Lead Project Controls Specialist - Cost - 90369963 - Philadelphia

Amtrak; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401K with Employer Match

Generous Paid Time Off

Job summary

Amtrak seeks a Lead Cost Engineer to plan, analyse, and control costs for capital construction projects. You will partner with project teams and the Capital Finance Team to deliver budgets and forecasts that align with program goals.

This role requires strong Excel/PowerPoint skills, cost and schedule controls experience, and the ability to produce portfolio reporting and dashboards for leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of training, education and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 6 years of prior relevant experience required
• 8+ years of relevant experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Serve as Lead Project Controls Specialist - Cost for a complex project, program, or portfolio.
• Analyze, develop, maintain, control and report project design and construction cost budget, forecasts and expenditures.
• Perform monthly analysis and report cost performance; provide detailed analysis to project teams and Capital Finance.
• Review and vet invoices; liaise with Finance on journal entries and accruals.
• Ensure compliance with budgeting, forecasting, change management and cost control practices.
• Develop Change Requests with Project Management to adjust fiscal plans.

Skills

Cost controls

Schedule controls

Financial reporting

Forecasting

Dashboards & reports

Communication

Advanced Excel

Monte Carlo risk analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

6 years of relevant experience

8+ years preferred

Tools

Ariba-on-Demand

Oracle Primavera P6

Job description

Your success is a train ride away!

As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

Are you ready to join our team?

Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

Job Summary

The Lead Project Controls Specialist - Cost, plans, manages, and executes cost engineering and control activities for capital construction projects or portfolios. Under general direction from the Sr. Project Controls Manager and Project Management team, the Lead Cost Engineer performs analysis of cost performance; develops estimates; creates and manages budgets; and liaises frequently with Amtrak’s Capital Finance Team. Lead Cost Engineer supports attainment of department or project-specific goals and outcomes through delivery of project control services, ensuring close alignment between project control staff and project management team(s). Works with project teams on regular reporting of project financial performance.

Essential Functions

• Serve as Lead Project Controls Specialist - Cost for a complex project, program, or portfolio, responsible for analyzing, developing, maintaining, controlling and reporting project design and construction cost budget, forecasts and expenditures.
• Assist in development of annual operating plan, including working closely with project managers to estimate costs for upcoming fiscal year as well as out years. Work with Capital Finance to refine plan as necessary. Oversee administration of department budget, including managing off cycle reprogramming requests for new or adjusted funding on projects and preparation and/or approval of purchase requisitions.
• Perform monthly analysis and report cost performance, develops “bottom-up” forecasts quarterly to evaluate performance against Total Life of Project Cost and Schedule. Provide detailed analysis to project team to improve project performance and forecasting as well as to Capital Finance team to support corporate reporting and grants management.
• Review and vet invoices, receipt them into Amtrak’s Ariba-on-Demand system and develop monthly accruals. Liaise with Finance on journal entries and corrections.
• Assure compliance with department and enterprise practices on project budgeting, forecasting, change management, scheduling, cost controlling and related project-specific requirements.
• Work with Project Management team to develop and submit Change Requests to adjust the fiscal plan or annual AOP.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of training, education and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. Plus,
• 6 years of prior relevant experience required
• 8+ years of relevant experience preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Capital construction controls experience in the rail industry, oil, gas or energy
• Oracle Primavera P6 certification
• PSP, CEP, EVP, or CCP (AACE)
• Experience with data analysis, preferably with Excel and PowerBI

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Experience leading both cost and schedule controls for capital construction projects, programs, and/or portfolios.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of construction project management through all phases of the construction project lifecycle
• Familiarity with tools, techniques, and procedures related to project schedule management, control and forecasting in large and/or complex capital construction projects
• Knowledge of project risk management principles, practices, standards and methods, including understanding of schedule risk analysis and Monte Carlo method.
• Ability to implement construction project performance metrics, performance analysis, dashboards and progress reports.
• Understanding of project financial reporting, forecasting, analysis and monitoring capital project / program / portfolio funding and/or budget.
• Ability to clearly organize and present project portfolio reports and other related portfolio technical information
• Advanced Excel user skills
• Intermediate to advanced PowerPoint skills

Work Environment

• Hybrid Office/Remote environment; exposure to computer screens.
• May require some local travel

The salary/hourly range is $94,300.00 – $122,256.00. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. Depending on an employee’s assigned worksite or location, Amtrak may consider a geo-pay differential to be applied to the employee’s base salary. Amtrak may offer additional incentive and pay programs to recognize and reward our employees, including a short-term incentive bonus based upon factors such as individual and company performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.

Health and Wellbeing

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401K with Employer Match
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Wellness Programs
• Railroad Retirement Benefits
• Paid Caregiving Days and Backup Care
• Health Savings Account
• Public Service
• Student Loan Forgiveness
• Fertility and Family Building Benefits
• No-cost Personal Health Advocate
• Student Loan Assistance
• Adoption and Surrogacy Assistance
• Medical Plan Opt-out
• Credit Tuition and Education Reimbursement
• Paid Family Leave
• Life Insurance
• Rail Pass Privileges
• Short- and Long-term Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• No-cost Financial Advisor Sessions
• Commuter and Flexible Spending Accounts

Requisition ID: 167578

Work Arrangement: 06-Onsite 4/5 Days

Relocation Offered: No

Travel Requirements: Up to 25%

You power our progress through your performance.

We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job. We want your career at Amtrak to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging work, rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, and attractive compensation.

Amtrak maintains a culture that values high performance and recognizes individual employee contributions.

Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol. All Amtrak positions requires a pre-employment background check that includes prior employment verification, a criminal history check and a pre-employment drug screen.

Candidates who test positive for marijuana will be disqualified, regardless of any state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Amtrak's pre-employment drug testing program is administered in accordance with DOT regulations and applicable law.

In accordance with DOT regulations (49 CFR 40.25), Amtrak is required to obtain prior drug and alcohol testing records for applicants/employees intending to perform safety-sensitive duties for covered Department of Transportation positions. If an applicant/employee refuses to provide written consent for Amtrak to obtain these records, the individual will not be permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions.

In accordance with federal law governing security checks of covered individuals for providers of public transportation (Title 6 U.S.C. 1143), Amtrak is required to screen applicants for any permanent or interim disqualifying criminal offenses.

Note that any education requirement listed above may be deemed satisfied if you have an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Amtrak is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/color, to include traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and hairstyles such as braids, locks and twists, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, such as lactation), national origin/ethnicity, disability (intellectual, mental and physical), veteran status, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, citizenship or any other personal characteristics protected by law.