Production Services Construction Manager

Frontier Railroad Services•New Stanton, PA

About The Position

Under the direction of the AVP Production Operations, the Production Services Construction Manager is responsible for supporting a team of Superintendents and Project Engineers who manage rail and tie production gangs, turnout, crossing and bridge deck replacements, two thermite welding crews, one surfacing gang and eight material handling trucks. This individual will have overall responsibility for production services projects as well as guiding and mentoring the Superintendents and Foremen assigned to the group. Individuals in this role use advanced knowledge of means and methods as well as project management processes and controls to accomplish project objectives. Individuals in this role will coordinate with both their respective Superintendents and Foremen assigned to their projects as well as other company personnel regarding the planning, scheduling, safe execution, and financial performance of their projects.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in production rail and tie gang operations with emphasis on large scale work programs.
Familiarity with project management systems and best practices.
Extensive experience managing diverse, large, and geographically dispersed groups of individuals.
Extensive experience showing strong interdepartmental leadership with the ability to identify problems and develop and implement solutions.

Nice To Haves

Successfully demonstrates expert knowledge and ability to effectively oversee scope, schedule and budgets of large projects.
Knowledge of advanced principles of project management, program development, implementation, and administration for projects.
Knowledge of theories, principles, and practices of railroad systems design, construction, operations, maintenance, safety, accident prevention, and emergency response.
Knowledge of railroad systems including track, structures, and track usage procedures.
Knowledge of principles of supervision, training and performance evaluation.
Skills and Abilities to:
Motivate and support people across the organization to work collectively as a cohesive whole to produce superior results.
Conduct meetings and interviews, interpersonal communications, time management, conflict resolution, and conducting formal investigations.
Communicate clearly and concisely in verbal and written form, including ability to articulate complex issues, and interact with outside stakeholders as well as all employees of the company.
Effectively oversee all capital improvement and capital maintenance program management and administrative functions.
Plan, develop and implement objectives, policies, procedures, and work standards to organize and control the design and construction of a railroad construction project.
Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with superiors, peers, and subordinates across the organization.
Identify talented employees and advocate for their future development. Exercise judgment and creativity in making decisions.
Use Assignar, Project Manager and MS Office, including intermediate level capabilities in the use of Excel, Power Point, and Word.

Responsibilities

Develops and implements project plans, schedules, and budgets consistent with operational and stakeholders needs.
Manages and monitors project cost and schedules, reports project progress.
Consolidates, communicates, and manages all issues and risks affecting the project, and ensures the timely communication of project status to project participants and stakeholders.
Ensures continued project progress by evaluating the variance in scope, schedule, cost, and quality from the respective baselines and takes necessary action to address any deviations.
Reviewing the projects under your leadership several times a month with senior management to identify situations where intervention is needed, or assistance is needed.
Identifies and evaluates the risks associated with projects or project specific activities, then establishes and monitors mitigation plans.
Establish collaborative partnership among management team to enable scoping, financial and resource decisions.
Maintains required project management documents in accordance with project management standards and applicable regulations.
Identifies in-efficiencies and presents recommended improvement opportunities to senior management.
Analyze challenges, problems, and gang breakdowns to ensure that lessons learned are used to improve project management and project delivery practices.
Develops Superintendents, Foremen Operators and Laborers to grow within the company.
Practices accountability in all aspects of project management including safety, equipment maintenance, planning, scheduling, cost control and resource management.