Manager/Sr Manager Track Design (Fort Worth, TX)

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Job Location: Fort Worth, TX
Anticipated Start Date: 09/16/2026
Number of Positions: 1 
Salary Range: $108,600 - $128,430
Salary Band: 29; 30; 31

Communication with applicants may be done via email. Please check your email daily.

Apply early, as this job may be removed or filled prior to the closing date, which is approximately seven (7) days after the posting date.

The BNSF Railway Engineering Department is responsible for designing, constructing, and maintaining the infrastructure of our extensive rail network. This crucial role involves applying advanced engineering principles to address complex challenges, ensuring the safety and efficiency of our operations. Join our team and play a key role in shaping the future of freight transportation and make a significant contribution to one of the top railroads in North America.

This is a full-time job that must be located in Fort Worth, TX

Travel is required approximately 50%

Safety:

At BNSF, Safety is a core value of how we do business. Each and every day, our employees are committed to approach one another about safety, which is key in realizing our vision. Employees are also expected to comply with company and federal safety & health regulations, safety rules & policies, as well as procedures that guide work practices to reduce risk to exposure.  Such work practices include but are not limited to wearing required safety equipment, responding to safety concerns, and taking appropriate actions in the event of an emergency. 

Key responsibilities may include: 

    Track Standards and Preliminary Track Design

• Maintain a thorough understanding of BNSF’s standards for track design, including but not limited to: new mainline facilities, new yards, industry track, servicing tracks, and intermodal facilities.
• Ensure AREMA and BNSF design standards are in alignment and applied appropriately to the above projects. This includes track geometry and component use, as well as subgrade, typical sections, and other right-of-way features.
• Develop and make recommendations for improvements to BNSF’s track and intermodal designs based on robust analyses and a focus on lowering risk and total life cycle costs (total cost of ownership) including design or review of rigid or flexible paving projects.  

    Civil Design Development

• Utilizing survey data, design preliminary earthwork to support (plan linework, proposed CAD surface and cross sections) new track facilities across the BNSF network.
• Develop preliminary (30%) plans which articulate earthwork quantities, right-of-way limits, and appropriate storm water management capabilities.
• Calculate necessary hydraulics / hydrology calculations to size water conveyance systems and/or site storm water needs.
• Have a working knowledge of environmental permitting needs and options which may impact engineering design decisions including, but not limited to: site selection, construction means and methods, right-of-way impacts, land ownership risks, and total life-cycle responsibilities.
• Articulate life-cycle costs and risk management associated with variances of design, depending on case specific and use-specific characteristics.
• Be a leader in BNSF’s sustainability initiatives by incorporating the appropriate measures with facility design and the construction means/methods that demonstrate BNSF’s commitment to building sustainable infrastructure.
• Provide concise reports, both written and oral, describing alternatives and provide clear recommendations associated with a recommended preliminary (30%) engineering layout for every project.
• Manage and coordinate sub-consultants as project requirements dictate including but not limited to: environmental, geotechnical, materials testing, permitting, property, traffic, structural and survey.

     Training and Professional Development

• Complete necessary training including, but not limited to, proficiency with CAD applications, track layout, drainage hydraulics/hydrology calculations, environmental permitting, subgrade, and sustainability practices.
• Be fluent, and remain proficient, in MicroStation and associated add-on features associated with earthwork design