Overview
The Bridge Supervisor is responsible for coordinating and supervising the construction, maintenance, repairs and/or renewal of bridges, culverts to ensure compliance with FEC, AREMA, and Industry Bridge Standards with a “Safety First” focus.
Responsibilities
- Directs the continued maintenance of bridges, culverts, and structures. Prioritizes repairs based on conditions.
- Responsible for planning preventative maintenance and handling of emergency repairs.
- Provide contractor oversight and quality control during railroad bridge construction projects throughout the corridor.
- Understands and interprets plans with ability to ensure construction is performed in accordance with plans and specifications.
- Manages bridge material at various locations.
- Provides direction and effective supervision to all team members to promote safe and efficient work habits.
- Creates and reviews various reports, such as bridge inspection reports, production reports, material requisitions, and FRA reports.
- Ensures maximum quality performance with minimal delays and costs.
- Ensures the working reliability and performance of equipment.
- Participates in the planning and building of budgets.
Qualifications
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Work hours may vary in length and schedule.
- Combination of office and field work in varying weather and environmental conditions.
- Respond to unexpected or emergency situations.
- Lift up to 50lbs.
- Up to 50% travel requiring overnight stay required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Valid driver’s license
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Previous work experience in the rail industry.
- 3 years’ experience in railroad bridge maintenance/construction or other related formal training.
- Qualified FRA Title 49, Track Safety Standards Part 213, and Railroad Workplace Safety and Bridge Worker Safety Part 214.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years’ experience in railroad bridge maintenance/construction supervision or other related formal training.
- Prior experience and knowledge repairing, maintaining, and rehabilitating moveable railroad bridges.
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
- Adapts rapidly to changing circumstances and manages stressful situations.
- Proven leadership skills building a strong team in a unionized workforce.
- Knowledge of railroad construction materials.
- Ability to handle multiple projects and maintenance activities simultaneously
- Result-focused
- Ability to read and interpret engineered drawings and specifications.
- Experience in providing quality control oversight for new bridge construction and field verification of construction in conformance with project plans/specifications
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Understand and apply safety standards, policies, and procedures
- Knowledge of rail operations and physical characteristics
- Must be able to collaborate with others to accomplish organizational goals, identify and resolve problems.
- Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).