Requisition/Vacancy No\. 115526BR
**Position Title** Senior Railway Signals Designer
**Job Category** Engineering \- Civil
**Business Line** Transportation
**Office Region** CanadaEast
**Office Location** CA – Montréal, Québec
**Why Choose AECOM?** AECOM is a premier, fully integrated professional and technical services firm positioned to design, build, finance and operate infrastructure assets around the world for public\- and private\-sector clients\. With nearly 100,000 employees — including architects, engineers, designers, planners, scientists and management and construction services professionals — serving clients in over 150 countries around the world, AECOM is ranked as the \#1 engineering design firm by revenue in _Engineering News\-Record_ magazine’s annual industry rankings, and has been recognized by _Fortune_ magazine as a World’s Most Admired Company\. The firm is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, oil and gas, water, high\-rise buildings and government\. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering customized and creative solutions that meet the needs of clients’ projects\. A _Fortune 500_ firm, AECOM companies, including URS Corporation and Hunt Construction Group, have annual revenue of approximately $19 billion\. More information on AECOM and its services can be found at www\.aecom\.com\.
**About the Business Line** **Transportation**
We provide professional services in areas such as aviation, transit, freight rail, highways and bridges, planning, and ports and marine\. Our global network of top\-tier specialists delivers comprehensive services over the full life cycle of a project to benefit clients in government and private industries\.
**Job Summary** • Perform design, review, and checking for new and modified vital circuitry and application logic programs for automatic block systems, centralized traffic control, interlockings, and highway grade crossing warning systems;
• Projects will be for:
o North American heavy\-rail freight and passenger systems;
o LRT and Subway transit systems;
• Ensure that all projects meet applicable standards, rules and regulations, as well as all applicable client standards and signal design policies and procedures;
• Design of active warning devices for at\-grade crossings;
• Coordinate signals design with power supply and civil/track designs that are done by others;
• Prepare technical specifications;
• Estimate engineering effort \(fees\) for signals design proposals and monitor design team costs relative to established budgets;
• Attend client meetings;
• Act as the designated signals design specialist on complex rail projects;
• Primary role is to act as the main designated design checker\.
**Minimum Requirements** • Knowledge of applicable laws, standards and regulations pertaining to railroad signal systems and highway\-rail grade crossing warning systems, such as Arema, CROR, GCS, Cenilec;
• Experience with both AutoCAD and MicroStation, specializing in both of the two systems;
• Experience in Grade crossing, relay based technology, microprocessor based technology and Vital Microprocessor\-based interlocking equipment programming;
• Knowledge of AREMA C&S Recommended Practices, RTD\-10, CROR, and industry standards\.
• Strong written and verbal English and French skills\.
**Preferred Qualifications** • Experience with signal testing and commissioning \(field experience and/or test\-plan preparation experience\);
• Experience designing signals for: Class 1 Railway, Commuter Railway, Subway, LRT;
• Positive Train Control \(PTC\) and or CBTC experience;
• Systems integration experience;
• Communications \(radio, fibre, SCADA, etc\.\) design experience;
• RAMS \(reliability, accessibility, maintainability, safety\) engineering;
• Application software simulation experience \(Vital\-Sim or equal\);
• Electrical power supply and distribution design;
• Engineering team management;
• Preparation of construction cost estimate;
• OACETT certification or P\.Eng\. licensed in Ontario and or Quebec or eligible for licensing\.
**What We Offer** AECOM is a place where you can put your innovative thinking and business skills into high gear and work alongside other highly intelligent and motivated people\. It's a place where you can apply your skills to some of the world's most challenging, interesting, and meaningful projects worldwide\. It's a place that values the diversity of our areas of practice and our people\. It's what makes AECOM a great place to work and grow\. AECOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer\.
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