This position is responsible for planning, directing, managing and evaluating the strategy, finance and administrative functions of the Maintenance of Equipment (MofE) department; specifically focused on scheduling and budgeting to ensure that Metro-North's rolling stock rail equipment is maintained in safe and reliable operating conditions. This position requires particular emphasis on process improvements, standardization across MofE, addressing the financial planning and implementation of long-range maintenance events to effect improvement to rolling stock standard maintenance, and a safer working and operating environment. The position also requires monitoring of the departmental impact to all federally mandated inspection activities; as well as provide leadership, coordination and oversight to the Force Accounts (FA) functions, Standard Work (SW) and Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) implementation, Data Analytics/Cost Modeling and Forecasting program development, Overtime (OT) analytics and change management, participate in implementation of all new administrative systems to ensure departmental requirements are met. This position will also oversee the Administration, Financial Controls and Budget groups and all associated tasks for the MofE Department.