Overhead Catenary Design (OCS) Engineer

Overhead Catenary Design (OCS) Engineer

Apply to locations: Dallas, Texas; Lake Oswego, Oregon; Bellevue, Washington; Baltimore, Maryland (Downtown).

Time Type: Full time

Posted on: Posted 2 Days Ago

Job Requisition ID: JR1708

Founded in 1912, STV is a leading national infrastructure-focused professional services firm, providing engineering, architectural, planning, environmental, program management, and construction management services for transportation systems, buildings, water, energy, and other facilities. Headquartered in New York City, the company has more than 55 offices across North America. The firm is ranked 37th in Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) Top 500 Design Firms survey and is 11th in its transportation category.

Description

STV is seeking an Overhead Catenary Design (OCS) Engineer to work in our Dallas, TX, Baltimore, MD, Portland, OR, or Seattle, WA office as part of our Transportation & Infrastructure Division within the Centers of Excellence.

The engineer will work on the design of AC and DC Catenary systems for heavy rail, commuter, light rail, and streetcar systems. This role will involve the preparation of Catenary plans and profile diagrams, Catenary support structures, including cantilevers, portals, and head spans.

Qualifications And Experiences

• Proven capable to perform complete Catenary designs.
• Experience in leading and managing projects, focused on budgets and schedules, after partnering with a Project Manager through completion.
• Ability to prepare OCS structure and wiring Layout Plans.
• Experience in the development of OCS specifications.
• Ability to prepare Structural Erection Diagrams.
• Ability to prepare Catenary profiles.
• Experience with relevant code requirements for OCS design.
• Understand integration of other disciplines such as traction power, track, signals, and communications.
• Knowledge of engineering computations and structural analysis.
• Support and direct Catenary engineering and drafting staff.
• Ability to prepare assembly and component drawings.
• Knowledge of Catenary wire properties, insulators, and miscellaneous hardware.
• Experience with OCS field construction: staging, techniques, and cost estimating.
• Candidates should possess a thorough understanding of the workings of a Catenary system and be capable of performing pole and foundation loading calculations, Catenary tension calculations, analysis of wire sag and rise conditions.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering is required.
• 5-15 years of experience in OCS/CATENARY design.
• Proficiency in utilizing AutoCAD/Microstation V8.
• Ability to design on screen in production of CAD drawings.
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification is required.
• Knowledge of software for support structure analysis (STAAD, MathCAD) preferred.
• Strong communication skills and the cooperative ability to work with other team members at other locations.

Compensation Range: $89,149.00 - $118,865.00

STV is committed to paying all its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The following pay ranges are STV’s good-faith salary estimates for every presently available position. Please note that the final salary offered for any position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.

STV offers the following benefits: Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account; Dental insurance; Vision insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts; Disability insurance; Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment; 401(k) Plan; Retirement Counseling; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off (16 days); Paid Holidays (8 days); Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year); Parental Leave (up to 80 hours); Continuing Education Program; Professional Licensure and Society Memberships.