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 Project Manager is responsible for managing moderate complexity engineering construction projects or a medium-sized component of a larger project or program. Individuals in this role use significant technical knowledge and related experience to accomplish project objectives by planning, evaluating, and managing the execution of project activities with a moderate level of supervision from a senior-level Program or Portfolio Manager. The role requires regular analytical reporting of project status, risks, issues, cost, and schedule performance to the senior management as well as project team members

Essential Functions

• Manage multiple engineering construction projects within assigned program(s).
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors to ensure timely and cost-effective execution of project tasks
• Assist project team members, Subject Matter Experts, and Sponsor with the definition of project scope and objectives by involving relevant stakeholders, identifying requirements, and ensuring technical feasibility
• Work with impacted areas of the company to secure adequate resources, materials, and funding
• Develop detailed project schedule with some assistance from Program Manager and/or Scheduler.
• Perform continued maintenance, updating, and tracking of project schedule activities and progress reporting
• Identify and manage dependencies between departments, systems, vendors, and assets
• Coordinate Assessment of changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques
• Manage project changes through established Governance Change Control process to ensure appropriate approvals
• Identify and document project issues and risks and monitor the progress of mitigation actions.
• Successfully establish and maintain effective relationships with internal and external resources and key project stakeholders involved in project tasks and key critical path deliverables
• Monitor vendor’s delivery timeline and escalate vendor-related issues through the appropriate escalation process
• Develop and maintain required project management artifacts in accordance with Amtrak Project Management standards and applicable regulations
• Identify efficiencies and recommend process improvements to reduce costs and add value.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience in planning, design, and/or construction of capital projects in railroad, aviation, highway, maritime, military, or other operating environment.
• Strong project management skills with prior experience managing medium complexity projects involving multiple departments
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with focus on collaboration, team building, and customer service
• Experience with managing cross-functional teams and cross-organizational implementations with multiple dependencies
• Ability to consolidate project performance data into various types of communication and reporting vehicles to address both management and project team level audiences
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, MS Project)
• Qualified, or ability to qualify, in Roadway Worker Protection, AMT-II, and NORAC. Must maintain qualifications while in position.

Minimum Qualifications

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

 

PLUS

• 3 years of relevant experience required
• 5+ years of relevant experience preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification, or the ability to obtain such within 12 months of hire. Any job offer will require PMP certification within 12 months.
• Experience with alternative delivery methods (e.g. Design-Build, Construction Manager at Risk, Progressive Design-Build, Public Private Partnership, Alliance)
• Graduate degree in Construction Management or Engineering
• 5-7 years of construction project or program management experience.
• 5-7 years of experience in planning, design, and/or construction of capital projects in a railroad, aviation, highway, maritime, military, or other operating environment.
• Railroad industry experience
• Experience with or knowledge of railway systems.
• Prior experience working in transportation industry

 

Environmental Conditions/Physical Demands

• Office building environment. 4 days in the office, 1 day remote. Position can work in New York, Philadelphia or DC.
• Work in cubicle setting; stand, sit, bend, twist, use file drawers.
• Sit at computer to complete assignments, projects, and majority of tasks.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Occasional travel may be needed.

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The salary/hourly range is $78,600.00 – $101,844.00. 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. In addition to your salary, Amtrak offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes health, dental, and vision plans; health savings accounts; wellness programs; flexible spending accounts; 401K retirement plan with employer match; life insurance; short and long term disability insurance; paid time off; back-up care; adoption assistance; surrogacy assistance; reimbursement of education expenses; Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility; Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits; and rail pass privileges. Learn more about our benefits offerings  here.

 

Requisition ID: 166252

Work Arrangement: 06-Onsite 4/5 Days Click here for more information about work arrangements at Amtrak.
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.

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