Senior Rail Program Manager

Amtrak; New York (NY); On-site; USD 113,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K with employer match

Paid time off

Wellness programs

Rail Pass Privileges

Disability insurance

Job summary

Amtrak is seeking a Program Manager to deliver large-scale, multi-year programs with multimillion-dollar impacts across engineering and production. The role requires coordinating cross-functional teams, managing dependencies, governance, budgets, and risk while reporting to senior leaders and regulators.

You will lead program governance, ensure alignment with service and maintenance concepts, and manage financial performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent with 7 years of relevant experience.
• Experience managing large programs and multi-year schedules.
• PMP certification or ability to obtain within 1 year from hire date.

Responsibilities

• Manage organizational and operational requirements for entry into service of new Airo trainsets.
• Manage program and trainset requirements for new and retrofitted maintenance facilities for the Airo trainsets.
• Ensure alignment among service levels, operational concepts, maintenance concepts, and available infrastructure for the new Airo trainsets.
• Coordinate multiple project teams, vendors, force account and assets to ensure timely and cost-effective sequencing and execution of critical path milestones across inter-dependent projects.
• Establish Program Governance and Controls structures to enable effective escalation and decision-making processes.
• Cultivate collaborative partnership among stakeholders to enable scoping, financial and resource decisions.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

MS Office

Budgeting

Leadership

Communication

Safety focus

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

PMP certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

MS Project

Visio

Job description

Amtrak is seeking a Program Manager to deliver large-scale, multi-year programs with multimillion-dollar impacts across engineering and production. The role requires coordinating cross-functional teams, managing dependencies, governance, budgets, and risk while reporting to senior leaders and regulators.

You will lead program governance, ensure alignment with service and maintenance concepts, and manage financial performance.