Communication and Signals Supervisor Construction- Ft. Wayne, IN

Requisition 37426: B3 C&S Supervisor Construction- Fort Wayne, IN 

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Job Description

Job Description

Primary Purpose:

Supervises all signal and electrical construction projects, ensuring that plans, schedules, personnel, construction equipment, and project material are properly and efficiently utilized.

Principal Duties:

• Directs, through company employed and contracted work forces, the safe and efficient installation of signal equipment, including those for the wayside signal system as well as grade crossing warning systems.
• Controls labor and material expenditures, insuring that charges being made are complete and accurate to permit adherence to AFE authorizations, and to permit accurate billings made to outside parties.
• Provides instruction and compliance with federal, state and local laws, including regulations of the Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Highway Administration and the Department of Transportation.
• Ensures compliance with company and departmental safety rules through an organized safety program on the territory. Monitors the actions of subordinates in regard to safety, insuring safety of tools and equipment being used, and providing training and enforcement as necessary. Supports efforts of safety committees and promote the establishment and maintaining of a safe and efficient working environment for field construction personnel.
• Handles the testing of the signal system for new and modified wayside signal and grade crossing installations. This includes the writing of complete and accurate test sheets and their successful execution to insure that installations comply with company and FRA standards, rules and regulations.
• Ensures complete and accurate documentation is made of completed installations in accordance with company and FRA standards, rules and regulations. This includes print revisions, as well as records of applicable FRA tests recorded in WAMS and software revision levels and CRC checksum values recorded in SMS.

Job Related Experience:

Minimum Level: 3-5 years Preferred Level: 6-10 years

Education:

Preferred Level: Associate's Degree (AS)

Preferred Majors:

• Engineering - Electronics Engineering
• Engineering - Electrical Engineering

Licenses / Certifications: Required: None listed Preferred: None listed

Technical Skills:

• MS Outlook
• MS Excel/Spreadsheets
• MS Word/Word Processing
• Material Management System

Skills and Abilities:

• People Development
• Communication Skills
• Decision Making
• Planning and Organizing
• Analyzing Problems

Career Path:

Predecessor Jobs:

• Signal Foreman
• Leading Signal Maintainer
• Signal Maintainer
• Electronic Specialist

Future Jobs:

• Project Engineer
• Supervisor C&S

Work Conditions

Environment: Outdoor/Field

Shift Work: No

On-Call: Yes

Weekend Work: Yes

Travel Required: OVER 10 Days per Month,

Company Overview

Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country’s population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.

 

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