Dir Program - Baltimore, United States - Amtrak

Amtrak
Amtrak
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Baltimore, United States

1 month ago

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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.


SUMMARY OF DUTIES:


Plan, budget, and direct capital project work across all dimensions, accountable for project outcomes for Baltimore Penn Station, Public Private Partnership on behalf of Amtrak.

Individual in this role to use advanced knowledge of project management processes and controls to accomplish and support project objectives by planning and evaluating project activities.

This role will be responsible for managing a number of direct reports or matrixed subordinate team members, including dedicated Amtrak and contract staff.

The role requires significant commercial and contract administration, regular analytical and metrics-based reporting to Senior staff, Executive Governance Committees, and external stakeholders.

This position is responsible for ensuring the overall transportation service objectives of the Gray 30th Street Station capital program through an active P3 project in support of the long-term District Plan.

The individual in this position will be responsible for advancing the implementation of the current and future-phased programmatic improvements throughout the design and delivery of Amtrak's District Plan projects.


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:


  • Develops, implements, and reviews project plans, schedules, and budgets consistent with operational and stakeholder needs.
  • Manages and monitors project cost and schedules, and reports progress. Identifies and resolves key issues and concerns that may arise with multiyear planning, design, and implementation efforts.
  • Collaborate with external partners and hold team accountable for requirements, as outlined in project agreements.
  • Collaborate with internal partners to ensure system outages and protection coverage is in place and inline with agreements.
  • Maintain, adjust, and update project plans and as needed.
  • Consolidate, communicate, and manage all issues and risks affecting the project, and ensure the timely communication of project status to project participants and stakeholders.
  • Ensure project progress by measuring variances in the scope, schedule, budget, and quality, from the respective baselines, and take necessary actions to address deviations.
  • Identify, document, and lead the evaluation of changes based on cost, schedule, risk, and scope impacts.
  • Work with senior leaders to contribute relevant data to support annual planning activities.
  • Provide financial project performance and forecasting reports to senior executives.
  • Identify and evaluate risks associated with project activities and work across. various organizations to establish and monitor mitigation plans.
  • Establish collaborative partnerships with stakeholders to enable scoping, financial and resource decisions.
  • Develop and maintain required project management artifacts in accordance with Amtrak Project Management standards and applicable regulations.
  • Maintain a teamwork environment within all peers.
  • Attend and participate in professional group meetings; stay abreast of new trends and innovations in the field of project management.
  • Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:


  • Senior level transportation/heavy civil/rail project (>$100 M) management experience with strong focus on collaboration, team building, and driving ontime and onbudget project completion.
  • Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 13 years of relevant work experience or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Mastery level program management practitioner with strong focus on collaboration, team building and customer service.
  • Highly motivated and selfdirected.
  • Logical and efficient, with keen attention to detail.
  • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks while under pressure.
  • Must have work authorization in the United States.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:


  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Desire to team build and
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