Senior Rail Operations Planning Lead
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Output ONLY the HTML fragment — no /, no markdown code fences.
We need to decide which sections to include based on content.
Content includes:
- Intro about Jacobs and impact (maybe "About the role" or "About Jacobs").
- "Your impact Join Jacobs’ US Northeast Transportation Planning team..." This is description of role.
- Then "Summary The position includes responsibility for project management, staff mentoring, and business development."
- Then "Responsibilities will include ..." list of responsibilities.
- Then "Here's what you'll need" list of qualifications (education, experience, software familiarity, etc.)
- Then "Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you..." benefits description.
- Then "The base salary range for this position is $200,000.00 to $300,000.00." Pay info.
- Then "We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial..." hybrid working policy (Schedule? maybe schedule/working arrangement). Could be considered Schedule? Not exactly schedule but work arrangement. Might treat as "Schedule" if they mention hybrid working policy. However instruction: only create Schedule section if posting actually states them. It does mention hybrid working policy, but not specific schedule like hours. Might still be considered schedule? Safer to include a "Schedule" section only if they give specific schedule like "full-time", "part-time", "shift". They mention hybrid working policy, but not explicit schedule. Might skip Schedule.
- Also mention "Job posted on September 29, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days." That's metadata; we can fold into a short
or drop. Probably drop as minor metadata.
- Also EEO statement: remove.
- Also application instructions: remove.
Thus sections: About the role (or About Jacobs), Responsibilities, Requirements (or Qualifications), Skills (maybe combine with Requirements), Benefits, Pay.
We need to avoid thin sections. Could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section "Requirements". Skills maybe part of Requirements.
But we have a list of qualifications: Bachelor degree, substantial professional experience, familiarity with transit and railroad operations, experience working in railroad Transportation departments, familiarity with some software list, familiarity with NEC operations, expertise in rail operations..., familiarity with rolling stock, familiarity with rail infrastructure, experience with business development, familiarity with passenger rail-sponsoring agencies, familiarity with Federal Railroad Administration discretionary grant programs, demonstrate leadership skills, ability to work with multi-disciplined teams, provide QC/QA, familiar with MS Office.
That's a lot; could be a list under Requirements.
Responsibilities list: bullet points from "Responsibilities will include" paragraph.
Benefits: medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, 401(k), ability to purchase company stock at discount, deferred compensation plan or Executive Deferral Plan, unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, caregiver leave, possible additional rewards: merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, stock.
Pay: base salary range $200,000 to $300,000.
Now we need to format.
We should not include headings with no content. So we will include:
About the role
with paragraph(s) describing Jacobs and impact.
Maybe combine the introductory paragraph and the "Your impact Join Jacobs..." into one .
Then
Responsibilities
with - items.
Then
Requirements
with - items.
Then
Benefits
with - items.
Then
Pay
with stating salary range.
We should not include Schedule.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all details from responsibilities, requirements, benefits, pay.
We need to ensure we don't duplicate lines.
Let's extract responsibilities exactly as listed:
From "Responsibilities will include":
- Contributing to regional commuter rail strategies for rail and transit clients through project management and technical delivery oversight.
- Advancing an integrated approach to rail infrastructure design and service planning and overall responsibility for managing rail network simulation projects/tasks
- Contributing to preliminary design and final design of rail infrastructure projects as appropriate, including intercity rail, regional/commuter rail, freight rail and high-speed rail, heavy metro and light rail in the east region and throughout the United States
- Interfaces with clients including railroads, passenger rail agencies and modelers.
- Translates client goals into deliverable modeling tasks.
- Proposes solutions to new problems by adapting standard procedures or methods.
- Identifies, troubleshoots, and debugs model logic and/or service plan conflicts.
- Provides guidance to modelers/analysts
- Interpret and advise on modeling logic and railroad operating rules as necessary
- Verify modeling outputs results are realistic and client aligned
- Ensures that all operations model results are communicated in clear, digestible reports and presentations
- Coordinates and iterates with other rail planning disciplines including design teams
- Performs work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule with little supervision.
- Participates in the growth of the US Northeast Transportation Planning team.
We need to keep each as separate
- .
Now requirements list from "Here's what you'll need":
- Bachelor degree
- Substantial professional (post graduate) of relevant experience
- Familiarity with transit and railroad operations
- Experience working in railroad Transportation departments working on trains and field management positions.
- You also should have Familiarity with some or all of the following software RTC COTS, RailSim, TrainOps, OpenTrack.
- Familiarity with Northeast Corridor (NEC) operations and connection to MNR/LIRR/NJTRANSIT.
- Expertise in rail operations, transportation planning, network optimization, analytics, and stakeholder engagement.
- Familiarity with rolling stock and maintenance requirements including passenger and freight equipment
- Familiarity with rail infrastructure such as track and signal systems
- Experience with business development and client relations
- Familiarity with passenger rail-sponsoring agencies (DOT’s, rail authorities, Amtrak, etc.)
