Communications Engineer-Rail & Transit

About Burns:

Burns Engineering provides professional engineering design and project management services for transportation, facilities, and infrastructure projects. We help our clients attain their strategic goals and initiatives through successful large-scale infrastructure projects.  Burns’ full-service capabilities include mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, transportation, and energy consulting engineering.

Recently voted a Top Workplace by Philly.com, we credit our strength as an organization to our talented, driven, vibrant team.  Burns is an ENR Top 500 Firm, and has been named an MEP Giant by Consulting-Specifying Engineer Magazine, as well as a Hot Firm by Zweig.  We are industry experts, proven leaders, innovative thinkers, and team players. We put our clients’ successes and best interests first, because their success is our success. We have fun at work because we love making a difference in the world.  We are looking for high-energy, bright, collaborative individuals who want the opportunity to “write their own story” with us.

Railroad & Transit Team

Burns provides design and construction solutions to help maintain, improve, and expand the nation’s railroad and transit infrastructure.  We have designed the implementation of critical programs across the country, and support the renewed emphasis on a public transit-oriented lifestyle.

Burns is currently seeking an Communications Engineer to join our Railroad & Transit team in New York City, NY or Boston, Ma. 

SUMMARY

The Communications Engineer performs a variety of specialized engineering and technical duties including designs, project layouts and contract documents in accordance with company design standards and client requirements under supervision of the Project Manager, Senior Engineers, and/or Senior Engineering Specialist, Maintains and enhances individual's and firm's reputation as a recognized expert in specialization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists in the development of all drawings, calculations, and specifications required to complete the required project design.
• Assist in the creation and development of system designs for assigned projects. • Assist in reviewing shop drawings, product data, RFIs and records changes
• Adjusts project specifications to fit project requirements
• Assists with specific engineering studies and design analyses and assists the Project Manager in establishing budgets, cost estimates and project schedules
• Assists Project Managers and Sr. Engineering Specialist with coordination of the design with other disciplines, attend design coordination meetings with members and client representatives.
• Assist in the studies and selection of equipment to fit the project design.
• Practice company, client and industry standards and technical policies and procedures during the execution of projects for clients.
• Actively participates in professional organizations and/or client groups where the technical reputation and image of the firm may be enhanced.
• Represents the firm to clients and other outside groups where technical reputation and/or professional image of the firm are of paramount importance.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This role has no supervisory responsibilities.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• A four year accredited college degree within an applicable engineering discipline.

• At least 4 years of design experience in communication design.

• Technical expertise with power systems and/or security communications such CCTV, security, public address, intercom, and general communication design.

• A demonstrated ability to evaluate the technical requirements of scope of work, specifications, design criteria, directive drawings, standard drawings,

• A demonstrated ability to administer all project general and technical data and reports and to communicate verbally and in writing to all parties involved.