Assistant Chief Engineer-C&S

For a complete understanding of this opportunity, and what will be required to be a successful applicant, read on.

Key Accountabilities (Essential Job Duties) :

• Demonstrate understanding and adhere to the KCS principals of Employee Engagement, Operational Excellence & Safety, Customer Satisfaction, Corporate Social Responsibility and Economic Performance.
• Develop, successfully implement, and continually review a 1-2-year business plan for the area in scope and meet agreed deliverables.
• Ensure department policies, procedures and strategies continuously support Engineering and Communication & Signal objectives and programs.
• Optimize the performance of the KCS asset safety, reliability and availability.
• Implement and monitor operational practices.
• Analyze defects and failures to avoid wrong side failures.
• Develop and monitor a training plan for the Communication & Signal workforce (CS-1, CS-2) required to support all department activities.
• Develop a process improvement plan for preventable signal delays.
• Analyze utilization of department workforce and facilitate process to continuously identify improvement in work practices and scheduling.
• Ensure safety and quality assurance that appropriate mandatory, MBTA and KCS standards are being delivered both internally by KCS staff and externally by KCS suppliers.
• Drive improvement of safety performance in sync with annual safety plan for the Communication & Signal Department.

Skills and Knowledge

• Experience at Engineering Management level within a complex railroad organization 10+ years of demonstrated leadership experience
• Ability to develop and implement a strategic plan in the 1 to 2-year time horizon for the area of scope.
• Strong knowledge of railroad signaling, concepts and maintenance.
• Understanding and knowledge of the railroad equipment, preventative maintenance, equipment cycling and engineering facility management.
• Understanding and knowledge of Communication and Signaling.
• Understanding and knowledge of PTC (Positive Train Control) System.
• Demonstrated acumen with regulatory requirements affecting passenger railroad operations including FRA and OSHA regulations.
• Demonstrated capability to run a full operation and delivering agreed results
• Key personal traits; forward thinking, proactive, resilient, sound judgement, innovative where it’s required, driven by a relentless pursuit of excellence.
• Experience of successfully implementing change in a heavily unionized environment
• Experience of managing first level managers and professionals with customer service, operational and safety accountabilities within a large organization
• Communication skills at interpersonal and group levels
• Demonstrated capability to influence, negotiate and facilitate buy-in with a variety of stakeholders up to and including labor organizations, clients, external PTAs, and other counterpart transportation agencies.
• Proven ability to lead by example to foster positive cross functional relationships with internal and external stake holders.

Additional Statements :

Drug and alcohol screening : Employment contingent upon passing pre-employment drug and alcohol screen. Also, contingent upon receiving a favorable background check.

Must pass a physical examination.

Safety commitment : Safety is a way of life at Keolis. By placing safety first, we ensure the wellbeing of our employees, customers, and communities.

Together we can become the most successful transportation company in the world.

• Environmental commitment : Keolis is committed to protecting the environment by minimizing the impact of operations to our people and the communities in which we operate.
• EEO statement : Our policy is to afford Equal Employment Opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of their race, color, sex, religion, age, creed, marital status, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, or gender identification.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

Disclaimer and closing statement : The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification.

They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job, and Keolis retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

Employees must be able to perform the essential job duties of this position satisfactorily. If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

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