Project Controls Cost and Estimating Roles (Baltimore, Groton, NY, Philadelphia, DC) - onsite

About the role

The Project Controls for Infrastructure Capital Delivery positions at Amtrak are aimed at supporting the Capital Delivery department. These roles involve developing, using, and improving enterprise tools, systems, and work processes to manage cost, schedule, and progress measurement for complex projects and programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop, use, and improve existing enterprise tools, systems, and work processes for effective management control and reporting on cost, schedule, and progress measurement for high complexity projects and programs.
• Work with Portfolio/Project Leadership and Project Controls teams to develop integrated master schedules, project budgets/forecasts, and risk registers using standard tools.
• Drive evaluation and impact assessment of identified project risks to enable the project team with applicable data for development of risk mitigation plans and contingencies.
• Support major capital construction and infrastructure renewal projects in various locations across the Amtrak system.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in project controls, cost and estimating skills, financial skills (budget management, financial reporting), and/or project risk management.
• A strong focus on collaboration, team building, and customer service.
• Effectiveness working diplomatically across teams with varying objectives.
• Strong oral and written communication skills across all levels.
• Expertise in Primavera/Oracle PPM, MS Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), SharePoint, and/or Power BI tools.
• Transportation industry experience preferred.
• Experience with establishing standard practices and business processes pertaining to project control’s function, including drafting or updating of technical specifications, procedures, or policies.
• Experience managing/supervising a team to achieve performance results welcomed.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in project controls, cost and estimating skills, financial skills (budget management, financial reporting), and/or project risk management.
• A strong focus on collaboration, team building, and customer service.
• Effectiveness working diplomatically across teams with varying objectives.
• Strong oral and written communication skills across all levels.
• Expertise in Primavera/Oracle PPM, MS Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), SharePoint, and/or Power BI tools.
• Transportation industry experience preferred.
• Experience with establishing standard practices and business processes pertaining to project control’s function, including drafting or updating of technical specifications, procedures, or policies.
• Experience managing/supervising a team to achieve performance results welcomed.

Skills

• Project controls, cost and estimating skills.
• Financial skills (budget management, financial reporting).
• Project risk management.
• Collaboration, team building, and customer service.
• Effective communication skills.
• Primavera/Oracle PPM, MS Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), SharePoint, and/or Power BI tools.
• Establishing standard practices and business processes.
• Managing/supervising a team to achieve performance results.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision plans.
• Health savings account.
• 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.
• Rail Retirement sickness and retirement benefits.
• Rail pass privileges.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $78,600 - $176,040. 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.

Schedule

This position is 06-Onsite 4/5 Days.

Job Family/Function

Engineering

Job Family/Function

Relocation Offered: No

Travel Requirements

Up to 25%