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Job Description:
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Signaling Engineer (Systems) to join our team!
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Work closely with the Design-Build (DB) Contractor’s CBTC signaling team to ensure successful delivery of the signaling solution in accordance with contract requirements, performance targets, and project schedules.
- Manage and monitor the activities of signaling contractors and subcontractors, providing technical oversight and support in resolving critical installation and commissioning issues.
- Ensure that signaling systems and all associated interfaces are installed, tested, and commissioned in accordance with approved designs, specifications, and contractual requirements.
- Review construction drawings, shop drawings, and technical submissions related to CBTC signaling systems and fallback signaling systems.
- Review subcontractor proposals and assess scope, technical capability, resource availability, relevant experience, workforce competency, and equipment suitability.
- Review method statements, installation procedures, testing procedures, and commissioning plans submitted by contractors and subcontractors.
- Review signaling system documentation, including designs, implementation plans, equipment installation plans, testing plans, and commissioning plans.
- Monitor signaling system interfaces and integration activities with other railway systems and disciplines, including platform screen doors.
- Prepare technical reports related to signaling installation, testing, and commissioning activities, including issue analysis, findings, and recommendations.
- Monitor and report project progress against schedule, budget, specifications, and performance requirements.
- Support project teams in resolving technical, contractual, and operational challenges related to signaling systems.
What Required Skills You’ll Bring:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in CBTC signaling system installation, testing, and commissioning on large-scale metro projects.
- Demonstrated experience in rail signaling design, installation, system testing, commissioning, operations, and maintenance within metro or commuter rail environments.
- Experience in consultant supervision and contractor management roles, including contractual administration and technical correspondence.
- Strong leadership, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
- Good commercial awareness and understanding of project delivery requirements.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with multidisciplinary and multinational project teams.
What Desired Skills You’ll Bring:
- Rail industry-recognized qualifications such as IRSE certification or equivalent.
- Knowledge of Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC), Automatic Train Control (ATC), and Trackside Signaling systems.
- Previous GCC project experience.
- Experience on metro, railway, or major transportation infrastructure projects.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in CBTC signaling system installation, testing, and commissioning on large-scale metro projects.
- Demonstrated experience in rail signaling design, installation, system testing, commissioning, operations, and maintenance within metro or commuter rail environments.
- Experience in consultant supervision and contractor management, including contractual administration and technical correspondence.
- Strong leadership, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
- Good commercial awareness and understanding of project delivery requirements.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with multidisciplinary and multinational project teams.
- Rail industry-recognized qualifications such as IRSE certification or equivalent.
- Knowledge of Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC), Automatic Train Control (ATC), and Trackside Signaling systems.
- Previous GCC project experience.
- Experience on metro, railway, or major transportation infrastructure projects.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
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What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
