Lead rolling stock engineering consulting teams and business development for relevant consulting services
Provide strategic consultant advice and planning, provide solutions for rail fleet expansion, upgrade, procurement, and new technologies
Monitor the progress of projects and work with clients and stakeholders to resolve critical technical issues
Oversee the management of contract budgets
Manage projects up to contract size of $40 million USD
Provide rolling stock project management and technical expertise to external and internal clients
Maintain and build client relationships to grow the business
Provide strategic advice and oversight of vehicle procurement, and performance improvement projects
Collaborate with other disciplines to ensure rolling stock integration is addressed
Manage utilization and professional development of rolling stock staff
Assign staff to projects and coordinate rolling stock staff workloads
20% domestic and international travel to visit clients and suppliers, attend conferences, and meet with direct reports

Requires a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
ten (10) years of experience as a senior rolling stock manager or engineer with experience in rolling stock
Ten (10) years in specification development or delivery to complex specifications
Working with multidisciplinary engineering, including mechanical, electrical, software, communications, human factors, or cyber security
Conducting design reviews or systems integration
Producing technical specifications or report writing
Applying general knowledge of recognized industry standards and best practice related to rail vehicles
Five (5) years in rail vehicle procurement
Representing clients in execution of capital programs or delivering complex capital programs to clients
Developing proposals to provide engineering services and technical support
Demonstrated experience with various rail modes, vehicle types and suppliers
Processing client requirements into a successful RFP document to procure capital equipment (worth between $500,000 to $200million USD)
Performing asset management
Managing contract budgets

Principal Project Manager – Rolling Stock

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