About us

Network Rail Consulting (NRC) is the international consultancy arm of Network Rail – the owner and operator of Britain’s mainline rail system.

Through our consulting services in the United States (US), we are assisting both public agencies and private clients in the transportation sector to accelerate transformation efforts, make step-changes in major program delivery, and achieve leaps forward in areas such as asset management and maintenance, and system integration.

Our work is driven forward by our values: passion, agility, collaboration, and impartiality.

The opportunity with NRC

Building on our continued success, we are looking for an experienced professional to join our team as a Contracts Requirements Administrator in Sacramento California, we offer flexibility and hybrid working.

The successful candidate will work Under the direction of the Deputy Director of Network Integration and serve as the Contracts Requirements Administrator. You’ll be responsible for the management of the Civil, Railroad Systems, and High-Speed Rail Trainset’s Technical Requirements Verification and Validation (V&V) process, while also providing support to the management of the Authority’s technical requirements and requirements administration services using IBM Rational DOORs, while supporting the development and deployment of the requirements V&V process across the Authority’s program and different procurement contracts.

The Contracts Requirements Administrator will work in the Rail and Operations Delivery Branch of the California High-Speed Rail Authority's Office of Program Delivery.

To be considered for this role, you will need to:

• Provide requirements management and administration services including:
• Support technical requirement baselining by analyzing the technical standards, Design Criteria, and contracts.
• Manually creating and editing objects along creating, retrieving, and comparing baselines; and defining, importing, and editing of attributes and attribute types, including inherited attributes.
• Develop and implements IBM Rational DOORs application into the Rail program and provides support to users:
• Manage the day-to-day IBM Rational DOORs operation:
• Review databases created by others, and Administrating user and user group rights.

Job Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Degree in System Engineering, Civil Engineering, Railroad System Engineering, or related field.
• Experience in Railroad Infrastructure or system design or construction, or on rolling stock design, manufacturing, or testing, preferred.
• Knowledge on requirements management and administration through requirement management tools.
• Use analytical and problem-solving skills to develop structured methods to identify root causes, create resolution options, evaluate impacts, and implement the selected solution.
• Ability to work across a multidisciplinary team and establish relationships at all levels
• Comfortable in using in MS Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, and Databases.

For the right person, this role presents a fantastic opportunity to develop their career, joining an established and passionate team, with ambitious plans to grow.

We offer benefits such as:

• Competitive compensation packages
• Healthcare insurance premiums (100% paid for by us)
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• 401K with employer matching contributions
• Flexible working opportunities

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Sound interesting? Apply to this vacancy today and our Talent Acquisition team will review your application at the right time.

NRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of age, race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or veteran status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.