Budget Manager - B&P Tunnel Replacement Program

About the role

The role manages program budgeting, cost control, forecasting, and financial reporting, working with project management, risk, commercial, schedule, estimating, and Amtrak Finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Manages and oversees the overall program budgets, accruals, actual costs, forecasts, and cost contingency.
• Collects and reports out on budgets, commitments, actuals, incurred, contingency, and forecast costs.
• Works with project management to complete projects within the allocated budget.
• Identifies cost-saving opportunities and mitigates financial risks in coordination with the risk management team.
• Maintains the cost control system and ensures cost management procedures remain current, consistently applied, and followed.
• Analyzes cost data to identify trends and discrepancies.
• Collects cost impacts for potential changes and implements changes upon approval.
• Manages contractor invoice reviews to confirm compliance with contractual financial requirements.
• Oversees the cost management team to ensure alignment and support is being provided across the program appropriately and effectively.
• Develops, maintains, and improves cost management processes, procedures, guidelines, and templates.
• Maintains Project Management Information System (PMIS) Cost Control Module.
• Oversees coordination with the Commercial team to maintain alignment between the PMIS Cost Controls and Contracts modules.
• Works with Schedule group to develop and maintain Time-Phased forecasts in alignment with the Master Program Schedule and Contractor cost-loaded schedules.
• Supports the Change Management process by collecting cost impacts for potential changes and working with Estimating to ensure all cost impacts are captured.
• Supports the monthly reporting process by leading Cost Reporting at the Program level including developing and presenting variance analysis.
• Works closely with Amtrak Finance.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or relevant discipline, or equivalent combination of post‑secondary education and training.

Requirements

15 Minimum Years of Experience required.

Skills

• Financial acumen
• Project cost management expertise
• Attention to detail
• Communication skills
• Problem‑solving skills
• Expert with MS Excel
• Experience with project management software or cost control systems

Pay

Salary range: $155,066 – $180,960 per year.

Schedule

Position Location: a minimum 3 days per week in person at the Integrated Program Office in Baltimore.