Testing & Commissioning Manager M/F

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 - $180,000.00Key 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.