Sr Mgr Work Planning - 90337748 - Philadelphia

Amtrak; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K with employer match

Generous paid time off

Wellness programs

Rail pass privileges

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Student loan assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Amtrak is seeking a Sr Mgr Work Planning to lead short-to-mid-range work planning and resource coordination across its capital projects portfolio in Philadelphia. This role ensures project readiness and efficient delivery, guiding quarterly regional reviews with senior leadership.

You will support organizational change within Capital Delivery’s Planning Services and collaborate with multiple internal and external stakeholders to optimize work planning and delivery outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or an equivalent combination of training, education and relevant experience.
• Nine years of relevant experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead a growing staff of technical managers responsible for outage planning in the Mid-Atlantic Division.
• Lead and manage complex, strategic initiatives that support short-to-mid-range work planning across Amtrak’s capital projects.
• Lead quarterly regional resource reviews with Senior Leadership.
• Support organizational change management efforts necessary to accomplish the objectives of Capital Delivery’s Planning Services.
• Promote collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Implement resource allocation guidelines and ensure adherence to them.
• Analyze challenges and opportunities to improve work planning and project delivery.

Skills

Project management

Capital planning

Work planning

Communication

Time management

Team leadership

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Visio

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Primavera P6

Job description

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Sr Mgr Work Planning - 90337748 - Philadelphia

Date: Sep 25, 2026

Location: Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104

Company: Amtrak

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 Sr Mgr Work Planning is responsible for leading and managing initiatives that support short-to-mid-range work planning and resource coordination across Amtrak’s portfolio of capital projects, to ensure project readiness and promote effective and efficient project delivery. This position will oversee the facilitation of periodic project readiness reviews, as well as lead quarterly regional resource reviews with Senior Leadership. This position will support the Director in organizational change management efforts necessary to accomplish the objectives of the department’s Project Development and Planning Services organization.

Essential Functions

• Lead a growing staff of technical managers, responsible for outage planning in the Mid-Atlantic Division.
• Lead and manage complex, strategic initiatives that support short-to-mid-range work planning (e.g., track outage, workforce, and resource planning/allocation) across Amtrak’s portfolio of capital projects.
• Lead quarterly regional resource reviews with Senior Leadership.
• Support organizational change management efforts necessary to accomplish the objectives of Capital Delivery’s Project Development and Planning Services organization.
• Support development of a RACI Matrix outlining work planning roles and responsibilities across departments.
• Promote collaborative working relationships with internal stakeholders (e.g., Service Delivery & Operations Dept., Strategy & Planning Dept., Finance Dept.) and external stakeholders (e.g., state and commuter rail partners).
• Implement resource allocation guidelines in coordination with relevant internal departments and ensure adherence to guidelines in resource allocation decisions.
• Analyze challenges, problems, and process breakdowns to ensure that lessons learned are used to improve work planning and project delivery practices; identify efficiencies and present recommended improvement opportunities to various levels of management.
• Effectively contribute to a safe and secure work environment for employees and travel experience for customers; demonstrate necessary leadership to support a zero incident and injury culture within Amtrak.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Principles and practices of project management; capital planning and reporting; work planning (for capital construction projects); and project delivery.
• Microsoft Office suite, including Excel, Power Point, and Word; familiarity with Microsoft Project and Visio.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in verbal and written form, including the ability to articulate complex issues, and effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Effectively manage time, set priorities, and achieve results in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to motivate and support people across the organization to work collaboratively to produce superior results; maintain a teamwork environment; work diplomatically across teams with varying objectives; solicit alternative points of view and objectively articulate the strengths and weaknesses of various options to reach an informed decision.
• Identify problems and develop and implement solutions; facilitate effective conflict resolution; network with internal and external stakeholders and leverage relationships to resolve complex project issues; exercise judgment and creativity in making decisions.
• Understand, interpret, and apply applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, budgets, contracts, and labor/management agreements.
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required OR equivalent combination of training, education and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. Plus,
• 9 years of relevant experience required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in project management and/or transportation planning with an emphasis on management and oversight of complex, strategic initiatives, and projects.
• Knowledge of theories, principles, and practices of passenger railroad systems design, construction, operations, and maintenance, and basic railroad infrastructure and components, including track, structures, communications, signals, and electric traction systems.
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6.
• 11+ years of relevant experience preferred
• Travel Requirements: Up to 25%
• Position will work 4 days in the office with 1 day remote

The salary/hourly range is $135,800.00 – $176,040.00. 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 Financial and Retirement Work and Family Life Support

• 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 AssistanceMedical 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:167262

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.