Non-Train Control Systems; Non-TCS) Deputy Design Manager

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Non-Train Control Systems (Non-TCS) Deputy Design Manager to support the 6th Avenue / 63rd Street Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) Project in New York
. The position will work under PMC’s Non-TCS Design Manager and will provide technical leadership, coordination, and oversight of the Design-Builder’s non-train-control design, procurement, installation, testing, commissioning, and closeout activities.

The Non-TCS Manager will lead oversight across mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural, architectural, uninterruptible power supply (UPS), fire alarm, utility/civil, instrumentation and controls, equipment-room infrastructure, and other supporting systems that are not part of the train control system. The role will help ensure that the Design-Builder’s non-TCS work is coordinated with CBTC/TCS, communications, track, traction power, operations, safety, quality, and maintainability requirements.

The ideal candidate combines multidisciplinary design-management experience with practical knowledge of rail-transit infrastructure and design-build delivery. The candidate must be able to direct discipline reviewers, assess interfaces and constructability, identify risks early, and provide clear recommendations to the Program Management Team and MTA stakeholders.

• Provide technical and managerial leadership for all non-TCS elements of the 6th Avenue / 63rd Street Project, under the direction of Non TCS Design Manager.

• Oversee the Design-Builder’s non-TCS design and implementation activities for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural, architectural, UPS, fire alarm, utility/civil, instrumentation and controls, equipment rooms, cabinets, racks, supports, grounding, environmental controls, and related systems.

• Direct and coordinate multidisciplinary technical reviewers and subject-matter experts; consolidate comments and confirm that review responses are clear, consistent, timely, and aligned with contract requirements.

• Review Design-Builder submittals, design packages, calculations, specifications, drawings, shop drawings, RFIs, technical memoranda, construction work plans, test procedures, and closeout documentation for technical completeness and compliance.

• Confirm conformance with applicable Project Requirements and Design Criteria (PRDCs), Design-Build Contract requirements, MTA/NYCT technical standards, codes, regulations, permits, and Authority Having Jurisdiction requirements.

• Manage interfaces among non-TCS disciplines and with CBTC/train control, communications, track, traction power, operations, safety, systems assurance, testing and commissioning, and existing infrastructure.

• Identify design gaps, clashes, scope boundaries, constructability concerns, operational constraints, long-lead items, and integration risks; develop practical recommendations and track issues through resolution.

• Assess the Design-Builder’s design approach, technical deviations, substitutions, value-engineering proposals, and proposed changes, including potential impacts on safety, quality, cost, schedule, operations, maintainability, and system performance.

• Support requirements traceability, interface-control documentation, design maturity assessments, configuration management, and verification and validation for non-TCS systems.

• Coordinate with MTA C&D, NYCT user and maintenance groups, MTA Code Compliance, FDNY, utilities, and other Authorities Having Jurisdiction as required for reviews, approvals, and issue resolution.

• Facilitate or participate in design-progress meetings, multidisciplinary coordination workshops, constructability reviews, risk reviews, submittal/RFI reviews, schedule reviews, and Design-Builder progress meetings.

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