Primary Purpose:Manages the Operating Rules group's activities to publish operating manuals, support operations, and monitor compliance with rules, regulations, and procedures that govern the operation of trains, railway equipment, and employees on the Norfolk Souther system.Principle Duties: - Reviews, revises, and issues operating rules for field operations, which provide a uniform set of operating procedures for the most efficient operation of railroad equipment system wide. - Facilitates the development and issuance of subdivision timetables, operations bulletins, and other operations publications. - Reviews the rules and operating procedures and recommends changes as required and performs this function as a member of the Operating Rules Committee. - Assists senior management with publishing timetables, operations bulletins, and operating manuals (rule books) to reflect rule and instruction changes. - Recommends use of certain fair and impartial efficiency tests to enhance compliance with operating rules. Provides guidance to supervision and supporting departments on rule application and use of rules database for recording efficiency tests. - Assts with rules classes, examinations and other documents designed to promote employee education and understanding of operating rules. - Must keep familiar with any applicable statutes or administrative rules or regulations which affect railroad operations. - Participates in industry operating rule committees as directed.

Reviews, revises, and issues operating rules for field operations, which provide a uniform set of operating procedures for the most efficient operation of railroad equipment system wide.Reviews the rules and operating procedures and recommends changes as required and performs this function as a member of the operating rules committee.Assists senior management with publishing timetables to reflect interim rule changes between the issuance of revised rule books.Recommends use of certain fair and impartial efficiency tests to enhance compliance with operating rules.Ensures understanding of operating rules through education of employees by rules classes and examinations. Must maintain expert knowledge of any applicable statutes or administrative rules and regulations which affect railroad operations.

Responsible for directing the safe, efficient, and scheduled train performance on assigned territory. Identifies and addresses operational challenges and implements changes that impact the overall system.Ensures annual rules classes are held for train service employees and verifies compliance with the rules by developing personnel on a continuing basis.Develops, motivates, and trains employees who work in the assigned territory.Evaluates subordinate supervisor end of month activities before submittal to division recommending improvements to subordinates.Conducts disciplinary hearings related to serious incidents and accidents. Extends hearing officer knowledge to subordinates on the hearing process.Plans and modifies the operating plan as needed to provide required service to customers and fulfill service requirements and proactively engages and supports other operating departments as needed.Modifies operation based on budget/claims data and labor agreement cost items.Requires expert knowledge of safety concerns and operating rules, train operations, federal regulations, hazardous materials, and labor agreements.