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Job Summary:

The Roadway Worker in Charge (RWIC) position is responsible for on-site roadway worker protection for activities on and around live railroad tracks. This role involves job site coordination, dispatcher/train communication, and ensuring On-Track Safety in both controlled and non-controlled track areas.

 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Jobsite Protection: Provide the required protection on each assignment, ensuring error-free and rule-compliant operations. This includes radio communication with train dispatchers and engineers, ensuring work groups are clear of limits during train movements, and granting permission for trains and on-track equipment to proceed through limits.


• Daily Job Briefings: Conduct daily briefings with all job site personnel and ensure adherence to railroad safety requirements.


• Documentation: Prepare and submit required electronic forms, such as job set-up forms for flagging assignments, daily work reports, invoices, and other necessary reports.


• Handling Equipment: Manage and place signs, derails, and other tools and equipment weighing 15 to 90 pounds, as needed throughout the day.


• Safety Classes: Actively participate in routine safety classes and qualification training.


• Communication: Maintain high-level communication with RWIC supervisors and managers regarding assignments and schedules.


• Additional Duties: Perform other duties as assigned to meet business needs.