Director, Signals & Communication

G&W

$100K — $130K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Technical degree in Electro-mechanics or related field.
  • 7-10 years of Railroad Operating Supervisory experience.
  • Prior experience in Class 1 Railroad Signal Installation and Signal Design preferred.
  • CROR & GCOR Qualified.
  • Proficiency in CAD, Microsoft, and specialized Railroad Signal software.

Responsibilities

  • Write and enforce specifications and work procedures.
  • Collaborate with regulatory authorities on compliance matters.
  • Perform detailed safety assessments for railway road crossings.
  • Establish and prioritize maintenance and rehabilitation projects.
  • Conduct profitability analyses and manage third-party financing for projects.
  • Plan, implement, and oversee operating and capital budgets.
  • Investigate and coordinate procurement for signal systems.
  • Review and analyze operational practices with recommendations for improvement.

Benefits

  • Promotes rail safety across forums.
  • Opportunity to influence significant projects within the railroad industry.
  • Engagement with regulatory authorities and industry stakeholders.
  • Diverse and challenging responsibilities that span technical, managerial, and budgetary elements.
Full Job Description
SUMMARY:
The person in this position manages and performs quality control of installation, maintenance, and inspection of all railway signals, wayside detectors, and communication systems.

Responsibilities:
o Writes and enforces specifications, work procedures
o Deals with regulatory authorities
o Perform detailed safety assessments of road crossings of Railway
o Establishes maintenance and rehabilitation priority projects
o Carries out profitability analysis, takes charge of third party financing, arranges plans and specifications for all related projects
o Plans, prepares, implements and is accountable for operating and capital budgets
o Prepare cost estimate for signal and communication projects
o Investigates, coordinates, and implement all procurement relevant to installation, maintenance and inspection carried out under jurisdiction
o Reviews and analyzes operating practices, provides recommendations, and follows-up
o Prepares various reports/ratios for Company senior management
o Promotes rail safety in all applicable forums
o Other projects and duties as assigned.

Required Skills

Technical Competencies:
o Technical & Regulatory Railroad knowledge
o CROR & GCOR Qualified
o Computer Software: CAD, Microsoft
o Specialized Railroad Signal software EG: Data event recorder, Railway crossing controller, wayside detector controller;
o Knowledge of HXP, SSCC3+, SEAR2, GCP3000, SERVO, STC, AEI reader and radio communication systems
o Enterprise Data systems: Great Plains, RMI, e-procurement

General Competencies:
o Communication (both written and spoken in English)
o Safety
o Process oriented
o Decision Quality
o Managing across organizational boundaries
o Organizational knowledge
o Decision making
o Planning and Organizing
o Teamwork and Cooperation

Required Experience:
o Technical degree in Electro-mechanics or related field, and a minimum of 7-10 years Railroad Operating Supervisory experience, Prior experience in Class 1 Railroad Signal Installation and Signal Design preferred.

This position is employed by the specific entity set forth in the job posting.

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