Dir IMCS Asset Management Systems - 90383162 - Philadelphia

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Job Summary

The Director IMCS Asset Management Systems is responsible for overseeing, developing, and implementing the asset management product ecosystem for IMCS, including the work management system, comprehensive analytics, and support tools to drive adoption of best practices for asset management and enable IMCS to perform the right work at the right time, maximizing capital investment and delivering an efficient and reliable infrastructure to Amtrak’s customers. Responsibilities include:

• Directing system development, implementation, adoption, and end user support of the Enterprise Asset Management System (Maximo) for IMCS, continuously evaluating system performance, data streams, user experience, and reporting outputs to ensure IMCS progresses towards its goal of best-in-class asset management.
• Leading development and implementation of the Infrastructure GIS and associated processes used to manage asset master data, visually represent Amtrak’s infrastructure, and develop a range of geospatial tools to empower end users with high-quality geospatial asset information, improving the effectiveness of the IMCS work force and the assets they maintain.
• Guiding definition, development, and implementation of predictive analytics, incorporating all infrastructure asset-related data streams, to optimize data-driven planning and decision-making for repair or replacement of infrastructure assets in support of safe, efficient, and sustainable rail service.
• Leading Operations-wide initiatives to align systems, analytics, and tools to improve collaboration and cooperation while advancing Amtrak’s asset management goals.

Essential Functions

Oversee and provide direction to following teams within the IMCS Operations Support organization: (1) Asset Management System team responsible for the implementation, adoption, training, and support of Enterprise Asset Management (Maximo) for IMCS and administration of related asset management systems and applications; (2) Infrastructure Geographic Information Systems (GIS) team responsible for maintaining a complete, accurate asset database, visually representing Amtrak’s infrastructure, and delivering end user mobile applications with decision support tools; and (3) Data Analytics team responsible for the definition, development, and implementation of data analytics, data processes, and data pipelines that incorporate all IMCS data streams to advance informed decision making related to the maintenance and capital renewal of infrastructure assets.

• Oversee development and implementation of a comprehensive asset management product ecosystem that delivers world class tools and systems solutions that reduce asset downtime, extend equipment life, and optimize system performance to reduce the overall cost of asset management.
• Direct ongoing quality control activities to drive continuous improvement in asset management systems, integrations, and tools.
• Establish and oversee administration of a governance model for identifying, approving, and managing changes to established systems and interfaces, along with an ongoing process to monitor and improve performance of newly released applications to ensure that end user needs are fully supported.
• Provide continuous evaluation and oversight of operational data and reporting enabled by management applications and guide system development to ensure that IMCS and the Engineering Disciplines are receiving the maximum benefit from the implementation of EAM systems.
• Ensure that deployment of the Esri ArcGIS software platform supports spatial analysis and modeling of linear assets, cartography, LiDAR and GPS data collection, and includes scripting tools to tailor presentation of high-quality geospatial asset information to all levels of the Amtra