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SUMMARY OF DUTIES:
The Manager Engineering – Design Ops - Cost is responsible for leading the operations of the technical engineering design review process for both external third-party and some capital in-house projects, to ensure that the technical engineering design review documents are in compliance with all Amtrak Engineering practices (Eps), standards, policies, and procedures. Also, ensuring when design review submittals are received, they are in compliance with baseline budget, funding source, and execute design phase agreement requirements. This Design Operations workstream manages operations and reporting for the engineering technical design review process for all engineering design phase stages. This role is expected to work under minimal supervision of their manager. The Manager Engineering - Design Ops is part of the overall Design Management Team within the Planning and Engineering Support group under Capital Delivery (CapD).
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Manage the technical engineering design review intake process for engineering design review, providing an initial precursory review of design phase documents.
- Coordination with multi-disciplines (track, communications & signals, electric traction, and structures) for information pertaining to design review determination documents, design exception request documents and technical engineering design review documents. Position works closely with many internal groups within Capital Delivery and the overall Engineering Department.
- Lead and collaborate with the collective Team in the building of design estimates at agranular level for an understanding of the technical design reviewer and the budget the reviewer determines necessary for the design.
- Develop, and effectively apply a working knowledge of Engineering Practices, Amtrak business systems, standard procedures, existing agreements with external (third-party)entities, and industry standards and best practices for the engineering design review process.
- Coordinate with the team responsible for facilitating third-party project agreements and permits to help ensure design review execution and completion and executed agreement timelines coincide. Report status, metrics, and variances from intake to execution to direct manager and senior leadership.
- Oversee, lead, and mentor junior-level staff to help them grow within Amtrak and railroad industry.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Architecture, or related field.
- Strong understanding of the design and submission review process, preferably as it pertains to the railroad environment.
- Demonstrated experience working with external/third-party projects.
- Familiar with railroad practices, operations, and procedures.
- Familiar with design and construction standards, methods, and practices.
- Understanding of work breakdown structures and funding sources as they relate to engineering design review projects.
- Ability to apply engineering discipline expertise to research, evaluate performance gaps, and explain variances.
- Skill in communicating complex information clearly and concisely, both orally and inwriting across all levels Strong focus on collaboration, team building, and customer service.
- Familiar with document digitization procedures and SharePoint.
- Strong understanding of engineering design documents and construction, preferably as it pertains to the railroad environment.
- Hands on experience with evaluating budgeting during the engineering design phase of projects being reviewed.
- Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, and SharePoint.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong planning, organizational, and time-management skills.
- Familiar with multi-discipline railroad infrastructure (track, electric traction, communications & signals, structures, stations, and facilities).
- Basic understanding of Amtrak’s network, service, infrastructure, train fleet and maintenance facilities.
- Ability to lead people.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree plus seven (7) years of relevant experience.
- In lieu of education, a minimum of eleven (11) years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience is needed.
- Advanced engineering or architecture degree (Masters, PhD, etc.)
- Management certificate or MBA for managing and leading.
- 10+ years of relevant experience. Strong understanding of Amtrak-maintained territory and operation.
- Hands-on experience with Tableau.
- Hands-on experience with Bluebeam.
WORK ENVRIORNMENT:
- Primarily office environment; exposure to computer screens.
- Physical Conditions: May require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting, walking, or standing for prolonged periods of time.
- Railroad right-of-way and/or project site visits may be required occasionally for short durations, based on department and/or specific project need.
COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:
Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
The salary/hourly range is $124,600-$161,352. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, internal equity, etc. Depending on an employee’s assigned worksite or location, Amtrak may consider a geo-pay differential to be applied to the employee’s base salary. Amtrak may offer additional incentive and pay programs to recognize and reward our employees, including a short-term incentive bonus based upon factors such as individual and company performance that is commensurate with the level of the position and/or long-term incentive plan compensation. In addition to your salary, Amtrak offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes health, dental, and vision plans; health savings accounts; wellness programs; flexible spending accounts; 401K retirement plan with employer match; life insurance; short and long term disability insurance; paid time off; back-up care; adoption assistance; surrogacy assistance; reimbursement of education expenses; Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility; Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits; and rail pass privileges. Learn more about our benefits offerings here.
Requisition ID:163042
Posting Location(s):Pennsylvania
Work Arrangement:04-Hybrid Weekly
Job Family/Function:Engineering
Relocation Offered:No
Travel Requirements:Up to 25%
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Candidates who test positive for marijuana will be disqualified, regardless of any state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Amtrak's pre-employment drug testing program is administered in accordance with DOT regulations and applicable law.
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Note that any education requirement listed above may be deemed satisfied if you have an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
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