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Primary Skills:

• Program Management, Construction, Planning

Detailed Job Description:

• Coordinate multiple project teams, vendors and assets to ensure timely and cost-effective sequencing and execution of critical path milestones across several 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
• Identify, document and elevate cross-organizational and vendor-driven dependencies, and work with executives and peers across the organization to develop and implement appropriate dependency management processes
• Identify and manage assessment of major changes to scope, schedule and budget through the appropriate Program and Enterprise governance approval mechanisms
• Mentor and coach junior level Project Management staff and matrixed team members, and provide guidance on adherence to the Project Management practices.
• Work with senior leaders to contribute relevant data to support annual planning activities and sequence new working through the appropriate controls mechanisms
• Ensure that program financial performance and forecasting information is available and reportable for senior executives and government regulators
• Identify and evaluate the risks associated with program execution and work across organization to establish and monito mitigation plans
• Develop and maintain required program management artifacts and ensure that all projects have appropriate project management artifacts and processes in accordance with Amtrak Project Management standards and applicable regulations
• Identify efficiencies and present recommended improvement opportunities at various levels of management.
• Build strong relationships within Amtrak to understand the business challenges and opportunities.
• Cultivate partnership among executive leaders and portfolio stakeholders by establishing program governance structures such as steering committees, change control boards, program risk and quality management processes.
• Direct and supervise assigned project management, technical and operational resources to conduct detailed level planning overall program schedule and its milestone activities in accordance with the
• established scope, budget and schedule constraints, and in alignment with mission and the goals of Amtrak
• Identify, manage and mitigate inter-project and cross-organizational dependencies and risks by developing and implementing long-term goals and objectives and facilitating appropriate executive escalation and decision support processes.
• Develop, track and forecast annual budgets and operating plans to support the program
• Provide performance reports and other relevant analytics on the program stakeholders
• Monitor and approve all budgeted program expenditures
• Ensure program adherence to the Amtrak Program Management methods and governance standards
• Monitor and report on construction progress
• Oversee contract Construction Management and General Contractor staff on assigned projects

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree and a minimum of 7 years of project management experience with emphasis on large scale construction projects, or any equivalent combination of education and work experience
• PMP (Must be willing to obtain within 12 months of date of hire)
• Must have work authorization in the United States
• Significant management / oversight experience on projects with construction cost greater than $10 million
• Ability to read and interpret architectural and engineering drawings and technical specifications
• Strong project and program management skills
• Superb communication and stakeholder management skills with focus on collaboration, team building, and customer service
• Effectiveness working diplomatically across teams with varying objectives.
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, MS Project)
• Graduate degree in Architecture, Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management or a related program
• 9+ years of relevant experience preferred
• Design or construction industry background
• Experience with adjacent-to-track construction work
• Direct or matrixed people management
• PgMP certification
• Primarily remote or office-based environment with frequent trips to active construction sites.
• Frequent use of a computer keyboard, monitor, and mouse to perform a variety of tasks.
• Work in fast-paced, time sensitive circumstances with frequently changing priorities.
• Frequently resolve problems with conflicting priorities in cognitively demanding situations with ability to work well under pressure.