Director, Signals & Communication

Job Category:

Field Operations Management

Requisition Number:

DIREC008685

Employment Type:

Full-Time

Salary:

$120,000 USD per year

Locations

Rochester & Southern Railroad, Inc. (RSR), Rochester, NY 14624, USA

Lower Hoyt St, New England Central Railroad, Inc. (NECR), 67 Lower Hoyt St, St. Albans, VT 054780000, USA

382 Southbridge St, Providence and Worcester Railroad Company (PW), 382 Southbridge St, Worcester, MA 01610, USA

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

Writes and enforces specifications, work procedures

Deals with regulatory authorities

Perform detailed safety assessments of road crossings of Railway

Establishes maintenance and rehabilitation priority projects

Carries out profitability analysis, takes charge of third party financing, arranges plans and specifications for all related projects

Plans, prepares, implements and is accountable for operating and capital budgets

Prepare cost estimate for signal and communication projects

Investigates, coordinates, and implements all procurement relevant to installation, maintenance and inspection carried out under jurisdiction

Reviews and analyzes operating practices, provides recommendations, and follows-up

Prepares various reports/ratios for Company senior management

Promotes rail safety in all applicable forums

Other projects and duties as assigned.

Technical Competencies

Technical & Regulatory Railroad knowledge

CROR & GCOR Qualified

Computer Software: CAD, Microsoft

Specialized Railroad Signal software EG: Data event recorder, Railway crossing controller, wayside detector controller;

Knowledge of HXP, SSCC3+, SEAR2, GCP3000, SERVO, STC, AEI reader and radio communication systems

Enterprise Data systems: Great Plains, RMI, e-procurement

General Competencies

Communication (both written and spoken in English)

Safety

Process oriented

Decision Quality

Managing across organizational boundaries

Organizational knowledge

Decision making

Planning and Organizing

Teamwork and Cooperation

Required Experience

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.

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and its subsidiary companies do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or any other protected status under federal, state or local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

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