Director Infrastructure and Efficiency Job Listing at Norfolk Southern in Atlanta, GA (Job ID 1178210200)

Description

Requisition 37589: B6 Director Infrastructure and Efficiency 

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Norfolk Southern offers a unique opportunity to be part of our proud legacy that spans nearly 200 years. We are a customer-centric, operations-driven team dedicated to advancing safety, serving communities, and driving innovation for tomorrow's rail.  As part of Norfolk Southern, you'll join a collaborative team where there are opportunities for growth across the organization. We are building a culture where everyone can thrive by owning and driving exceptional results, being humble and leading with trust, serving our customers with excellence, and collaborating and coaching to win.

Overview:

Oversees and administers Intermodal and Automotive (IMAU) capital budget, $100-300M annually. Responsible for management of physical IMAU assets and drives efficiencies in ~$500M IMAU expense budget.

Duties:

• Works with various stakeholders across the company to develop capital plans for IMAU that are aligned with strategic direction provided by leadership, efficient, and well supported by quantitative analyses.
• Owns all aspects of IMAU Ops capital budgeting, including administration of IMAU Terminal Fund and rebalancing of funding to reflect evolving priorities.
• Develops business cases for uses of capital, develops measures of success and tracks them to make recommendations to leadership to improve efficiency and impact of future decisions.
• Supports and acts as a sparring partner for operators on business rationale and prioritization for various initiatives that require funding and owns tactical administration of funding.
• Collaborates with Marketing, Design & Construction, Finance stakeholders to understand capital investment and timeline required to support new opportunities, organic growth and other changes to the business.
• Partners with Terminal Operators, Sourcing, FP&A, and other stakeholders to develop detailed analyses of expense patterns, and spearheads initiatives to manage cost of operation.

Education:

Preferred Level: Bachelor's Degree (BS) 

Preferred major: Engineering

Required background:

• Strong background in financial analysis, with experience building advanced financial models.
• Ability to create written material – presentations, business cases and issue briefs that can be shared with senior audiences (Board, CEO, EVPs, etc.) without modifications.
• Strong verbal communication skills with ability to present to senior audiences.

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with Industrial Development and/or Design and Construction
• Experience being self-sufficient with retrieving and analyzing data
• Familiarity with railroad operations and/or strategy
• Familiarity with Intermodal terminals and technology
• Familiarity with Operations Research

Work Conditions

Environment: Office

Shift Work: No

On-Call: Yes

Weekend Work: Rarely

Travel Required: Occasional. 2-5 days per month

Company Overview

Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country's population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.

At Norfolk Southern, we believe in celebrating our individuality. By leveraging the unique backgrounds and viewpoints of our employees, we can create a culture of innovation, respect, and inclusion. We know that employees thrive in a workplace where differing viewpoints, ideas, and experiences are freely shared and valued. As such, we encourage all employees to contribute their distinctive skills and capabilities to our organization.

Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Together, we power progress.