Account Scheduling Manager

Force Account Scheduler responsible for planning, tracking, and coordinating work performed by Amtrak forces (self-performed by Amtrak employees and resources) that support construction projects. Integrates multiple project schedules into a cohesive program framework, manages interdependencies, risks, and resource alignment, and partners with project managers and senior leadership to guide strategic decisions.

Responsibilities

• Review contractor schedules for compliance with contract and scheduling technicalities, including construction activity planning.
• Analyze schedules, identify and investigate project schedule variances.
• Conduct analysis to identify and address interdependencies between projects, proactively mitigating risks and resolving conflicts to maintain program integrity.
• Collect and update data, prepare and present regular progress reports and schedule updates to project team and stakeholders.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor project schedules using project management software (e.g., Primavera P6).
• Review data for schedule baseline development and maintenance.
• Support development of Construction Time Determination (CTD) Schedule.
• Lead gathering and assembling data for schedule updating.
• Analyze project progress and identify potential delays or issues, providing solutions to keep the project on track.
• Lead schedule recovery and mitigation efforts, including corrective action recommendations.
• Coordinate with project managers, construction managers, designer of record, 3rd party stakeholders, and contractors to confirm progress achieved, collect variance explanations, develop recovery plans, and ensure project milestones are met.
• Identify and mitigate scheduling risks associated with utility conflicts and force account delays.
• Identify and monitor key performance metrics to assist in assessing and reporting the health of the project.
• Maintain a baseline schedule control system for Maintenance Production Services (MPS) Force Account work.
• Conduct Time Impact Analyses (TIA) to evaluate schedule impacts related to changes, delays, or scope modifications.
• Develop and maintain detailed estimates and integrated schedules, including constructability reviews and ongoing maintenance of schedule logic integrity driven by optimization studies.
• Monitor and report procurement status, material deliveries, and impacts to Force Account schedules.
• Coordinate scheduling and cost activities with owner and third-party contractors, including CMARs A, B, and future CMAR packages.
• Provide negotiation support for contract modifications, change orders, and Force Account adjustments.
• Identify, track, and analyze schedule trends; support maintenance of relevant dashboards, KPIs, and performance reporting metrics.
• Prepare and present Force Account performance briefings to Force Account management and Executive Leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience developing, managing, and updating integrated project schedules for large-scale rail, transit, transportation, or heavy civil infrastructure projects using Primavera P6.
• Demonstrated experience performing critical path analysis, schedule risk assessments, delay analysis, resource loading, and recovery planning to support program delivery objectives.
• Strong track record coordinating schedule inputs and performance reporting across owners, designers, contractors, construction managers, and third-party stakeholders.
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively both independently and within a collaborative project team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Force Account experience on Amtrak or other public transit agency projects.
• Experience in review/development of Time Impact Analysis.
• Experience reviewing Contractor's Baseline / Update / TIA schedules.
• Experience with schedule evolution from estimating through design, construction, and closeout, including changes.
• Experience in Construction Schedule Planning.
• Experience reviewing schedules of values (SOVs), change orders, and progress payment applications.
• Knowledge of federal grant-funded project requirements and documentation standards.
• Strong organizational and records management skills.
• Experience working with project management information systems (PMIS), SharePoint, and electronic document control systems.

Pay

$103,954 - $137,483 per year

Schedule

On-site at Baltimore Integrated Program Office, minimum 3 days per week.