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Norfolk Southern offers a unique opportunity to be part of our proud legacy that spans nearly 200 years. We are a customer-centric, operations-driven team dedicated to advancing safety, serving communities, and driving innovation for tomorrow's rail.  As part of Norfolk Southern, you’ll join a collaborative team where there are opportunities for growth across the organization. We are building a culture where everyone can thrive by owning and driving exceptional results, being humble and leading with trust, serving our customers with excellence, and collaborating and coaching to win.

Primary Purpose:

Oversees rail-inclusive site planning and the design of rail facilities promoting efficient service to new and expanding customers across a multistate territory.

Principal Duties

• Produces practicable CAD engineering plans and cost estimates for the extension of industrial sidetracks to serve customers’ manufacturing and distribution facilities.
• Produces track schematics, operations animations, and 3D renderings to align internal and external project stakeholders on site and track development strategies.
• Produces exhibit drawings for inclusion in customer track agreements.
• Performs all aspects of a thorough site evaluation, considering environmental impacts, up- and downstream rail operations, on-site railcar handling, alternative development strategies, and future expansion potential before advising a customer on rail facility design.
• Collaborates with Norfolk Southern’s industrial development allies on rail-inclusive site planning and site marketing to industrial prospects.
• Conducts meetings with customers and engineering consultants to discuss track and site development solutions.
• Hosts discussions with Norfolk Southern’s Operations and Engineering colleagues to obtain internal approvals to provide service to new rail facilities prior to construction.
• Provides railroad engineering and operations expertise to the department and to prospective customers.
• Assists Industrial Development’s Project Management and GIS Services teams in the management of our industrial site inventory.
• Coaches and mentors Industrial Development’s Development and Planning Engineers.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (BS) in Civil Engineering or Civil Engineering Technology.
• 3 years of experience in civil site planning, railroad engineering, or transportation engineering.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of combined experience in civil site planning, railroad engineering, transportation engineering, or project/construction management.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.

Technical Skills:

Required

• Computer-aided design (Bentley Microstation, Bentley OpenRoads, Bentley OpenSite, AutoDesk AutoCAD, AutoDesk Civil3D, etc.)
• Microsoft Office software (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)

Preferred

• 3D rendering (AutoDesk 3DS Max, Bentley LumenRT)
• Data processing and analytics (ESRI ArcGIS, Alteryx)
• Adobe Creative Cloud software (Acrobat/DC, Illustrator, Photoshop, XD)

Aptitudes and Abilities

• Knowledge of transportation and land development engineering
• Knowledge of railroad track and/or roadway construction
• Written, verbal, and visual communication skills
• Poise in front of customers/clients
• Experience developing and fostering professional relationships
• Organization, planning, and prioritization of concurrent projects
• Problem solving and decision-making abilities
• Accountability
• Enthusiasm
• Creativity

Company Overview

Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country’s population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting .

At Norfolk Southern, we believe in celebrating our individuality. By leveraging the unique backgrounds and viewpoints of our employees, we can create a culture of innovation, respect, and inclusion. We know that employees thrive in a workplace where differing viewpoints, ideas, and experiences are freely shared and valued. As such, we encourage all employees to contribute their distinctive skills and capabilities to our organization.

Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Together, we power progress.

Nearest Major Market: Raleigh