As a System Activation Engineer, you’ll provide expertise in logistics, planning, developing, and coordinating all operational readiness activities associated with new or expansion of transit systems and other facility improvement projects. This position is in the Centralized Program Management Office of the MARTA Capital Projects, Expansion & Innovation Department. You’ll work closely with several departments across MARTA, including Operations; Safety & Quality Assurance; Capital Programs Delivery; Design, Engineering & Infrastructure; Customer Experience; Facilities; and outside parties, including consultants, contractors, and jurisdictional partners, to plan and deliver a coordinated program.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist with planning, ramping up, and executing the various elements of transit system activation. Modes may include heavy rail, bus rapid transit, arterial rapid transit, and light rail/streetcar transit.
- Ensure system activation schedules are developed and integrated into Project Master Schedules.
- Develop a comprehensive plan to transition operations from existing to new facilities, covering facility maintenance, operations, communications, finance, training, and information technology.
- Work with subject matter experts in training, scheduling, stakeholder engagement, testing, safety and security certification, and service deployment.
- Focus on ensuring technical systems meet their intended purpose, providing a practical framework to support staff operations methodically by trialing every component of all systems and developing mitigation plans to address any system issues or deficiencies along with corrective action plans.
- Utilize reporting tools, such as SharePoint, Risk Registers, Issue Logs, Dashboards, Primavera, Unifier, Microsoft Office, etc., to ensure system activation activities and milestones are well documented and communicated.
- Review Project schedules, testing, and close-out plans to develop detailed turnover plans that include the duties and responsibilities of all parties.
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Project Management, Construction Management, or a related discipline is required. 5+ years’ experience in project management of extensive engineering and construction projects, including professional experience in project controls and planning. Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver’s license.
Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) is preferred.
