Location: Philadelphia, PA
is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees. Are you ready to join our team? 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 and Security' are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak.
By 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. SUMMARY OF DUTIES: This position is responsible
to program and direct the design of upgrades and state of good repair improvements for Amtrak's Facilities nationwide. This includes managing all core functions of design development including onsite requirements gathering, scoping, and design management in coordination with both internal SME staff and external architecture/engineering firms and consultants.
This position functions as an Architectural Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Facilities Design Team and guides code interpretation and acceptance. This position will function as the Design Manager (DM) of multiple multi: discipline projects (including field evaluations, scope of work preparation, specification writing, bid package
development, construction budget and schedule estimating) while also developing and maintaining design standards and specifications associated with Facilities design.
As a multi: discipline DM, this position requires an adequate breadth of general architectural/engineering design knowledge to provide the multi: discipline oversight, coordination and review during the design package development and milestone review process, with the embedded support of a team of SME's to provide detailed discipline: specific reviews. As the Architectural SME, this position will be the technical lead on the architectural aspects of their own and other DM: led Facilities projects within Amtrak's nationwide network of yards, shops and other facilities to guide the new or repair designs of maintenance / crew buildings, warehouses, control centers, offices, and commissaries, as well as equipment such as fueling stations, sanding systems, air compressors, pumps, 480 ground power, control systems, HVAC systems, cranes, drop tables, and other equipment required to service railroad rolling stock or support maintenance of way employees.
The position collaborates and partners with both internal and external stakeholders, including law, real estate, environmental, historic preservation, transportation, mechanical, engineering, local and state agencies / utilities, the FRA, and freight and commuter railroads, to execute the troubleshooting, scoping and design phase of Engineering and Mechanical programs in support of new business initiatives, energy conservation projects, and state of good repair projects.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: : Lead the design of individual projects including requirements gathering, site evaluation, scope development, schedule, budget, plans, and specifications while ensuring alignment and collaboration between groups.Manage external architectural and engineering resources for the completion of detailed design and construction documents.
: Create, lead, and provide technical review on capital design projects to support new initiatives, energy conservation / sustainability projects, res: Ensure project compliance with Amtrak standards and guidelines and all applicable federa
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