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N574 Rail Div - Rail Safety Section Director
N574 Rail Div - Rail Safety Section Director-March 2024
Austin
Mar 30, 2026
About N574 Rail Div - Rail Safety Section Director

  Directs and oversees the department's rail safety inspection program. Reports to the Director of the Rail Division. Manages professional, technical and administrative employees. Work requires contact with governmental officials, special interestsandrsquo; groups, railroad companies, governmental transportation entities, and private entities. Employees at this level are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product. Essential Duties:- Advise the division on long-range budgetary and staffing needs to support the rail safety program.- Oversee the development, management, and administration of the rail safety program.- Develop and monitor the program operating budget and assist with the legislative appropriation request.- Coordinate with the federal government on state and/or national initiatives.- Communicate with railroads and other government entities.- Handle questions and concerns from the public and government officials about localized railroad matters in Texas.- Provide technical expertise, assistance, and guidance related to rail safety.- Provide analysis of rail safety legislation and regulations and assess rail safety statistics.- Assess trends in the safety performance of railroads in the State, including at rail highway grade crossings.- Oversee the collection of the Rail Safety Program Fee and the issuance of penalties for violations of rail safety standards in conjunction with the F.R.A.- Coordinate risk assessments in areas of responsibility of potential fraud, waste and abuse and in conjunction with the Administration develop and implement policies and procedures to identify, prevent and eliminate fraud, waste and abuse.- Coordinate technical support in the implementation, administration and enforcement of laws and regulations relating to rail safety inspection in Texas.- Coordinate the development of regulations, administrative rules and procedures related to rail safety inspection.- Develops and implements policies and procedures for departmental rail activities.- Oversee the department's federal/state rail safety inspection program.- Participate and serve as a liaison to state and federal agencies and organizations with interests and responsibilities pertaining to the rail safety section program.- Participate in rail transportation and rail safety inspection related research.- Direct and oversee train derailment and railroad employee injury/fatality investigation in conjunction with FRA and NTSB.- Review monitors and analyzes state and federal legislation and directs the implementation of legislation for rail safety. - Direct the development and function of rail safety program efforts Statewide in accordance with TxDOT policies and procedures and in conjunction with the Federal Railroad Administration's regional rail safety program and their regulation and processes.- Manages the collection of Hazardous Materials data from railroads in support of the Texas Department of Emergency Management.- Oversee the implementation of the rail safetyandrsquo;s drone program.- Coordinate and prepare clearance deviation request.- Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

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