Assistant Roadmaster
About The Position
Are you ready to step into a key leadership role and drive meaningful improvements in rail operations? As an Assistant Roadmaster, you’ll be charged with ensuring the safety, reliability, and optimal condition of track infrastructure across the Laredo subdivision. Collaborating with the Roadmaster, you’ll deliver innovative, cost-efficient engineering solutions while maintaining strict compliance with regulatory guidelines. Your expertise will be vital in sustaining a safe, high-performing rail network that enables smooth, uninterrupted train service and preserves our infrastructure integrity. You will consistently uphold all Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) standards, demonstrating our unwavering commitment to safety and excellence. This position may be headquartered out of Corpus Christi or Laredo, TX. $10,000 signing bonus for new hires.
Requirements
- High school diploma or general equivalency
- Valid driver’s license
- 2+ years of previous railroad experience in track maintenance & renewal
- Minimum of 1 year experience leading track renewal crews such as rail tie crews
- Proficiency of railway track safety rules
- Application of the collective bargaining agreement
- Participated in an on-call rotation, providing emergency response support every other week to ensure uninterrupted 24/7 operations
Nice To Haves
- Fluency in both English and Spanish languages, with ability to read, write and speak is an asset
Responsibilities
- Support the Roadmaster in enforcing CPKC safety practices, policies, and procedures among all direct reports
- Contribute to achieving compliance, service, and financial outcomes
- Oversee, coordinate, or execute emergency responses to service disruptions within the geographic territory, while maintaining and implementing seasonal plans for winter, spring floods, and fire management
- Manage employees according to the terms of the collective agreement and resolve disputes or grievances as necessary
- Gather and document information to aid in establishing annual and multi-year capital planning priorities
- Oversee quality assurance for Track Programs and Equipment (TP&E) projects
- Ensure CPKC is aligned with all Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) regulatory processes
Benefits
- Flexible and competitive benefits package
- Competitive company pension and/or retirement plans
- Employee share purchase plan
- Performance incentive plan
- Annual fitness subsidy
- Part-time studies program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
