This Opportunity

Be involved in projects with our Transit & Rail team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges.

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Rail Signal Engineer for our Minneapolis, MN office.

Your Impact

• Oversight and management of various rail signal projects
• Ability to coordinate with clients and rail project partners
• Technical planning, design, and testing of rail signal Infrastructure
• Strong understanding of Federal Railroad Administration 234 and 236 requirements for project implementation
• Collaborate with other engineers, planners, scientific professionals, and infrastructure authorities on Federal, State, regional, and locally funded improvement and development projects, as well as proposal and business development opportunities.
• Remain current in latest transit and rail engineering techniques and practices.
• Participate in WSP's quality process for all deliverables.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant post education experience in engineering, transit, and rail experience.
• Proficient with transit and railroad engineering principles, practices, processes, and standards on major infrastructure projects, particularly railway and rail transit civil works, transit stations, bridges, and elevated structures.
• Experience with railroad and rail transit signaling for private and public transportation projects
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
• Proficient with transit and rail engineering principles, practices, process, and design/build on major infrastructure projects, particularly railway civil works, transit stations, bridges, and elevated structures.
• Highly proficient with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, OpenRail), technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
• Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Engineering.
• Engineer license or the ability to obtain one in 3 months.
• Design and construction experience with Metro Transit (Minnesota), Metra (Illinois), and Chicago Transit Authority for train control signaling

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