Job Description

Your success is a train ride away!

As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment 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 & 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.

 

Job Summary

Manage train composition and allocation across the Company network, ensuring alignment with the system fleet plan. Dynamically adjust train configurations to maximize revenue and minimize costs, optimizing seat utilization. Provide direction to yards and facilities on train assembly and equipment movement. Monitor equipment for defects and maintenance requirements, coordinating with mechanical facilities for prompt resolution. Lead the development of alternative operational plans during service disruptions, minimizing passenger inconvenience. Coordinate equipment re-balancing to ensure smooth resumption of normal operations.

Essential Functions

• Provide real-time direction to Division yards/facilities for passenger train composition in line with the System Fleet Plan.
• Direct manipulation of cars and locomotives to meet Mechanical Department maintenance schedules and Federal regulations.
• Lead daily equipment conference calls for train composition and equipment movement.
• Analyze real-time conditions like booking levels and adjust train consists to optimize costs and revenues.
• Lead capacity planning by monitoring ridership trends and implementing adjustments for maximum revenue.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience. 
• Plus 3 years of relevant work experience.
• Ability to work a rotating schedule consisting of four days on followed by three days off, alternating with three days on followed by four days off. Each shift is 12 hours in duration. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience. 
• Plus 5 years of relevant work experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficient in initiating recovery plans swiftly with limited information during service disruptions
• Skilled in rallying diverse teams towards common objectives, whether in routine operations or during major disruptions
• Effective communicator, adept at conveying instructions to field supervision verbally and in writing
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office suite for efficient business operations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, adaptable to diverse stakeholder interactions
• Available for work across all shifts, ensuring continuous coverage throughout the year

The target salary for the Sr Space and Equipment Control Analyst is $103,000. 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 and/or long-term incentive plan compensation. In addition to your salary, Amtrak offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes health, dental, and vision plans; health savings accounts; wellness programs; flexible spending accounts; 401K retirement plan with employer match; life insurance; short and long term disability insurance; paid time off; back-up care; adoption assistance; surrogacy assistance; reimbursement of education expenses; Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility; Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits; and rail pass privileges. Learn more about our benefits offerings  here.

 

Requisition ID: 165371

Work Arrangement: 06-Onsite 4/5 Days Click here for more information about work arrangements at Amtrak.
Relocation Offered: No
Travel Requirements: Up to 25%

You power our progress through your performance.

We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job. We want your career at Amtrak to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging work, rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, and attractive compensation. Amtrak maintains a culture that values high performance and recognizes individual employee contributions.

Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol. All Amtrak positions requires a pre-employment background check that includes prior employment verification, a criminal history check and a pre-employment drug screen.

Candidates who test positive for marijuana will be disqualified, regardless of any state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Amtrak's pre-employment drug testing program is administered in accordance with DOT regulations and applicable law.

In accordance with DOT regulations (49 CFR § 40.25), Amtrak is required to obtain prior drug and alcohol testing records for applicants/employees intending to perform safety-sensitive duties for covered Department of Transportation positions. If an applicant/employee refuses to provide written consent for Amtrak to obtain these records, the individual will not be permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions.

 

In accordance with federal law governing security checks of covered individuals for providers of public transportation (Title 6 U.S.C. §1143), Amtrak is required to screen applicants for any permanent or interim disqualifying criminal offenses.

Note that any education requirement listed above may be deemed satisfied if you have an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Amtrak is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/color, to include traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and hairstyles such as braids, locks and twists, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, such as lactation), national origin/ethnicity, disability (intellectual, mental and physical), veteran status, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, citizenship or any other personal characteristics protected by law.

 

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Permanent employment, Temporary work, Work experience placement, Interim role, Work at office, Local area, Relocation, All shifts, Flexible hours, Shift work,

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