- Familiarity with Federal Railroad Administration discretionary grant programs including Corridor Identification and Development Program
- Demonstrate leadership skills and communication skills requiring client interaction
- Ability to work with various multi-disciplined teams as part of a matrix management system
- Provide in-depth Quality Control and Quality Assurance for design/project management/program management
- Familiar with MS Office software
We need to keep each as separate
- . Some sentences are a bit awkward; we keep them as is.
Now benefits list:
From "Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock."
We need to list each benefit as
- :
- medical insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- basic life insurance
- 401(k) plan
- ability to purchase company stock at a discount
- deferred compensation plan
- Executive Deferral Plan
- unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees
- seven paid holidays
- caregiver leave
- merit increases
- performance discretionary bonus
- stock
We could combine some but keep as separate.
Now Pay: base salary range $200,000.00 to $300,000.00. Also note: "Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training." We should keep that detail as part of Pay section.
Thus Pay section:
The base salary range for this position is $200,000.00 to $300,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Now About the role: We need to capture the introductory paragraphs: "At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. Your impact Join Jacobs’ US Northeast Transportation Planning team to help shape the future of rail transportation through strategic planning, operational excellence, and data-driven decision making. As the Senior Rail Operations Planning Lead, you will play a pivotal role in optimizing network performance, enhancing service reliability, and driving innovative solutions that improve the movement of people and goods across the rail system. In this role, you will lead the development and execution of operational plans that balance capacity, efficiency, safety, and customer commitments. You will partner with cross-functional stakeholders to evaluate service performance, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement strategies that strengthen operational resilience. Using data analytics, forecasting, and scenario modeling, you will translate complex operational challenges into actionable plans that deliver measurable results. The Senior Rail Operations Planning Lead will focus primarily on winning and delivering projects in the New York Metro region, however it is expected the Lead will contribute to pursuits and projects in New England as needed. The Rail Operations Planning lead will work with local, national and global rail leaders and transportation account managers to create a national and global rail operations center of excellence within Jacobs. Summary The position includes responsibility for project management, staff mentoring, and business development. The Rail Operations Planning Lead will work with the US NE Transportation Planning group and support a broad range of technical assignments."
We need to avoid duplication: The "Summary" sentence repeats some of earlier but we can keep as part of paragraph.
We'll combine into one or two paragraphs. Probably one paragraph is fine.
We must not include job title as heading; we already have About the role.
Now we need to output only HTML fragment.
Let's construct:
About the role
At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. Your impact Join Jacobs’ US Northeast Transportation Planning team to help shape the future of rail transportation through strategic planning, operational excellence, and data-driven decision
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Output ONLY the HTML fragment — no /, no markdown code fences. We need to decide which sections to include based on content. Content includes: - Intro about Jacobs and impact (maybe "About the role" or "About Jacobs"). - "Your impact Join Jacobs’ US Northeast Transportation Planning team..." This is description of role. - Then "Summary The position includes responsibility for project management, staff mentoring, and business development." - Then "Responsibilities will include ..." list of responsibilities. - Then "Here's what you'll need" list of qualifications (education, experience, software familiarity, etc.) - Then "Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you..." benefits description. - Then "The base salary range for this position is $200,000.00 to $300,000.00." Pay info. - Then "We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial..." hybrid working policy (Schedule? maybe schedule/working arrangement). Could be considered Schedule? Not exactly schedule but work arrangement. Might treat as "Schedule" if they mention hybrid working policy. However instruction: only create Schedule section if posting actually states them. It does mention hybrid working policy, but not specific schedule like hours. Might still be considered schedule? Safer to include a "Schedule" section only if they give specific schedule like "full-time", "part-time", "shift". They mention hybrid working policy, but not explicit schedule. Might skip Schedule. - Also mention "Job posted on September 29, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days." That's metadata; we can fold into a short
or drop. Probably drop as minor metadata. - Also EEO statement: remove. - Also application instructions: remove. Thus sections: About the role (or About Jacobs), Responsibilities, Requirements (or Qualifications), Skills (maybe combine with Requirements), Benefits, Pay. We need to avoid thin sections. Could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section "Requirements". Skills maybe part of Requirements. But we have a list of qualifications: Bachelor degree, substantial professional experience, familiarity with transit and railroad operations, experience working in railroad Transportation departments, familiarity with some software list, familiarity with NEC operations, expertise in rail operations..., familiarity with rolling stock, familiarity with rail infrastructure, experience with business development, familiarity with passenger rail-sponsoring agencies, familiarity with Federal Railroad Administration discretionary grant programs, demonstrate leadership skills, ability to work with multi-disciplined teams, provide QC/QA, familiar with MS Office. That's a lot; could be a list under Requirements. Responsibilities list: bullet points from "Responsibilities will include" paragraph. Benefits: medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, 401(k), ability to purchase company stock at discount, deferred compensation plan or Executive Deferral Plan, unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, caregiver leave, possible additional rewards: merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, stock. Pay: base salary range $200,000 to $300,000. Now we need to format. We should not include headings with no content. So we will include:
About the role
with paragraph(s) describing Jacobs and impact. Maybe combine the introductory paragraph and the "Your impact Join Jacobs..." into one. Then
Responsibilities
with- items.
