Rail Operations Controller
METROHouston, Texas, United States
Posted April 15, 2026
70700 - 92800 USD
Full Time
About the Company
METRO is Houston's regional public transportation authority, established in 1978 through voter approval. It operates a multimodal system serving multiple cities and unincorporated areas of Harris County, offering essential public transit services that have transformed the region's mobility landscape.
Job Description
Responsible for overseeing safe, efficient, and reliable rail operation along the METRORail system by controlling, monitoring, and overseeing LRT Operators, Field Supervisors, maintenance personnel, contractors, scheduling revenue service, special train movements, and special events.
Requirements
- Maintains two-way radio communications with LRT Operators, Field Supervisors, maintenance, and other personnel in accordance with FCC regulations during revenue & non-revenue service operations.
- Monitors train movement on the mainline, including revenue trains, test trains, student training, and special event service.
- Adjusts service levels and headways as dictated by operating conditions and passenger loads.
- Directs Field Supervisors, LRT Operators, Maintenance-of-Way (MOW), and Rail Vehicle Maintenance personnel in service recovery and troubleshooting vehicles or system failures.
- Coordinates the replacement of defective trains with yard operations and Rail Vehicle Maintenance.
- Enforces operating rules and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
