Project Manager - Train Control

Location: New York

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Project and Program Management

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New York, NY, United States Posted:
This OpportunityWSP is initiating a search for an experienced Project Manager - Train Control to support delivery of a major MTA NYCT Communications-Based Train Control program line.

This senior leadership role will provide project management oversight for a multi-billion-dollar brownfield rail program integrating CBTC with complex interlockings, significant track and switch work, communications infrastructure, tunnel lighting, power, and other enabling infrastructure within an active 24/7 transit environment.

The Project Manager will lead integration of scope, design, construction, schedule, cost, risk, contracts, systems integration, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness across multiple contractors and NYCT stakeholders. Your Impact Provide overall project management leadership for CBTC and associated interlocking, track, switch, communications, tunnel lighting, power, civil, structural, vehicle, and control-center work.

Establish and maintain project governance, scope, execution plans, responsibilities, performance metrics, decision protocols, and escalation processes across multiple contracts and stakeholders.

Lead multidisciplinary teams involving NYCT, designers, consultants, construction contractors, CBTC suppliers, operations, maintenance, project controls, safety, quality, and commercial personnel.

Direct systems integration and interface management across CBTC, complex interlockings, conventional signaling, track and Special Work Packages (SWP), radio and communications networks, rolling stock, power, tunnel infrastructure, and control-center systems.

Coordinate track and switch modifications, ensuring alignment among track geometry, switches, interlockings, signaling, CBTC, traction power, construction sequencing, access, and testing requirements.

Manage interfaces with Boldyn and other communications infrastructure, including radio, fiber/network infrastructure, equipment locations, power, access, installation, testing, and commissioning.

Coordinate tunnel lighting and enabling infrastructure with CBTC installation, track work, power, outages, access, and construction sequencing.

Direct multidisciplinary design management, including requirements, interfaces, configuration control, constructability, design reviews, technical submittals, verification and validation, and resolution of issues before they affect construction or testing.

Oversee/ manage the Integrated Master Schedule, integrating design, procurement, manufacturing, software, SWP/track work, interlockings, communications, tunnel infrastructure, construction, outages, testing, certification, and revenue-service milestones.

Lead project controls for scope, schedule, cost, risk, contingency, forecasting, change, and performance reporting, with particular focus on critical-path activities and interfaces among contracts. Develop and Manage Project Control Points/ EAC from the client overall project perspective.  Manage contracts, changes, and commercial issues, including contractor notices, RFIs, change proposals, claims, entitlement, cost and schedule impacts, trends, and emerging commercial exposure.

Lead brownfield construction integration, including track access, General Orders, outages, service diversions, staging, work trains, temporary systems, installation sequencing, and restoration of service while minimizing impacts to revenue operations.

Direct integrated testing and commissioning across CBTC, interlockings, track and switches, communications, vehicles, and supporting infrastructure, including readiness reviews, defect resolution, cutovers, and revenue-service acceptance.

Coordinate system safety, construction safety,…