Then
Requirements
with- items.
Then
Benefits
with- items.
Then
Pay
withstating salary range. We should not include Schedule. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all details from responsibilities, requirements, benefits, pay. We need to ensure we don't duplicate lines. Let's extract responsibilities exactly as listed: From "Responsibilities will include": - Contributing to regional commuter rail strategies for rail and transit clients through project management and technical delivery oversight. - Advancing an integrated approach to rail infrastructure design and service planning and overall responsibility for managing rail network simulation projects/tasks - Contributing to preliminary design and final design of rail infrastructure projects as appropriate, including intercity rail, regional/commuter rail, freight rail and high-speed rail, heavy metro and light rail in the east region and throughout the United States - Interfaces with clients including railroads, passenger rail agencies and modelers. - Translates client goals into deliverable modeling tasks. - Proposes solutions to new problems by adapting standard procedures or methods. - Identifies, troubleshoots, and debugs model logic and/or service plan conflicts. - Provides guidance to modelers/analysts - Interpret and advise on modeling logic and railroad operating rules as necessary - Verify modeling outputs results are realistic and client aligned - Ensures that all operations model results are communicated in clear, digestible reports and presentations - Coordinates and iterates with other rail planning disciplines including design teams - Performs work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule with little supervision. - Participates in the growth of the US Northeast Transportation Planning team. We need to keep each as separate
- . Now requirements list from "Here's what you'll need": - Bachelor degree - Substantial professional (post graduate) of relevant experience - Familiarity with transit and railroad operations - Experience working in railroad Transportation departments working on trains and field management positions. - You also should have Familiarity with some or all of the following software RTC COTS, RailSim, TrainOps, OpenTrack. - Familiarity with Northeast Corridor (NEC) operations and connection to MNR/LIRR/NJTRANSIT. - Expertise in rail operations, transportation planning, network optimization, analytics, and stakeholder engagement. - Familiarity with rolling stock and maintenance requirements including passenger and freight equipment - Familiarity with rail infrastructure such as track and signal systems - Experience with business development and client relations - Familiarity with passenger rail-sponsoring agencies (DOT’s, rail authorities, Amtrak, etc.) - Familiarity with Federal Railroad Administration discretionary grant programs including Corridor Identification and Development Program - Demonstrate leadership skills and communication skills requiring client interaction - Ability to work with various multi-disciplined teams as part of a matrix management system - Provide in-depth Quality Control and Quality Assurance for design/project management/program management - Familiar with MS Office software We need to keep each as separate
- . Some sentences are a bit awkward; we keep them as is. Now benefits list: From "Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock." We need to list each benefit as
- :
- medical insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- basic life insurance
- 401(k) plan
- ability to purchase company stock at a discount
- deferred compensation plan
- Executive Deferral Plan
- unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees
- seven paid holidays
- caregiver leave
- merit increases
- performance discretionary bonus
- stock
We could combine some but keep as separate.
Now Pay: base salary range $200,000.00 to $300,000.00. Also note: "Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training." We should keep that detail as part of Pay section.
Thus Pay section:
The base salary range for this position is $200,000.00 to $300,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Now About the role: We need to capture the introductory paragraphs: "At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. Your impact Join Jacobs’ US Northeast Transportation Planning team to help shape the future of rail transportation through strategic planning, operational excellence, and data-driven decision making. As the Senior Rail Operations Planning Lead, you will play a pivotal role in optimizing network performance, enhancing service reliability, and driving innovative solutions that improve the movement of people and goods across the rail system. In this role, you will lead the development and execution of operational plans that balance capacity, efficiency, safety, and customer commitments. You will partner with cross-functional stakeholders to evaluate service performance, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement strategies that strengthen operational resilience. Using data analytics, forecasting, and scenario modeling, you will translate complex operational challenges into actionable plans that deliver measurable results. The Senior Rail Operations Planning Lead will focus primarily on winning and delivering projects in the New York Metro region, however it is expected the Lead will contribute to pursuits and projects in New England as needed. The Rail Operations Planning lead will work with local, national and global rail leaders and transportation account managers to create a national and global rail operations center of excellence within Jacobs. Summary The position includes responsibility for project management, staff mentoring, and business development. The Rail Operations Planning Lead will work with the US NE Transportation Planning group and support a broad range of technical assignments." We need to avoid duplication: The "Summary" sentence repeats some of earlier but we can keep as part of paragraph. We'll combine into one or two paragraphs. Probably one paragraph is fine. We must not include job title as heading; we already have About the role. Now we need to output only HTML fragment. Let's construct:About the role
At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. Your impact Join Jacobs’ US Northeast Transportation Planning team to help shape the future of rail transportation through strategic planning, operational excellence, and data-driven decision
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