Description
C&S Dept.
Shift Work: No
On-Call: Yes
Weekend Work: Occasional-Expect to work 6-12 weekends a year.
Travel Required: Frequent-Away from home an average of 5 days a week.
Primary Purpose
Supervises the installation of all signal and crossing construction projects to include the in-service testing of all crossing projects. Ensuring that plans, schedules, personnel, Construction equipment and project material are properly and efficiently utilized.
Principal Duties
- Directs, through company employed and contracted work force, the safe and efficient installation of signal equipment, including those for the wayside signal system as well as grade crossing warning systems.
- Controls labor and material expenditures, ensuring that charges being made are complete and accurate to permit adherence to AFE authorizations, and to permit accurate billings made to outside parties.
- Provides instruction and compliance with Federal, state, and local laws, including regulations of the Federal railroad Administration, Federal Highway Administration, and the Department of Transportation.
- Ensures compliance with company and departmental safety rules through an organized safety program on the territory. Monitors the actions of subordinates in regards to safety, ensuring safety of tools, and equipment being used, and provide training and enforcement as necessary.
- Handles the testing of the signal system for new and modified grade crossing installations. This includes the writing of complete and accurate test sheets and their successful execution to ensure that installations comply with company and FRA standards, rules, and regulations.
- Ensures complete and accurate documentation is made of completed installations in accordance with company and FRA standards, rules, and regulations. This includes print revisions, as well as records of applicable FRA tests recorded in STAMP and software revision levels and CRC checksum values recorded in SMS.
Job Related Experience
Minimum Level: 3-5 years
Preferred Level: 6-10 years
Education: Prefer Bachelor's Degree
Majors:
-Electronics Engineering
-Electrical Engineering
Licenses / Certifications
Required: None
Preferred: None
Technical Skills
-SATS
-SAP
-MS Excel/Spreadsheets
-Outlook
Skills and Abilities
-Communication Skills
-People Development
-Planning and Organizing
-Electrical Trouble Shooting
-Decision Making
Career Path:
Predecessor Jobs:
-Signal Foreman
-Signal Maintainer
-Electronics Leader
Future Jobs:
-Senior Project Engineer
-Corridor Supervisor
-Regional Manager
Manager of Others
-BRS Union workforce
-Contractor workforce
Company Overview
Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country's population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.
At Norfolk Southern, we believe in celebrating our individuality. By leveraging the unique backgrounds and viewpoints of our employees, we can create a culture of innovation, respect, and inclusion. We know that employees thrive in a workplace where differing viewpoints, ideas, and experiences are freely shared and valued. As such, we encourage all employees to contribute their distinctive skills and capabilities to our organization.
Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Together, we power progress.
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