Testing & Commissioning Manager M/F

Job description

The Walsh-VINCI Transit Community Partners (WVTCP) Joint Venture consisting of VINCI Construction Grands Projets and Walsh Construction has been selected to construct the $2.9BN Design Build Red Line Extension (RLE) project – the largest civil construction contract ever awarded by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA).

The RLE Mainline Design-Build (MDB) Project will extend the CTA's Red Line by 5.6 miles, extending from the existing terminal at 95th/Dan Ryan south to 130th Street and Doty Avenue. 

Learn more about the RLE project at the WVTCP-RLE website here!

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage the T&C department
• Deliver the T&C works, in collaboration with other RLE systems teams.
• Report on T&C activities and progress
• Develop, and adapt T&C program according to project progress and constraints
• Liaise with the Systems construction Manager for smooth and effective transition from Installation to T&C stage
• Recruit and manage T&C resources according to project priorities
• Accountable for T&C related deliverables, including:
  • Development and updates of the T&C management plan(s)
  • Development of the Testing and commissioning principles of greenfield systems and coordinate the development of the associated deliverables with other RLE departments.
  • Develop the system integration and migration principles with brown field systems, and coordinate the development of the associated deliverables (within RLE project scope)
  • Review and approve, where applicable, suppliers’ deliverables relevant to T&C
  • Manage the software configuration for the project
• Support to the System Engineering works, including:
  • Support the verification and validate works, such as system definition, requirements definition for Verification and Validation purpose, system configuration and changes, system interfaces.
  • Verify the subsystems against functional requirements (i.e. testable), and provide evidence, in collaboration with other RLE systems teams.
  • Validate the RLE system functionalities against functional requirements (i.e. testable) and provide evidence, in collaboration with other RLE systems teams.
  • Validate External system interfaces with other contracts and stakeholders (within RLE project scope)
  • Liaise with Safety and Certification Manager to provide validation evidence to the safety cases (within RLE project scope)
• Key internal/external relationships
  • Systems Integration Team
  • Requirement Management Team
  • Safety and Certification Manager
  • Project Controls Lead
  • Construction Manager
  • Quality Manager
  • Design-Build Coordinator
  • Deputy project Manager
  • RLE stakeholders and external partners/operators

Salary Range:

• $140,000.00 - $180,000.00

Desired profile

Key Requirements:

• 15+ years in various systems engineering, delivery, testing, and integration projects.
• 10 to 15 years’ experience minimum in similar position
• Engineering – System Engineering: Experience in working under Engineering processes, managing various System Engineering works (EN50126)
• Testing and Commissioning (T&C): Verification and Validation of railway systems/station systems (EN50126)
• System Assurance including Safety case: Experience in Safety assurance, RAMS, FMECA and safety cases.
• Site construction: Experience in managing installation and testing teams on different sites for different sub systems
• Railway Safety: Experience in Railway Safety operations and interventions on an operational Railway (Site and Control Centre)
• Software validation (SCADA and Coms): Developed System Integration and validation of Systems. Simulation and integration platform would be a plus

Work Environment:

• Involves a dynamic and challenging work environment.
• Includes tasks such as maintaining and repairing heavy machinery, ensuring equipment operates efficiently, and adhering to safety protocols in construction sites
• Required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) such as hard hats, safety glasses, and reflective vests when on-site

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to lift 25lbs
• Walking and standing while in-office or on-site.
• Occasional climbing on and off equipment and bending to inspect.

About VINCI Construction Grands Projets USA

VINCI Construction Grands Projets USA est une filiale de VINCI Construction Grands Projets, située à Alexandria, en Virginie, aux États-Unis. Notre mission est de concevoir et de réaliser des ouvrages et projets de génie civil d'envergure, grâce à notre expertise, nos compétences en ingénierie et notre maîtrise de la gestion de projet. Nous nous concentrons sur les projets pour lesquels nous pouvons apporter une forte valeur ajoutée en fournissant des services professionnels hautement qualifiés et compétitifs dans le domaine de la construction.