Rail Department Manager

Rail Department Manager

Dewberry is seeking a Rail Department Manager to lead the Rail design team in our Bloomfield, NJ office. You will collaborate closely with our Rail Market Segment Leader and be responsible for overseeing a team performing structural calculations, preparing design and contract documents (including reports, engineer’s estimates, and construction specifications), reviewing shop drawings, and providing technical support during the construction phase.

The team player will join Dewberry’s national Transportation Service Line as part of growing Transit and Freight Rail Practice. Candidate must have a BS degree in Civil Engineering and a minimum of 10 years of rail bridge design experience. Knowledgeable of AREMA design standards and an understanding of signal system, OCS and traction power requirements. Prior experience with local transportation agencies and clients such as MTA, LIRR, Metro North, NJ Transit, MBTA, Amtrak and Freight railroads is highly desirable.

Dewberry offers a comprehensive and very competitive package of insurance programs to regular full-time employees and their eligible dependents the first of the month following their date of hire. The insurance package includes medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life. Additional insurances, at no cost to the employee: life, accidental death and dismemberment, business travel and accident, short- and long-term disability are also provided.

Employees pay a share of Dewberry’s premium expenses (on a pre‑tax basis) for medical and dental insurance plans.

Dewberry offers a wide range of other employee benefits, including 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, 529 College Savings Plans, Travel Assistance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Spending Accounts and Supplemental Life Insurance for employee, spouse, and children.

Positions within our officer program are also eligible for an annual bonus and monthly stipend. Both vary based on level within the program and bonuses are dependent upon company and individual performance. Certain positions are also eligible to receive overtime pay, whereas all non‑exempt positions are eligible for overtime (subject to approval).

In addition, a host of discounted purchase programs are available to all employees.

As a leader you’ll be involved in staff professional development, growth, retention and recruiting, mentoring, training, quality management, project management practices.

• Supervise and provide direction, guidance, and inspiration to a staff of project managers, engineers, and technicians.
• Apply broad knowledge of railroad principles and practices to support design teams and junior engineers.
• Provide a resource of railroad operational and maintenance practices to design teams.
• Support preparation of written plans, reports and provide overall QC review of contract documents for compliance with AREMA, FTA, FRA requirements.

• BS degree in Civil Engineering or related field. PE License is required.
• 15 years of experience, with a strong technical background in rail bridge design and maintenance.
• Position requires competence preparing rail bridge structures designs. Understanding of related civil designs, including horizontal and vertical alignment, rail outage impacts and maintenance requirements for track and rail bridge structures.
• Experience in transportation engineering, including inspection and/or design for freight rail or passenger transit facilities.
• Experience in the following technical areas:
  • Rail bridge rehabilitation
  • New rail bridge design
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Local experience is highly preferred.
• A willingness to engage in business development activities in order to meet growth objectives.
• Strong leadership talents and demonstrated success supervising people.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may just be the right…