Dir Engineering - 90000565 - Philadelphia

Amtrak; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amtrak seeks a leader for the System Communication Engineering group to oversee planning, design, development, operations and maintenance of communications and radio infrastructure in the Northeast Corridor. You will manage the workforce, develop standards & specifications, and capital planning while coordinating with IT and stakeholders to ensure goals are met.

The role represents the Chief Engineer in strategic and technical leadership.

Qualifications

• Oversee development of standards, specifications, engineering practices and design, as well as implementation, and maintenance of communication infrastructure.
• Assist the Deputy Chief Engineer C&S in the development of the C&S department’s annual capital and maintenance programs.
• Asset management.
• Oversee the efforts to define and document inspection, and maintenance business processes that will be included in the Infrastructure Management Systems.
• Serve as a member of the Engineering Department’s Systems

Responsibilities

• Oversee development of standards, specifications, engineering practices and design, as well as implementation, and maintenance of communication infrastructure.
• Assist the Deputy Chief Engineer C&S in the development of the C&S department’s annual capital and maintenance programs.
• Asset management
• Oversee the efforts to define and document inspection, and maintenance business processes that will be included in the Infrastructure Management Systems.
• Serve as a member of the Engineering Department’s Systems

Job description

Your success is a train ride away!
As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

Your success is a train ride away!
As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

Are you ready to join our team?

Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

Job Summary

Provide leadership, direction and oversight to the System Communication Engineering group involved in the planning, design, development, operations and maintenance of communication infrastructure systems. This position is responsible for management of the workforce that installs and maintains all communications and radio infrastructure in the Northeast Corridor. Develop and manage standards & specifications, design, and capital planning & program development. Coordinate with IT and stakeholders of Amtrak Engineering’s communication infrastructure to ensure operational goals are met. The position is also responsible for representing the Chief Engineer and Deputy Chief Engineer C&S in providing strategic and technical leadership to the Engineering Systems group in the design, development, and implementation of the Engineering department’s Infrastructure Management Systems for C&S related assets

Essential Functions

• Oversee development of standards, specifications, engineering practices and design, as well as implementation, and maintenance of communication infrastructure.
• Assist the Deputy Chief Engineer C&S in the development of the C&S department’s annual capital and maintenance programs.
• Asset management
• Oversee the efforts to define and document inspection, and maintenance business processes that will be included in the Infrastructure Management Systems.
• Serve as a member of the Engineering Department’s Systems