**Job Description Summary**
Lead responsibility for optimizing the shipper’s specialized rail equipment and ensuring rail capacity to reliably move heavy, oversized, and project cargo across the North American rail network. Deliver engineering, asset management, operational planning, and commercial negotiation to maximize equipment availability, reduce cost per move, and ensure safe, compliant transport of generators, gas turbines, and other heavy machinery.

**Job Description**

**Core Responsibilities**

+ Equipment Strategy and Lifecycle Management: Define strategy for specialized assets (Multi-axle rail cars, heavy-duty flatcars, bolsters); set replacement, refurbishment.
+ Asset Utilization and Deployment: Match equipment capability to shipment profiles; manage pooling, allocation, and rotation rules to maximize throughput and minimize idle time.
+ Capacity Coordination: Secure train paths, siding access, and terminal slots with Class I and shortli...