Power Director (Trainee) - 90415143 - New York

Amtrak•New York, NY

6d•$42 - $56•Onsite

About The Position

This position supervises the operations and sectionalizing of the Electric Traction power distribution and signal power within the assigned territory. In addition, this position directly supervises the safety of operations, resources, configuration and switching of the electrification system components. The Power Director position performs a critical role in Amtrak’s Electric Traction Department, ensuring the traction power network is operated in a safe, economical, and reliable manner.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent
Valid Driver’s License
Experience using PC-based word processing spreadsheets, and presentation software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.…)
Must possess excellent verbal and written communication, organizational, collaborative, and relationship building skills with demonstrative experience both within and outside an organization.
Must be highly organized and able to handle a variety of duties in a safe and accurate manner, frequently with limited timeframes and in a multi-tasking condition.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to railroad electric traction systems, frequency converters, and SCADA control systems
Experience working in an operations or dispatching center
Experience in a leadership role
Associates or Technical degree in an electrical related field

Responsibilities

Utilize proper radio and telephone communication techniques.
Monitor and respond appropriately to abnormal system conditions and problems to safely mitigate the impact on the traction power network and train operations.
Identify, report, and document all critical events and disseminate that information throughout the system as required.
Coordinate Electric Traction functions and outages within the department and other departments as required.
Prepares and issues AC Clearances for the protection of Amtrak employees and other personnel.
Shift work within a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week operations center.
Performs other related duties as required