Sr Electrical Engineer - 90352462 - Philadelphia

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As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

 

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Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

 

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

Members of Amtrak’s Electric Traction Department System Operations team are responsible to manage the safety of operations, resources, the configuration and switching of the transmission, substation, trolley, third rail and signal electrification system components. This position plays a key role in the success of Electric Traction System Operations team by ensuring the Power Directors meet those requirements and comply with Amtrak’s rules and procedures. This position also drives our values by identifying, reducing, and mitigating risk to the organization. Disseminates incident information as required to the System Operations team. This role works under supervision and is expected to take a lead role in assignments and deliverables.

                                                                                                                

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• With guidance from the System Operations team, review, update, and audit rules and procedures relevant to Power Directors.
• Provide root cause analysis and corrective actions to the System Operations team on Power Director incidents.
• Ensure compliance of all Power Director procedures by performing operation tests & inspections audits.
• Retrieve and review relevant documentation and voice recordings as required to support Electric Traction Dept. root cause analysis.
• Become a subject matter expert on various operating practices for all Power Director Offices.
• Disseminate information throughout the Electric Traction Department as required.
• Develop and implement Power Director Operating Procedures.
• Research and develop data for Power Director Congress to review incidents and corrective action plans.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, or the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• 6-9 Years of relevant experience preferred in power system operations.
• Experience in the operations and maintenance of electrical facilities, electrical regulations, or dispatching of power.
• Ability to function in a stressful environment
• Ability to shift priorities on short notice
• Ability to coach and mentor others
• Ability to analyze situations and problems

 

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Excellent verbal and written communication, organizational, collaborative, and relationship building skills with demonstrated experience both within and outside an organization.
• Demonstrated experience in system operations of Electric Traction facilities.
• Demonstrated operational planning experience.
• Demonstrated management experience in a matrix organization.
• Develop and ensure compliance of Electric Traction policies and operating guidelines for electrical system operations.
• Collaborate with division project managers and supervisors on planned outage requests.
• Must be able to motivate others and drive for results.
• Must be able to take a lead role in assignments and deliverables.