Road Foreman Seattle

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As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

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Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful  living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

This Road Foreman position is accountable for the safe and efficient movement of trains and for the oversight of T&E crews. It oversees and provides leadership and management oversight for agreement positions. This includes the management and monitoring of employee record keeping, efficiency testing and compliance with all Amtrak, Federal and State operating requirements. Enforce and manage the rules and regulations for Amtrak policies and operating practices, initiate action for non-compliance and recommend appropriate action for resolution in a consistent and fair manner.

Executes and manages the area’s safety plan in compliance with federal, state, and local rules and regulations to ensure goals are met. Also, responsible for the safety and efficient railroad operations within assigned territory.

This position is a tiered position. Incumbents will have a position level assigned based on their skills and experience, and in alignment with position development plans. Position placement is at Amtrak’s sole and absolute discretion.

• Lead, mentor, and manage locomotive engineers and conductors, including interviewing, selecting, onboarding, performance management, coaching, and addressing non-compliance in a fair and consistent manner.
• Oversee train operations and crew performance in partnership with the Road Trainmaster to ensure safe, efficient service delivery, optimize on-time performance (OTP), respond to service disruptions, and recommend operational improvements.
• Ensure regulatory and policy compliance by monitoring adherence to operating rules, labor agreements, federal regulations, Amtrak requirements, bulletins, postings, and equipment standards.
• Manage engineer and conductor certification, recertification, and training programs, including administering operating rules classes, maintaining certification requirements, coordinating required training, and documenting and reporting training activities.
• Promote and enforce safety initiatives by implementing safety plans, conducting efficiency tests, maintaining employee records, and ensuring compliance with safety policies and operating practices.
• Administer operational reporting, stakeholder coordination, and budget management, including preparing written and oral reports, communicating with carrier railroad managers regarding territory operations, and managing the crew base budget.

• High school diploma or GED High school equivalency diploma
• Certified class I train service engineer
• Minimum of 2 years' operating experience, with no violations described in CFR 49 part 240.117, as train service engineer and/or as road foreman
• PTC Qualified
• Become Qualified on physical characteristics of territory
• Prior satisfactory work experience in train or passenger service
• Must be available 24 hours per day/7day per week, including holidays and weekends