.**Description**This position provides daily supervision of staff to perform cost effective repairs and maintenance resulting in safe track, right of way, and facility conditions for an assigned territory of significant scope.**Accountabilities**- Schedules and supervises crews and inspects repairs when complete or designates individual to inspect.- Oversees the operation of test cars and the remediation of defects found (Geometry, Ultra Sonic Rail Test, etc.). Oversee the operation of the Capital & Operating Expensed Equipment (Rail Grinder, Ballast Trains, Ballast Cleaner, etc.).- Ensures FRA 213, FRA 214 and FRA 219 standards, testing, and inspection requirements are met. Meet with FRA as required to receive feedback regarding track conditions.- Ensures compliance with all Federal, State, and Local regulations.- Ensures that DOT regulated drivers are in compliance with hours of service.- Manages the bid process and supervises external contractors to project completion.- Plans and meets budget targets for overtime, materials, equipment and tools, maintenance, contractor costs, and crew credit cards.- Manage resources for daily activities and emergency responses.- Coordinates with Dispatch and state and local agencies to schedule construction projects, maintenance work and/or track shut-downs.- Coordinate with Production Gangs, Bridge, Signal, and work by other entities (State, County, City, State DOT and Public Utilities).- Performs accident investigations to ensure a safe environment and prevent reoccurrence.- Participates with Transportation and Mechanical departments on the safety committee.- Available 24 X 7 X 365.- May work outdoors in inclement weather.- Demonstrates customer focus and contingency planning to ensure stakeholder expectations are met.- Understands the relevant business metrics and applies effective tactics to sustain a culture of operational effectiveness that produces teams of high performing, engaged and empowered operational leaders.- Identifies when a rule/regulation/policy has been violated and has one-on-one accountability conversations with an individual who has not met expectations, using KCS Candor, Aligning the Stars & KCS ABC's, and have the individual produce better results.- Demonstrates KCS's commitment to being ONE TEAM - Living a Speak Up Culture - by using communication and interpersonal skills to enhance inclusion, civility, respect, innovation, safety, customer focus, teamwork within KCS, while encouraging and enabling others to do the same.- Defines and communicates clearly the teams roles and responsibilities; holds people accountable for accomplishing objectives; recognizes and rewards people who achieve results and deliver on performance expectations; provides pinpointed (specific & measurable) feedback on performance
