Rail Operations and Simulations Planning Lead

Rail Operations and Simulations Planning Lead

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New York Metro Rail and Simulations Operations Planning Lead responsible for AECOM’s New York Metro Region rail operations planning practice reporting to the Transit Rail planning practice in NY Metro and throughout the AECOM East Region. Works with local, national and global rail leaders to create a national and global rail operations center of excellence within AECOM. The position includes responsibility for team building, staff mentoring, and business development.

The Rail Operations Planning Lead will work with the NY Metro Transportation & Environmental Planning group and support a broad range of technical assignments as the senior Rail Operations expert.

• Advancing an integrated approach to rail infrastructure design and service planning and overall responsibility for managing rail network simulation projects/tasks
• Contributing to preliminary design and final design of rail infrastructure projects as appropriate, including intercity rail, regional/commuter rail, freight rail and high-speed rail, heavy metro and light rail in the east region and throughout the United States
• Oversees railroad service planning and operations analysis including high level runtime and detailed rail network simulation modeling
• Interfaces with clients including railroads, passenger rail agencies and modelers
• Translates client goals into deliverable modeling tasks
• Proposes solutions to new problems by adapting standard procedures or methods
• Identifies, troubleshoots, and debugs model logic and/or service plan conflicts
• Provides guidance to modelers/analysts
• Interpret and advise on modeling logic and railroad operating rules as necessary
• Verify modeling outputs results are realistic and client aligned
• Ensures that all operations model results are communicated in clear, digestible reports and presentations
• Coordinates and iterates with other rail planning disciplines including design teams
• Performs work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule with little supervision
• Participates in the growth of the NY Metro Rail Operations Planning Team

• BA/BS plus eight years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Experience with rail simulation modeling software including Rail Traffic Controller (RTC), Rail Sys, Open Track and/or Viriato

• 10 plus years of relevant experience
• Experience in railroad service design both scheduling and capacity planning
• Familiarity with rolling stock and maintenance requirements including passenger and freight equipment
• Familiarity with rail infrastructure such as track and signal systems
• Experience with business development and client relations
• Experience with rail simulation modeling software including Rail Traffic Controller (RTC), Rail Sys, Open Track and/or Viriato
• Familiarity with passenger rail-sponsoring agencies (DOT’s, rail authorities, Amtrak, etc.)
• Familiarity with Federal Railroad Administration discretionary grant programs including Corridor Identification and Development Program
• Demonstrate leadership skills and communication skills requiring client…