Communications Manager

Job Type: Full-Time
Work Location: On-Site
Compensation Range: $140,000 to $175,000

Role Summary

NHHRC, in partnership with REJ Solutions, is seeking a Communications Manager to prepare, review, and approve communications engineering deliverables through design, construction, and testing and commissioning; supports requirements management, system architecture development, and interface definition; and review supplier and contractor designs for compliance with Program specifications and operational requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and approve communications engineering deliverables throughout design, construction, and testing and commissioning

• Ensure technical documentation is complete, coordinated, and developed in accordance with Program requirements and applicable standards

• Support requirements management, system architecture development, and interface definition activities for communications systems

• Review supplier and contractor designs for compliance with Program specifications and operational requirements

• Coordinate interfaces between communications, signaling, traction power, SCADA, stations, operations, maintenance facilities, and information technology teams

• Provide technical oversight for fiber optic backbone networks, operational telecommunications systems, and IP/MPLS networks

• Provide technical oversight for Operations Control Center communications, wayside radio, maintenance radio, and dispatch communications systems

• Provide technical oversight for public address systems, CCTV transport networks, cybersecurity interfaces, and integrated operational communications and control systems

• Support FCC licensing and frequency coordination activities, and prepare and review documentation required for telecommunications, operational, and regulatory approvals

• Work with regulatory authorities, telecommunications providers, operators, and Program stakeholders to obtain approvals and certifications

• Support radio spectrum management, interference assessments, radio coverage studies, and compliance documentation

• Address technical review comments and closeout actions raised by regulatory agencies and independent assessors

• Develop and review test plans, test procedures, and commissioning strategies for communications systems

• Support Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, System Integration Testing, network validation testing, and operational trial running, and witness testing to verify compliance with operational and performance requirements

• Coordinate defect management, corrective actions, and final system acceptance, and support revenue service demonstration and operational handover

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field and a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in railway communications, operational telecommunications, or transportation systems engineering

• Demonstrated experience taking communications systems from design through testing, commissioning, and final acceptance

• Experience developing and reviewing engineering deliverables on large transportation infrastructure projects

• Strong working knowledge of systems integration and operational railway communications applications

• Experience supporting requirements management, system architecture development, and interface definition

• Experience reviewing supplier and contractor designs, network designs, and telecommunications documentation

• Experience developing and reviewing test plans, test procedures, and commissioning documentation

• Experience supporting radio coverage studies, interference assessment, or spectrum management activities

• Experience preparing documentation supporting telecommunications, operational, and regulatory approvals

• Strong technical writing, coordination, and stakeholder engagement skills

• Availability for travel of 25 to 50 percent along the alignment

Preferred Skills

• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure; additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of licensure
• Experience with railway operational telecommunications systems
• Experience with wayside radio and maintenance radio systems
• High-speed rail project experience
• Familiarity with FCC licensing requirements and U.S. telecommunications regulations
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• Experience with fiber optic transport systems, IP networking, LTE, mission‑critical communications, or FRMCS
• Experience supporting system certification, operational approvals, and entry into revenue service
• Experience leading design reviews and resolving technical issues in the field