Principal Engineer - Surveyor Wilmington

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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.

The Principal Engineer – Surveyor is responsible for supervising track surveys and right-of-way mapping work on all Amtrak-owned or maintained properties. This position will coordinate track protection for field work with their colleagues in Electric Traction, Signals and Communications, Structures, Division Engineers, Engineering Production and Real Estate. The Principal Engineer – Surveyor will maintain the inventory and manage updates of field instruments.

• Works autonomously and safely, supervising Amtrak field survey crew or consultant-provided survey personnel in surveying field work.
• Secures on track protection for survey crews.
• Supervises and is qualified to perform highly technical survey tasks using mobile surveying solutions, robotic survey equipment, GNSS equipment, data collection devices, digital and optical levels as well as taking field notes and creating cut sheets.
• Reviews and processes field data for release to design engineers.
• Creates survey plans for transmittal to design team members and consultants.
• Responsible for supervising track and right-of-way surveys and verifying that the lines and grades of the proposed improvements are within the clearance envelopes and right-of-way boundaries. The surveys include existing track alignment data, topographic surveys in support of track designs; layout in support of track construction and renewal; record surveys of completed work; boundary line surveys along the railroad right of way.
• Support field engineering and maintenance staff, addressing construction challenges and change requests.

• Bachelor’s Degree required OR equivalent combination of training, education and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 7 years of relevant experience required.
• 9+ years of relevant experience preferred.

• Professional Land Survey license or registration.
• Qualified in AMTRAK RWP and AMT II and MW1000.
• Participation in a professional survey society.

• Fundamental knowledge of general civil engineering principles.
• Ability to read, understand and produce engineering drawings and documents.
• Ability to absorb information, think critically and make sound engineering decisions.
• Willingness to learn CAD software and become a highly skilled technical draftsman.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point).
• Attention to detail and completeness.

• This is a flexible position with time allotted to both field and office work.
• Travel: 30%.

The salary/hourly range is $ – $. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. Depending on an employee’s assigned worksite or location, Amtrak may consider a geo-pay differential to be applied to the employee’s base salary. Amtrak may offer additional incentive and pay programs to recognize and reward our employees, including a short-term incentive bonus based upon factors such as individual and company performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• 401K with Employer Match.
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