HDR · 1 day ago
Rail Systems Project Specialist
Walnut Creek, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelHDR is a company focused on rail and transit projects throughout North America, and they are seeking a Rail Systems Project Specialist. The role involves risk management, project management, and design management, ensuring projects adhere to safety and regulatory standards while optimizing efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
ArchitectureConsulting
Responsibilities
Supporting and conducting comprehensive Rail Systems risk assessments and helping in the design and coordination process
Evaluating potential risks related to project design, construction, and scheduling by analyzing their likelihood and potential impact
Ensuring technical designs adhere to safety, performance, and regulatory standards
Working collaboratively with design engineers, structural engineers, subject matter experts, and senior managers to develop and integrate rail systems risk mitigation strategies into engineering plans to prevent increased costs or project delays
Conducting feasibility studies, performing variance analyses, and proposing value engineering options to optimize project efficiency and cost-effectiveness
Using advanced risk modelling techniques, such as Monte Carlo simulations, to predict potential outcomes and develop contingency plans to address identified uncertainties
Maintaining a comprehensive Risk Management Plan (RMP), updating the risk register and assessment reports to reflect evolving project conditions, and conducting regular risk meetings with discipline leads
Ensuring projects remain on schedule and within budget by monitoring progress, proposing mitigation strategies, and maintaining an up-to-date risk register that reflects design changes
Overseeing adherence to design standards, leveraging expertise in technical details and software
Collaborating with project managers and design discipline leads, focusing on addressing design comments, managing submittals, and efficiently resolving Requests for Information (RFIs) to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget
Maintaining comprehensive tracking for rail and Infrastructure projects using detailed Excel sheets to monitor budget and performance
Offering CAD support for tracking field changes, addressing client comments on as-built documentation, and facilitating one-on-one meetings to resolve design, CAD, and critical issues, ensuring timely delivery of as-built documents and coordination of field changes
Performing fieldwork including rail system inspections, verification of designs against as-built conditions, and construction site coordination
Qualification
Required
Experience in risk management, value engineering, project management, and design management for rail and transit projects
Ability to conduct comprehensive Rail Systems risk assessments
Experience in evaluating potential risks related to project design, construction, and scheduling
Knowledge of safety, performance, and regulatory standards in technical designs
Experience in developing and integrating rail systems risk mitigation strategies
Ability to conduct feasibility studies and perform variance analyses
Experience in proposing value engineering options to optimize project efficiency and cost-effectiveness
Familiarity with advanced risk modelling techniques, such as Monte Carlo simulations
Ability to maintain a comprehensive Risk Management Plan (RMP) and update risk registers
Experience in conducting regular risk meetings with discipline leads
Ability to monitor project progress and propose mitigation strategies to ensure projects remain on schedule and within budget
Expertise in overseeing adherence to design standards and leveraging technical details and software
Experience in collaborating with project managers and design discipline leads
Ability to manage submittals and efficiently resolve Requests for Information (RFIs)
Experience in maintaining comprehensive tracking for rail and Infrastructure projects using detailed Excel sheets
Ability to offer CAD support for tracking field changes and addressing client comments on as-built documentation
Experience in performing fieldwork including rail system inspections and construction site coordination
Company
HDR
HDR is an employee-owned design firm specializing in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. We’re ranked No.
Founded in 1917
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