Safety, Compliance and Oversight Engineer - Casual/On-Call

**Position is Contingent Upon Award**

 

Peraton seeks innovative professionals who thrive in mission-critical environments and are passionate about helping our clients plan, deploy, and operate their critical infrastructure. This is your chance to make an impact on one of the nation’s vital organizations, working alongside leaders in project management, communications, engineering, operations, quality control, safety, and systems integration.

 

Join Peraton in supporting a large transportation operator working closely with their third-party wireless aggregators to deploy neutral host systems in rail transportation facilities using distributed antenna systems (DAS) to seamlessly integrate high-speed 5G cellular and Wi-Fi coverage for all major tier-one cellular carriers. Deployment is being performed in several of the metro area’s busiest transit hubs. The new services will provide reliable connectivity for mobile ticketing, the Train-Time app, streaming services, emails, phone calls, text messaging and E911 compliance. 

 

As a Construction Management Oversight Consultant duties include being the on-site “eyes and ears” for the client by providing support in the oversight, evaluation, and analysis of the various third-party wireless and electrical providers’ deployment, construction, and safety activities. As a Casual/On-call employee, you must be able to support a flexible client schedule. Support activities will typically occur Monday – Friday 8 am to 5 pm for 4 to 8 hours per day depending on the client’s planned activities and may require weekday night shifts depending upon the client activities planned. You must be able to support periodic weekend shifts with other team members 1 to 2 weekends per month during continuous 24x7 weekend track closure events, overseeing equipment deployment activities conducted on rail passenger platforms.

 

Primary Responsibilities:

The Construction Management Oversight Consultant will be responsible as directed by the client Project Manager to:

• Monitor third-party’s safety protocol and compliance with client’s safety guidelines during performance of its work
• Observe clients third-party’s proper and safe job site equipment set up in compliance with client’s policies
• Act as the point of contact on site for third-party, client, and other rail operators Roadway Worker-In-Charge (RWIC), aka Flagman
• Review of third-party’s DAS and fiber designs, engineering and installation drawings for the daily/nightly work for compliance with industry standards and the client’s license agreement
• Record the work completed by third-party and their electrical and other service providers at the end of each day’s shift and document major issues that arise and bring to client’s Project Manager’s attention
• Observe and document third-party’s daily work site cleanup in accordance with the client’s license agreement and safety guidelines.

 

Additional Responsibilities:

• Attend and sign in as needed for daily rail operations safety meetings with the various trades
• Daily coordination meeting with on-site trades – provide access to various locations within rail facility
• Daily coordination on-site meetings with client, third-party and electrical foreman to discuss work plans for the day
• Facility Warehouse Control System (WCS) daily planning, coordination and support Teams meetings
• Weekly on-site walk through of active work activities with client, service providers, and support personnel
• Attendance at rail operations weekly coordination outage meeting
• Tracking of device installation and field work submitted on daily field reports (on-going)
• Perform daily on-site job walk throughs and provide field oversight
• Support service providers’ technicians performing troubleshooting tasks as needed
• Coordinate carrier vendor installation with client stations and client Special Projects departments and Project Managers
• Coordinate with electric service providers and rail operations for weekend passenger platform work
• Coordinate installation activities with client stations and client Special Projects departments, rail operations and service provider’s team
• Write and distribute client’s daily field engineer report with attendant photographic confirmation
• Review and coordinate activity closeout punch list with contractor Project Managers
• Coordinate carrier access and integration for data/comms rooms
• Review and markup Head End Comm Room As-Built documents against As-Planned documents and coordinate results with engineers for revisions
• Compile and produce on site OEM manuals in 3-ring binders
• Perform inventory for on-site equipment and distribute
• Perform daily on-site job walk throughs and provide field oversight

Required:

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Must have the ability to pass a standard background check which typically includes criminal history checks, employment verification, fingerprinting, and reference checks
• A bachelor's degree in business, engineering, transportation management, or a related field
• Eight (8) years’ progressively responsible experience in a railroad, public transit, or safety-sensitive operating environment
• Knowledge of wireless systems or deploying wireless systems
• Construction oversight experience deploying communication/control technologies for rail systems
• Understanding of Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) rules, including System Safety Program Plans (SSPP) and General Code of Operating Rules (GCOR)
• Knowledge of state and local safety codes, right-of-way maintenance standards, and accident investigation procedures
• Understanding of rail transit service operations, vehicle maintenance, and signal/track infrastructure
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to investigate and assess discrepancies and safety compliance problems
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to communicate technical issues to clients, rail infrastructure owners and management
• Must be able to work on a 24x7 shift rotation schedule including weekend shifts and support shift schedules during continuous track closure events

Desired:

• Desirable credentials include Transit Rail Program Certificates (TSSP), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training, or Incident Command System (ICS) certifications
• A master’s degree in business, engineering, transportation management, or a related field and 6 years experience
• New York P.E. license

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.