Project Manager, Overhead Contact System (OCS)

Job overview

The Project Manager, Overhead Contact System (OCS) role is based onsite in Sacramento, CA, with travel of 25%–50% along the alignment; compensation is not specified. Burns Engineering provides engineering design and project management services for transportation, facilities, and infrastructure projects, and this role supports California High-Speed Rail electrification delivery. The project manager coordinates OCS work from design through commissioning and operational handover, managing scope, schedule, budget, risk, contractors, and delivery milestones. The role aligns technical teams and external stakeholders and leads testing and energization readiness to support safe railway operation and entry into revenue service.

What you'll do

• Support OCS delivery through design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, energization, and handover
• manage scope, schedule, budget, risk, contractor performance, and milestones
• coordinate with rail systems disciplines and external stakeholders
• support electrical safety, outage planning, approvals, and readiness
• oversee installation and resolve technical and field issues
• lead factory acceptance, site acceptance, integrated, and dynamic testing and energization programs
• support defect resolution, operational readiness, reporting, forecasting, and governance.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

project manager

overhead contact system

ocs

sacramento ca

burns engineering

rail and transit

california high-speed rail

railway electrification

25kv ac

project delivery

testing and commissioning

25%–50% travel

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires at least 10 years of railway electrification or OCS project delivery and project management experience. Travel is 25%–50% along the alignment.

About the employer

Burns Engineering, Inc. is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.