Associate Director Station Operations

Network Rail Consulting; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation packages

Healthcare insurance premiums fully covered by the employer

Generous annual leave entitlement

401(k) with employer matching contributions

Flexible working opportunities

Job summary

Network Rail Consulting is seeking an Associate Director Station Operations in New York. You will provide expertise in station design and maximize operational provision during major upgrades or transformation projects. Responsibilities include managing stakeholder groups and ensuring effective facility maintenance and long-term asset performance.

The ideal candidate will have relevant project management experience in construction or rail, strong communication skills, and a degree or chartered status. The position offers competitive compensation, fully covered healthcare, and flexible working opportunities.

Qualifications

• Member of a relevant professional body with chartered status and/or educated to degree level.
• Relevant experience in successful management of significant projects in construction and/or rail industries.
• Experience of station operations and rebuilding.
• Strong communication skills, commercial focus and financial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the station design supports effective facility maintenance and asset performance.
• Identify risks associated with handback of assets to station maintainers.
• Actively manage stakeholder groups to avoid conflicts.
• Review building systems and access routes for efficient inspections and repairs.
• Establish asset information needs and maintenance strategies.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Communication skills

Financial acumen

Knowledge of Health, Safety, and Environmental Regulations

Education

Degree level education or chartered status

Job description

Associate Director Station Operations (New York)

As the lead Station Operations subject matter expert for Network Rail Consulting, you will provide guidance on station design and maximize operation provision during major station upgrades or transformation projects.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure the station design fully supports effective facility maintenance and long‑term asset performance by working with stakeholders to define operational, maintenance, and lifecycle requirements early in the design process.
• Identify risks associated with handback of assets to station maintainers, surface them early, and mitigate them.
• Actively manage multiple stakeholder groups involved in maintenance and gain alignment on responsibilities, standards, and timing to avoid gaps or conflicts.
• Review building systems, equipment locations, access routes, and back‑of‑house layouts to enable efficient inspections, servicing, and repairs, and challenge designs to minimise whole‑life cost.
• Apply experience from similar facilities to identify potential maintainability issues and eliminate risks.
• Establish asset information needs, maintenance strategies, and technical access requirements for design integration so facilities teams can safely and efficiently operate and maintain the station through construction and into service.

Job Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Member of a relevant professional body with chartered status and/or educated to degree level.
• Relevant experience in successful management of significant projects in construction and/or rail industries.
• Experience of station operations and rebuilding.
• Experience of project, stakeholder and change management.
• Strong communication skills, commercial focus and financial acumen.
• General knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental Regulations.
• Project management of station openings.
• Awareness of US rail structure.
• Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams and establish relationships at all levels.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages.
• Healthcare insurance premiums fully covered by the employer.
• Generous annual leave entitlement.
• 401(k) with employer matching contributions.
• Flexible working opportunities.

Network Rail Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of age, race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or veteran status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.