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# Systems Lead - Rail and Transit

- **Company:** Parsons Corporation
- **Location:** Centreville, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $176,900.0 - $332,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Configuration Management, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Requirements Management, Systems Integration
- **Published:** August 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000glldzt

## About the Role

+ Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (or related technical discipline)

 + Registered Professional Engineer

 + 15+ years of related work experience

 + 4+ years of experience in a managerial position

 + Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary rail systems design and delivery teams on major transit and railway infrastructure programs.

 + Proven experience managing the design, integration, and delivery of one or more of the following rail systems:

 + Traction Power Systems

 + Signaling and Train Control Systems

 + Communications Systems, or other related disciplines.

 + Proven ability to work on project proposals to identify and integrate winning strategies

 + Proven ability to build and maintain strong client relationships and successfully lead project teams in a collaborative environment.

 + Demonstrated leadership, communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

## Description

+ Lead and grow Parsons' Rail Systems teams across the Eastern United States, providing strategic leadership and technical direction for a multidisciplinary team of rail systems professionals.

 + Develop and maintain strong relationships with transit agencies, rail operators, contractors, technology providers, and industry partners.

 + Serve as a senior leader for major rail and transit pursuits, including development of winning strategies, proposal preparation, staffing plans, organizational structures, technical approaches, and project delivery strategies.

 + Manage the design, integration, and implementation of rail systems including train control, communications, traction power, overhead contact systems, SCADA, facilities systems, and related infrastructure on a large project or program valued over $500M in total installed cost.

 + Provide oversight and technical leadership for the delivery of complex rail and transit systems projects, ensuring successful execution of the rail systems scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client objectives.

 + Lead multidisciplinary teams across multiple offices and geographic regions, coordinating engineering resources to efficiently deliver complex projects and programs.

 + Provide strategic direction and technical support for systems engineering, systems integration, requirements management, configuration management, systems assurance, safety certification, testing and commissioning activities across projects.

 + Foster collaboration between technical disciplines, operations, maintenance, construction, and client stakeholders to ensure successful integration of all project elements into a safe and reliable operating railway.

 + Mentor and develop emerging technical and project leaders, supporting succession planning and long-term growth of the Rail Systems practice.


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