Rail Equipment Optimization Lead - Heavy Specialized

Job Description Summary

Lead responsibility for optimizing the shipper's specialized rail equipment and ensuring rail capacity to reliably move heavy, oversized, and project cargo across the North American rail network. Deliver engineering, asset management, operational planning, and commercial negotiation to maximize equipment availability, reduce cost per move, and ensure safe, compliant transport of generators, gas turbines, and other heavy machinery.

Job Description

Core Responsibilities

• Equipment Strategy and Lifecycle Management: Define strategy for specialized assets (Multi-axle rail cars, heavy-duty flatcars, bolsters); set replacement, refurbishment.
• Asset Utilization and Deployment: Match equipment capability to shipment profiles; manage pooling, allocation, and rotation rules to maximize throughput and minimize idle time.
• Capacity Coordination: Secure train paths, siding access, and terminal slots with Class I and shortline railroads; align equipment availability with booked capacity and contingency plans.
• Heavy Lift and Route Readiness: Support route surveys, permitting, temporary works, and carrier interface for nonstandard moves.
• Reliability and Maintenance Programs: Implement preventive and predictive maintenance, condition monitoring, inspection schedules, and root-cause analysis for equipment failures.
• Technical Standards and Compliance: Maintain load charts, securement standards, certification records; ensure compliance with carrier rules and U.S. federal rail regulations.
• Vendor and Contract Management: Manage relationships with manufacturers, lessors, maintenance providers, and repair shops; negotiate service agreements, warranties, and spare parts contracts.
• Ability to manage 4PL RAIL management provider
• Performance Monitoring and Continuous Improvement: Track utilization, availability, MTBF, maintenance cost per move, and turnaround time; pilot telemetry and predictive analytics to improve uptime.
• Training and Competency Development: Create and deliver training for operations, maintenance crews, and contractors on safe handling, inspection, and specialized equipment operation.
• Stakeholder Communication: Produce technical briefings, load plans, and risk assessments for internal stakeholders, customers, carriers, and regulators.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Railway Engineering, Logistics, or related field.
• Experience: Minimum 8 years in rail equipment engineering, heavy haul operations, or asset management; experience moving generators and gas turbines preferred.
• Technical Knowledge: Railcar design, load securement, axle load distribution, dynamic behavior under heavy loads, route constraint analysis, and heavy lift planning.
• Regulatory Familiarity: Working knowledge of FRA guidance and relevant parts of 49 CFR applicable to railroad operating practices and safety.
• Commercial Experience: Experience negotiating with carriers, equipment lessors, and maintenance vendors.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience with multi-axle rail cars, heavy-Duty fleets.
• Proven track record moving generators and gas turbines across U.S. rail routes.
• Background in reliability engineering, predictive maintenance, or condition-based monitoring.
• Experience with permitting and route surveys for oversized/overweight moves.
• Understanding with AAR Open Top Loading Rules
• Relationship building and understanding of the Class I railroads

Additional Information

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $86,300.00 and $143,900.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, education, and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on June 15, 2026.

Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, "GE Vernova") sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.