Transportation Rail Officer

The State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation (CTDOT), is accepting applications for the position of Transportation Rail Officer 1 within the Bureau of Public Transportation located in New Haven, CT.

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• Safety and Security support and oversight of passenger and freight operators throughout the State.
• Performing inspections and Diagnostic Team Reviews of at-grade highway-rail crossings.
• Oversight of Transit Security Program and Homeless Outreach across rail and CTfastrak systems.
• Interacting with Security and Law Enforcement Partners.
• Interpreting, implementing, and participating in FRA, FTA, FHWA, TSA, and other regulatory requirements as applicable.
• Participation and oversight of implementation of 49 CFR Part 270 SSPP, System Security Plans, Cyber Security, and other regulatory safety and security responsibilities.
• Liaison between railroads and CTDOT Engineering for compliance with Change Management, Configuration Management, and Risk Based Hazard Analysis.
• Providing coordination between other Department offices, various transportation providers, and municipalities during the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of related properties and projects.
• Safety Outreach utilizing Operation Lifesaver and internally-created safety messaging.
• Participating in trainings, industry groups, and conferences as appropriate.
• Participating in rail operational exercises and post-incident safety investigations.
• Performing investigations and providing testimony for rail regulatory hearings.

Work within the Office of Rail – Safety and Security Unit based at the Component Change Out building (CCO) in New Haven, CT. This position requires to participate in all functions of the Unit. This position will take complementary role in implementing the 49 CFR Part 270 Program specifically focusing on Risk Based Hazard Analysis, Safety Assurance, Change and Configuration Management, and Safety Certification for Capital Rail Projects and significant rail operational changes.

This position will provide supportive collaboration with other members of the unit, as well as both FRA and FTA, other CTDOT bureaus, host railroads, and government partners during the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of rail-related projects. This position will provide supportive collaboration for the Unit’s work in security, unhoused outreach, and Operation Lifesaver rail safety outreach. This position requires to work on rail tracks near live rail traffic, and in a highway traffic setting, in all manner of conditions and weather.

This position may provide support for planning and execution of 49 CFR Part 239 emergency exercises and training.

• Monday - Friday
• Full-time (40 hours per week)
• First shift
• There may be instances that require working outside of normally-scheduled hours/days, as well as occasional emergency on-call response to incidents.
• Location:
  
  New Haven, CT
• P-4 (Engineering and Scientific) bargaining unit
• This position is eligible to apply for telework after successful completion of the working test period, and thereafter, in accordance with the Telework Policy. Employees in their initial working test period must work on site.

As one of Connecticut's largest State agencies, DOT employs approximately 3,300 individuals statewide in five bureaus. It is…