- Senior Permanent Way supervisor(Sr.PWS) is a supervisor in Civil Engineering (Permanent Way) department of Railways.
- He will work under the supervision of a JE/SSE. He will be responsible for the maintenance of a section of track allotted to him by the section in charge JE/SSE.
- SSE will be his overall in charge and he will have a team of workers consisting of trackman, gangman, khalasis, patrolman.
- The safe running of trains depends on the level of maintenance of the track and hence the role of a permanent way supervisor is crucial and he is answerable for the delay/omissions in this regard.
- He is supposed to conduct regular inspections, trolley inspections, foot plate inspection(by travelling in engine of running train) over his section.
- Permanent way in railway parlance is the structure consisting of the rails, fasteners, sleepers and ballast, plus the underlying subgrade.
- Work of a PWS include supervision of work by his team, giving report of work done to SSE.
- Job is primarily outdoor, less suitable (even though not impossible) for female candidates.
Career path :
Senior Section Engineer->
Assistant Divisional Engineer(Gaz.) (AEN) ->
Divisional Engineer(DEN) ->
Senor Divisional Engineer(Sr.DEN)
Qualification :
- Diploma in Civil Engineering/ Civil Engineering (Transportation). OR
- B.Sc. with Physics & Mathematics or B.Sc. (Honours) in Physics with Mathematics as secondary/ subsidiary subject OR
- B.Sc. (Honours) in Maths with Physics as secondary/subsidiary subject.
Selection Process : Written Examination and Document Verification.
Medical fitness: A3
Salary and other perks
(i) Pay Scale 9300-34800
(ii) Grade Pay 4200
(iii) Initial Pay 9300
(iv) Total Pay (i) + (ii ) 13500
Other Allowances depend on various conditions and hence can’t be stated uniformly. Other major allowances include :
- DA on Total Pay above
- Transport Allowance
- House Rent Allowance(if not provided with quarters)
Deductions from salary include 10% of total Pay towards New Pension scheme.
Comments
There is a process going on
There is a process going on about the merger of Sr.PWS with JE(P.Way) & hope some possibility is there.
Md. Nazir Ansari, N.F. Rly, Maligaon, Guwahati...
Dear sir,…
Dear sir,
please tell me the promotional rule for the direct recruited and merger of Senior Permanent Way Supervisors (PB-2, Grade Pay Rs. 4200) with Junior Engineer (P. Way).
if both type of employee work in the same place /organization then So what will be the basis of the Seniority List?
i request to you please provide the information.