A professional who plans and coordinates construction and maintenance of railroad right-of-way. Responsibilities include:

• Approves repair and construction projects and assigns work to specified departments.
• Reviews progress and production charts to ascertain that work is proceeding on schedule.
• Reviews and authorizes construction and maintenance projects or plans for budget, staff, and equipment requests.
• Coordinates activities of workers engaged in maintaining right-of-way.
• Visits sites damaged by wreck, derailment, or natural disaster, and prepares report identifying such factors as amount of damage, repairs to be done, and reasons for derailment or wreck.
• May consult with public-service agencies to resolve issues of unsafe crossings, bridges, trestles, and installation of additional warning devices.
• May direct construction and maintenance of buildings and other structures, such as bridges, trestles, and tunnels.