Transportation Supervising Rail Officer (40 Hour) #260701-8893FE-001

About the role

The class is accountable for supervising an operating unit of professional and support staff responsible for rail transportation programs, projects, and activities or major rail transportation programs through railroad operating agents under contract to the State of Connecticut as designated operators of rail passenger and/or freight services.

Responsibilities

• Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews the work of staff;
• Provides staff training and assistance;
• Counsels and assists staff in resolving problems;
• Determines priorities and plans section work;
• Establishes and maintains section procedures;
• Develops or makes recommendations on the development of policies and standards;
• Acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures;
• Prepares reports and correspondence;
• Develops findings and makes recommendations based on completed staff work;
• Supervises the development and/or implementation of comprehensive programs, projects, and activities for rail transportation involving operations, equipment, construction, maintenance, engineering, capital projects, property management, administration or finance relating to rail activities;
• Oversees interpretation and coordination of contracts, agreements and/or Federal Railroad Regulations and Connecticut General Statutes to railroads and local, regional, State and Federal agencies;
• Supervises preparation of materials for legislative, informational and public hearings;
• Makes presentations;
• Performs related duties as required to support the overall goals and objectives of the Office of Rail Signal and Communications and Office of Rail Traction Power and Overhead Contact System (OCS).

Requirements

• Eight (8) years of experience in a professional or technical capacity in a railroad or railroad-related organization;
• Two (2) years of the General Experience must have included responsibility for the planning and execution of large, complex rail transportation projects and/or programs;
• College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree;
• Possession of a bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering;
• Experience in railroad planning, design, construction, or railroad-related activities;
• Experience managing or supervising staff working in multiple areas;
• Experience enforcing policies and directives;
• Experience with the contract development process, and administrative and financial controls with respect to railroad plans, contracts, projects, and reports;
• Experience with Bluebeam, Compass, and Microsoft Office 365 including scheduling meetings, managing data, composing correspondence, report writing, and tracking work;
• Experience in developing relationships with stakeholders;
• Experience in identifying problems, researching solutions, making decisions, and verifying the accuracy of the decision;
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including engineering, operations, and administrative staff, to support project delivery and organizational goals.

Qualifications

• Considerable knowledge of principles and practices of railroad functions in one or more of the following specialized areas: operations, rail equipment, construction, maintenance, engineering and capital products, finance or administration;
• Considerable interpersonal skills;
• oral and written communication skills;
• Considerable ability to analyze complex rail problems and recommend solutions;
• plan, organize and supervise projects and reports;
• plan and organize budgets;
• understand, analyze and interpret agreements, rules, laws and regulations;
• Ability to utilize computer software;
• Supervisory ability.

Skills

• Experience in railroad planning, design, construction, or railroad-related activities;
• Experience managing or supervising staff working in multiple areas;
• Experience enforcing policies and directives;
• Experience with the contract development process, and administrative and financial controls with respect to railroad plans, contracts, projects, and reports;
• Experience with Bluebeam, Compass, and Microsoft Office 365 including scheduling meetings, managing data, composing correspondence, report writing, and tracking work;
• Experience in developing relationships with stakeholders;
• Experience in identifying problems, researching solutions, making decisions, and verifying the accuracy of the decision;
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including engineering, operations, and administrative staff, to support project delivery and organizational goals.

Benefits

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Professional growth and development opportunities.

A healthy work/life balance to all employees.

Working for an award winning agency! CTDOT was recently awarded the Employer of the Year award by the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers (CSCE) and named the Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) CT Employer of the Year for 2024!

Pay

$106,410- $148,919/year

Schedule

Monday - Friday

Full Time, 40 hours per week

First Shift