Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Program Manager

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Your impact

Provide Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) support to the People & Places Solutions within the U.S. Serves as a business partner working with Regional HSE Directors and Senior HSE Managers and operations counterparts in leading HSE excellence and supporting strategic direction, management, people development and HSE program development and implementation specifically to the Federal Railroad Administration’s Safety (49 CFR 214), Training (49 CFR 243), and Random Drug and Alcohol Testing (49 CFR 219) Programs. Support the Jacobs BeyondZero safety culture that is inclusive of the Jacobs vision and strategic plans. Geographical location of hire is open to anywhere within the contiguous United States.

• Take personal ownership and responsibility for protecting people from harm and for developing strategies that drive performance and support continuous improvement.
• Maintain communication with the Sr. HSE Managers and Regional HSE Directors to provide technical resource guidance, and to ensure consistent implementation of the FRA regulations and HSE process tools.
• Support the HSE staff and Operations counterparts to implement the Regional HSE business plan and to monitor compliance with the FRA program requirements.
• Own and maintain open communication with the Geographic Managers and other Operations Leaders to provide guidance, technical resources, and to ensure alignment and to verify consistent implementation of FRA programs and HSE process tools that support BIA HSE strategic plans and objectives.
• Establish working relationship with operations, HSE, sales, procurement, risk management and support the FRA program implementation and the Jacobs HSE processes across the U.S., projects, and offices.
• Perform observations, audits, and maintenance of lists relative to the FRA program’s needs.
• Supports specific HSE initiatives to drive BeyondZero performance.
• Engages in supporting HSE policy and procedure development for implementation specific to Regional and Geographic needs.
• Delivers FRA required training and confirms that the FRA training requirements are met.
• Develop reports and communications to disseminate incidents, lessons learned and best practices.
• Track and respond to USDOT, FRA and client audit requests, maintaining accurate inspection records and developing corrective action plans when required.

Here's what you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, safety or other related field preferred; or advanced technical training in a related field; or equivalent education and experience.

• 5 to 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in the rail/transit industry, with a focus on project delivery and FRA regulatory oversight.
• Professional designation (i.e., TSSP or WSO-CSSD) meeting qualifications of a national or international certifying agency; or actively pursuing such designation is preferred.
• At least 10 years of experience including supervisory experience at a site-specific level and/or managing multiple projects is preferred.
• Experience with safety programs in a railroad, construction, or environment, including planning, training, implementation, monitoring, and certification.
• Experience with FRA safety policies, procedures and reporting, railroad operating rules and practices, and different methods of On-Track Protection is required.
• Development and monitoring of training programs and requirements.
• Auditing processes and protocols.
• Corporate and FRA incident reporting requirements and accident investigation techniques.
• Risk management concepts and practices including claims management.
• Subcontractor prequalification process.
• Plays a role in the business development activities leading to the award of the contract. This typically includes client relationship development, program-specific positioning activities, teaming arrangements, proposal preparation, and oral presentations consistent with established business development processes.
• This position requires excellent communication skills to support delivery of the project and interacts with multiple departments, client groups, agencies and consortiums.
• Travel is requested (up to 25%) as needed .

Posted Salary Range: Minimum

119,400.00

Posted Salary Range: Upper

165,000.00

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $119,400.00 to $165,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on July 09, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

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Locations

City State Country
Denver	Colorado	United States
San Francisco	California	United States
Tempe	Arizona	United States
Corvallis	Oregon	United States
Houston	Texas	United States