Engineer

Amtrak connect businesses and communities across the country and move America’s workforce toward the future. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States.

Provide professional architectural / engineering services, project management oversight and inter-department coordination for Amtrak station projects and other design projects on the Northeast Corridor and in Amtrak’s National Inter-City system, ensuring the assigned projects are designed in compliance with Amtrak guidelines, ADA guidelines, and federal/state/regional regulatory agencies requirements.

• Provide assistance to manage, procure, administer, and oversee large stations design projects using design consulting firms
• Special emphasis on interdepartmental coordination towards ADA and Public Information Display System implementation pursuant to Amtrak’s compliance with ADA requirements
• Collaborate among internal and external partners for station projects across the Amtrak system representing Engineering Structures, Stations Program.
• Develop station design standards
• Perform design and/or engineering tasks on station design projects under $100,000 with oversight by in-house Amtrak registered design professional
• Administer the design of major station initiatives system-wide, working with internal and external stakeholders, and with federal and local officials to progress Amtrak corridor initiatives
• Professional design review of external and third-party station design projects that impact or have the potential to impact Amtrak assets

Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture or related field
• Demonstrated experience in design and construction industry
• Engineer in Training, or studying for certification exam in discipline
• Demonstrated experience in project and program management
• Demonstrated strategic planning experience
• Demonstrated managerial experience with 3rd party architectural and engineering consultants
• Extensive understanding of ADA regulations and ICC Building Codes
• Demonstrated knowledge in Autocad, Microstation, MS Word, Excel, Power Point, MS Project, Primavera, Expedition Project Control System

Preferred Work Experience:

• Familiarity with railroad operations, procedures and construction methods
• Experience with large scale architecturally and historically sensitive facilities
• Demonstrated knowledge of Amtrak corporate structures and procedures

Preferred Education:

Master’s Degree in Engineering or Architecture

Communication and Interpersonal Skills:

Must have excellent oral and written communication skills