Commissioning Manager

Location:
(STS) Pittsburgh - Chicago
Job ID:
R0063472
Date Posted:
2024-10-14
Company Name:
HITACHI RAIL STS USA, INC.
Profession (Job Category):
Engineering & Science
Job Schedule:
Full time
Remote:
No
About Us
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Job Description:
Hitachi Rail is looking for an enthusiastic self-motivated Commissioning Manager who thrives in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate is comfortable performing a wide range of tasks from administrative to strategic. The position is based in Chicago, IL.
Accountabilities:

• Develop project subsystem and system-wide commissioning plans for wayside and central office
• Ensure project installation and commissioning activities are performed according to contract schedule and budget
• Develop cutover and migration plans for system integration purposes
• Review test plans and procedures for wayside and central office
• Schedule local resources and determine workload forecasts for commissioning activities
• Provide bid and proposal data on potential change orders
• Work directly with customers and subcontractors to successfully execute the latter stages of projects and effectively turn the system over to the customer
• Provide-valued added input and assist the director in the development of models and systems that maximizes resource efficiency
• Perform field verification testing for all tie-in locations for equipment requirements, tag changes, and circuit wiring details with limited support from the customer
• Perform expedited engineering and equipment functions
• Perform on-site verification of deliveries for signal company
• Maintain inventory of signal company spare materials
• Sorting/Ordering or all tags, tag lists, and pull sheets
• Field relay testing of all vital relays prior to plug in and room breakdown testing
• Any and all other signaling systems related works as directed by the project in order to support those projects needs

Required Skills/ Knowledge:

• 3 -5 years leading field testing, integration, or commissioning projects on a multi-million dollar scale
• 3- 5 years working on mass transit projects in an engineering or project/program management role
• 3 - 5 years' experience in Testing & Commissioning of large infrastructure projects.
• Previous work in switch and signal train transportation system as a design engineer, project engineer, system engineer/integrator a plus
• Willing to take on big challenges with large-scale mass transit projects
• Able to perform signal circuit engineering
• Ability to test signal equipment & circuits
• Ability to place signals systems into service
• Ability to interpret contract specification
• Ability to read, understand and interpret switch and signal line drawing, schematics and cable plans

Desired Skills/ Knowledge:

• Basic working knowledge of Rail Transit Subsystem such as Automatic Train Supervision, Vehicle, Telecommunication, Platform Screen Gates, Traction Electrification, SCADA, CCTV, Radios, GPS, etc.
• Basic understanding of software configuration managements (CM)
• Basic understanding of software programming logic
• Ability to read, understand, and implement scripts written in various scripting languages (BASH, python, Perl)
• Basic working knowledge of the Linux or UNIX operating system
• Operation and Maintenance Processes
• Manage and lead assigned resources and suppliers in order to perform the tests and troubleshooting activities
• Railway Operations and Signaling principles
• Planning and organization
• Integrated System Tests
• Validation and Verification Processes
• System requirements definition

Education:
Electrical, Electronic, or Computer Engineering or Information Technology Qualifications/Associate's Degree or equivalent technical background
Languages :
English Proficiency
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