Power Director (Trainee) - 90415141 - Wilmington

Power Director (Trainee) - Wilmington

The Power Director position manages the power distribution on the Northeast Corridor between just east of Holmesburg Junction in Philadelphia, PA to Washington DC and West to Harrisburg PA. Office is located in Wilmington DE. This position supervises the operations and sectionalizing of the Electric Traction power distribution and signal power within the assigned territory. In addition, this position directly supervises the safety of operations, resources, configuration and switching of the electrification system components. The Power Director position performs a critical role in Amtrak's Electric Traction Department, ensuring the traction power network is operated in a safe, economical, and reliable manner.

Essential Functions:

• Utilize proper radio and telephone communication techniques.
• Monitor and respond appropriately to abnormal system conditions and problems to safely mitigate the impact on the traction power network and train operations.
• Identify, report, and document all critical events and disseminate that information throughout the system as required.
• Coordinate Electric Traction functions and outages within the department and other departments as required.
• Prepares and issues AC Clearances for the protection of Amtrak employees and other personnel.
• Shift work within a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week operations center.
• Performs other related duties as required

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Valid Driver's License
• Experience using PC-based word processing spreadsheets, and presentation software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exposure to railroad electric traction systems, frequency converters, and SCADA control systems
• Experience working in an operations or dispatching center
• Experience in a leadership role
• Associates or Technical degree in an electrical related field

Communications and Interpersonal Skills:

• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication, organizational, collaborative, and relationship building skills with demonstrative experience both within and outside an organization.
• Must be highly organized and able to handle a variety of duties in a safe and accurate manner, frequently with limited timeframes and in a multi-tasking condition.

The hourly range is $41.81 $55.75 (with opportunity for increases, as per the applicable collective bargaining agreement, after beginning employment). Some benefits are subject to the collective bargaining agreement.