Job Description
Principal Project Engineer
Rail Operations
Principal Project Engineer
Location: Newark, NJ
Forbes List of America's Best Employers 2021, 2022, & 2023
Move forward with us! At NJ TRANSIT, you'll join us in transforming the third-largest transportation agency in North America. We are committed to delivering safe, reliable service that gets our customers to their destinations on timeand were looking to hire talented folks with a love of learning to make it all possible. This position presents the exciting professional opportunity for you to grow your career and to make a difference by working to ensure the hiring of top talent committed to the revitalization of New Jersey TRANSIT.
Main Functions
Education and Experience
Rail Operations
Principal Project Engineer
Location: Newark, NJ
Forbes List of America's Best Employers 2021, 2022, & 2023
Move forward with us! At NJ TRANSIT, you'll join us in transforming the third-largest transportation agency in North America. We are committed to delivering safe, reliable service that gets our customers to their destinations on timeand were looking to hire talented folks with a love of learning to make it all possible. This position presents the exciting professional opportunity for you to grow your career and to make a difference by working to ensure the hiring of top talent committed to the revitalization of New Jersey TRANSIT.
Main Functions
- Plans, designs and manages very complex construction, rehabilitation, and/or alteration of structures, facilities, equipment and/or other infrastructure systems.
- Coordinates the activities of assigned project staff and/or contractors in the design, development and implementation of very complex engineering projects.
- Develops standards and criteria for design and construction for very complex engineering projects.
- Develops, designs, proposals, schedules and cost estimates for assigned projects.
- Evaluates progress and results of engineering activity and recommends changes in procedures of assigned projects.
- Maintains liaison with individuals and units (internally and externally) to facilitate the completion of assigned projects.
- Manages the estimation of human and other resources needs and schedules work to meet completion dates and technical specifications
Education and Experience
- Baccalaureate Degree in the appropriate engineering discipline or equivalent, and six years of applied engineering experience, to include project management experience.
- Professional Engineer License in the state of New Jersey is required.
- Comprehensive Family Health Insurance Prescription, Dental, Vision
- Flexible Spending Account
- Prescription
- Life Insurance
- Paid Leave
- 401(a) and401(k)Retirement Plans--up to 9% match
- Tuition Assistance
- Qualified Transportation Expense Plan (QTE)
About New Jersey Transit
Learn More About New Jersey TransitNew Jersey Transit Corporation, branded as NJ Transit, is a state-owned public transportation system that serves the US state of New Jersey, along with portions of New York State and Pennsylvania. It operates bus, light rail, and commuter rail services throughout the state, connecting to major commercial and employment centers both within the state and in the adjacent major cities of New York and Philadelphia. NJ Transit also provides bus service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan. NJ Transit is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.
