Amtrak · 1 day ago
Sr Engineer - 90361649 - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$104K/yr - $134K/yr
6+ years expAmtrak is a leading transportation company that connects businesses and communities across the United States. They are seeking a Senior Engineer - Design Ops to lead the technical engineering design review process for projects, ensuring compliance with Amtrak's standards and practices. The role involves collaboration across multiple disciplines and mentoring junior staff while managing design review operations.
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Responsibilities
Manage the technical engineering design review intake process for engineering design review, providing an initial precursory review of design phase documents
Coordination with multi-disciplines (track, communications & signals, electric traction, and structures) for information pertaining to design review determination documents, design exception request documents and technical engineering design review documents. Position works closely with many internal groups within Capital Delivery and the overall Engineering Department
Collaborate with the collective Team for the building of design estimates at a granular level for an understanding of the technical design reviewer duration and budget necessary for the engineering design review
Develop, and effectively apply a working knowledge of Engineering Practices, Amtrak business systems, standard procedures, existing agreements with external (third-party) entities, and industry standards and best practices for the engineering design review process
Coordinate with the team responsible for facilitating third-party project agreements and permits to help ensure design review execution and completion and executed agreement timelines coincide. Report status, metrics, and variances from intake to execution to direct managers
Assist in the mentoring of junior-level staff to help them grow within Amtrak and railroad industry
Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, and SharePoint
Hands on experience with evaluating budgeting during the engineering design phase of projects being reviewed
Understanding of capital and operating financial reporting, forecasting, and cost as they relate to engineering design scope of work and planning
Skill in communicating complex information clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing across all levels
Strong focus on collaboration, team building, and customer service
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering, Architecture, Business Administration, or closely related field and in lieu of education, a minimum of six (6) years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience is needed
Strong understanding of the design and submission review process, preferably as it pertains to the railroad environment
Ability to research, analyze, evaluate performance gaps, and explain variances
Manage the technical engineering design review intake process for engineering design review, providing an initial precursory review of design phase documents
Coordination with multi-disciplines (track, communications & signals, electric traction, and structures) for information pertaining to design review determination documents, design exception request documents and technical engineering design review documents
Collaborate with the collective Team for the building of design estimates at a granular level for an understanding of the technical design reviewer duration and budget necessary for the engineering design review
Develop, and effectively apply a working knowledge of Engineering Practices, Amtrak business systems, standard procedures, existing agreements with external (third-party) entities, and industry standards and best practices for the engineering design review process
Coordinate with the team responsible for facilitating third-party project agreements and permits to help ensure design review execution and completion and executed agreement timelines coincide
Report status, metrics, and variances from intake to execution to direct managers
Assist in the mentoring of junior-level staff to help them grow within Amtrak and railroad industry
Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, and SharePoint
Hands on experience with evaluating budgeting during the engineering design phase of projects being reviewed
Understanding of capital and operating financial reporting, forecasting, and cost as they relate to engineering design scope of work and planning
Skill in communicating complex information clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing across all levels
Strong focus on collaboration, team building, and customer service
Strong understanding of construction and engineering design documents, preferably as it pertains to the railroad environment
Proficient in creating KPIs and metrics
Proficient in creating dashboards to present these metrics and the scheduling data
Working knowledge of SAP and ERP based systems for pulling data for reporting
Experience with MasterWorks
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong planning, organizational, and time-management skills
Familiar with multi-discipline railroad infrastructure (track, electric traction, communications & signals, structures, stations, and facilities)
Basic understanding of Amtrak's network, service, infrastructure, train fleet and maintenance facilities
Strong understanding of Bluebeam
Preferred
Proficient in Power BI
Strong understanding of Amtrak-maintained territory and operation
Strong understanding of Engineering assets
Demonstrated experience working with external/third-party projects
Familiar with design and construction standards, methods, and practices
Benefits
Health, dental, and vision plans
Health savings accounts
Wellness programs
Flexible spending accounts
401K retirement plan with employer match
Life insurance
Short and long term disability insurance
Paid time off
Back-up care
Adoption assistance
Surrogacy assistance
Reimbursement of education expenses
Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits
Rail pass privileges
Company
Amtrak
Amtrak is a provider of intercity passenger rail services across the country, connecting major cities and regions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$125.7MKey Investors
Federal Railroad AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation
2024-09-03Grant· $63.9M
2023-09-25Grant· $8.8M
2022-08-18Grant· $45M
Leadership Team
John McSorley
Director of Critical Infrastructure Protection
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