Engineering System Operator

Job Title: Engineering System Operator

Department: Engineering

MTA Agency: Long Island Rail Road

Primary Location(s): Jamaica, NY

Pay Rate: $57.47* (See Wage Progression Chart)

Regulated/Safety Sensitive: Safety Sensitive

Union Affiliation: Brotherhood of Railroad Signalman (BRS-241)

Closing Date (if applicable): Open Until Filled

Shift (if applicable): Various

Chartered in 1834, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is the largest, busiest, and oldest continuously operating commuter railroad in the United States. In 2024, this 24/7/365 operation served 75.5 million riders on a system that stretches nearly 120 miles – from Penn Station and Grand Central Madison in Manhattan to Montauk on the eastern tip of Long Island.

This is a training position established to qualify a candidate to assume the position of Engineer Systems Operator. This program will train the candidate to become familiar with all railroad and utility power distribution, MW Operations, and physical characteristics. Assist in providing a safe and efficient transportation system for the Railroad including Power, Communications, Track and Structures Systems while maintaining on-time performance.

Keep the Chief Engineer, Asst. Chief Engineers, and Principal Engineers abreast of emergencies/operational issues and status. Assist in ensuring continuous around the clock, seven days a week coverage to immediately respond to all MW related emergencies, derailments, washouts, flooding, fires, vandalism, accidents, injuries, track and structures incident. Handle 35,000 power operations yearly.

• Assist in Managing and coordinating all Engineering Department decisions and operations made concerning the distribution of the entire Power system for the Long Island Rail Road. Control the equipment associated with the Third Rail System and Signal and Speed Control System.
• Assist in Coordinating and implementing an effective Engineering Department response to all off-hour emergencies and problems (i.e., derailments, flooding, fires, vandalism, loss of power, etc.). Dispatch proper personnel to answer and expedite repairs involving Track, Structures and Power (Substations, High Tension and Electric Light & Power) disciplines. Coordinate trouble calls for Substation, Third Rail, High Tension, EL&P, Structures and Maintenance of Way areas.
  
  Assist in redirecting Signal and Communication calls to the proper Trouble Desk. Assist in Dispatching Maintenance of Way and Electric Traction emergency and night crews, managing all Maintenance of Way emergency call outs on a timely basis, have proper knowledge and understanding of all Call-Out agreements.
• Assist in Developing and maintaining a comprehensive computer Data Base for failure reports, daily production reports, and trouble calls. Assist in Maintaining accurate records and logs of all Maintenance of Way and Power area activities and operations. Assist in Providing necessary daily reports and documentation; these activities will be kept on memory on a P.C. utilizing the most current software application.
• Assist in developing and maintaining recording and processing of only Maintenance of Way staff Sick, Personal Day and Bereavement requests made during off hours. Assist in coordinating and filing all required forms, maintaining an accurate Data Base of such requests and submitting proper documentation. Assist in the Maintenance of accurate logs relative to non-power operations such as Accident Reports and safety statistics concerning the Power Discipline (Substations, High Tension & EL&P).
• Assist in the coordination of programmed power outages with Movement Bureau, Amtrak, Con Ed, LIPA, and Engineering Disciplines (Signal, Track, ET, Structures) and Capital Department.
• Assist in Monitoring weather station, 24 hours, round the clock using the WDN Weather Consultant and DTN Datalite Weather Station, Platform Video Cameras, COMPUWEATHER and Brookhaven Lab Data in order to supply Railroad Management with the information necessary to make Operation decisions as consistent with emergency conditions.
• Ensure a safe working environment and adherence to guidelines of company safety policies and…