Track Supervisor

Alternate Concepts, Inc. (ACI) and Herzog Transit Services, Inc. (HTSI), collectively the ACI/Herzog Joint Venture, along with our key subcontractors are seeking applicants for the Hudson Bergen Light Rail operation located in Hudson County, New Jersey. ACI was founded in 1989 with their corporate office located in Boston, MA and Herzog founded in 1969 with corporate offices located in St. Joseph, MO and Fort Worth, TX. Combined our companies provide FRA/FTA compliant transportation, equipment maintenance, dispatching, right-of-way maintenance, facility maintenance and dispatching services for 20 distinct client properties. In addition to the Joint Venture being the upcoming operator/maintainer of the Hudson Bergen Light Rail, we currently jointly operate the Tren Urbano heavy rail service in San Juan, Puerto Rico and the CTDOT’s Hartford intercity service in Connecticut.

ACI/Herzog Joint Venture, along with our key subcontractors are currently seeking a Track Supervisor to join our team.

ACI-Herzog Joint Venture offers a competitive benefits package for eligible employees, including paid-time-off, medical, dental, and vision coverage; employer-paid life and AD&D insurance; short-term and long-term disability coverage; and a 401(k) retirement savings plan. Voluntary employee-paid benefits include supplemental life and AD&D insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident coverage.

The pay range for this position is $100,000 - $115,000 annually.

The Track Supervisor is the first-line supervisor for the track and is responsible for the operation, maintenance, inspection, planning, and emergency response related to the track within the Hudson Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) system. This role emphasizes safety, operational excellence, and effective team collaboration under varying conditions.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervise all railroad maintenance-of-way activities.
• Plan, coordinate and supervise onsite functions (scheduling, engineering, material control, and may provide day-to-day direction of onsite administrative staff in accounting, purchasing, etc.).
• Supervise craft employees and/or other contractors and subcontractors as required by the contract.
• May authorize and/or approve all project personnel transactions, purchase requisitions, field design change requests, etc.
• Provide technical assistance, i.e., interpretation of drawings, recommending construction methods and equipment, etc., as required.
• Assist project management in developing and implementing project procedures, working documents, standards, etc.
• Ensure all onsite personnel comply with project procedures, safety program requirements, work rules, environmental compliance, etc. Document all violations, notify project management, and recommend/implement corrective actions as required.
• Assume responsibility for the productivity of crafts, efficient use of materials & equipment, and contractual performance of the project.
• Perform additional assignments per Supervisor’s direction.
• Manage equipment utilization.
• Regular and consistent engagement, participation, and promotion of ACI-Herzog’s Culture and its essential behaviors are a requirement for this position.
• Regular and predictable attendance and punctuality are a requirement for this position.
• Other duties as assigned.