Project Manager

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This position serves as the Project Manager in the Rail Programs Office within the Division of Multimodal Transportation. The main aspect is to provide the safety of the public, traveling motorists, and rail employees with the enforcement of Indiana Code, Indiana Administrative Code, and the Indiana Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. This position serves as the Project Manager for Federal Railroad Administration Grants within our office, including all phases of the grant projects.

As well as railroad crossing inspections and inventory updates and crossing modification petitions.

• Project Manager for all federal rail grants; includes all phases of project management, makes recommendations and modifications to facilitate end user policy compliance. Manages project scope, budget, reports, and schedule.
• Serve as subject matter expert on federal and Indiana laws and regulations that govern the railroad industry.
• Rail‑highway Inspection Compliance – evaluate rail corridors for compliance with Indiana Code requirements and compliance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
• Rail‑highway inventory updates: conduct on‑site inspections of at‑grade railroad crossings for updating FRA Form F6180.71 to evaluate for compliance of safety measures including train‑activated warning devices, appropriate advanced warning signage, pavement markings, and proper sight distance. Notify the responsible parties of the deficiencies found.
• Prepare petitions for signature by the Rail Programs Office Manager for the following circumstances: establishment of new public grade crossings, alterations, including relocation of public grade crossings; closure of public grade crossings;
  Extra‑hazardous grade crossings for the installation of train‑activated warning devices;
  Request to downgrade warning devices at public crossings;
  Less than Legal Clearance at rail‑served facilities;
  Request to Declare a Public Grade Crossing as “Out of Service”.
• Prepare 12‑Month Orders in‑accordance‑with Indiana Code (IC 4‑21.5‑3) for the Federal Highway Section 130 program.li>
• Identify and recommend to Rail Programs Office and Local Public Agencies public grade crossings that are redundant and could be closed to vehicle traffic.
• Process railroad police commissions/de‑commissions; review necessary documentation and prepare new Commission Certificate and Commission Card for the officer.
• Meet with Local Public Agencies (LPAs) and with railroads in assigned territory to discuss responsibilities at rail‑highway intersections and promote the Grade Crossing Fund and Industrial Rail Service Fund programs.
• Provide technical assistance in response to public inquiries regarding railroads through the customer service department.
• Independently keep current on railroad issues at the state and federal level, as applicable, and share gained knowledge with others as appropriate. Using this information, provide technical assistance on federal grade crossing standards, rules, regulations, and policies to railroad companies, FRA, and other…