Senior Capital Projects Manager - Transportation Infra

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K with Employer Match

Paid Time Off

Wellness Programs

Railroad Retirement Benefits

Paid Caregiving Days

Backup Care

Health Savings Account

Student Loan Forgiveness

Tuition Reimbursement

Family Leave

Rail Pass Privileges

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Amtrak is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee capital programs ranging from $5M to $100M, guiding them through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout in support of the State of Good Repair (SOGR) initiatives.

You will lead a multi-disciplinary team, develop schedules and budgets, manage procurement and contracts, monitor risks, and provide regular status updates to executives and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required 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

• Manages a multi-discipline team of subject matter experts and stakeholders in a matrix organization to ensure proper project delivery.
• Creates and implements project plans, schedules and budgets consistent with requirements for infrastructure renewal coming from System Engineering.
• Manage procurement process and approvals for leases, purchases, and contracts related to assigned projects/programs.
• Manages and monitors project schedules, progress and costs; maintain, adjust and update project plans, as needed; consolidate, communicate and manage all issues and risks affecting the project, and ensure the timely communication of project status to project participants and stakeholders.
• Ensures project progress by measuring the variance in scope, schedule, cost and quality from the respective baselines and takes necessary action to address deviations.
• Identify, document and lead evaluation of project changes based on cost, schedule, risk and scope impacts as well as cross functional dependencies
• Recommends project plan changes to appropriate governance decision making bodies and ensures appropriate packaging of relevant information to support appropriate project change
• Works with senior leaders to contribute relevant data to support annual planning activities
• Identify and evaluate the risks associated with project activities and work across the organization to establish and monitor mitigation plans
• Builds and maintains external relationships to provide effective communication of capital program status and accomplished goals and objectives
• Develops and administers the budget for assigned projects; approves the forecast of funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials and supplies; approves expenditures and implements budgetary adjustments as appropriate
• Analyzes challenges, problems, and process breakdowns to ensure that lessons learned are used to improve project management and project delivery practices
• Maintains a teamwork environment with all peers as well as the capital delivery department’s internal customers

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

Risk management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Amtrak is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee capital programs ranging from $5M to $100M, guiding them through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout in support of the State of Good Repair (SOGR) initiatives.

You will lead a multi-disciplinary team, develop schedules and budgets, manage procurement and contracts, monitor risks, and provide regular status updates to executives and stakeholders.