Sr. Project Director Philadelphia- Ivy City

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

The Sr Project Director is responsible for the implementation of capital improvements needed to deliver the requirements of the Ivy City Maintenance Facility. The position will ensure adherence to project scope, budget, schedules and the requirements of stakeholders. The position will interface with other projects to aligned to specific enterprise strategic objectives within the Railyards and Facilities department. This position works collaboratively and in coordination with all Amtrak Executive Leadership team, Capital Delivery senior staff and staff from other departments, the Federal Railroad Administration, and other U.S. DOT agencies, Congress, States and localities, commuter and freight operators, and suppliers, other third parties, investors and stakeholders to develop strategies, plans, funding and finance approaches, and partnerships to successfully deliver the project work and to advance Amtrak’s mission.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Hires, coaches and mentors project management staff, and ensure’ s team’s adherence and input into the enterprise project management methodologies and standards. Monitors actuals and works with the project team to review forecasting against budgets to ensure project progress is meeting scope, schedule, cost and quality from the respective baselines and takes necessary action to address deviations.
• Participates in the development and administration of the budget for assigned projects; approves the forecast of funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials and supplies; approves expenditures and implements budgetary adjustments as appropriate. Manages project management decisions, communications, metrics, and reporting.
• Creates a collaborative partnership among executive leaders and portfolio stakeholders and enables resource demand planning, change management, and project pipeline planning decisions. Continuously improves and/or develops key business processes that focus on delivering capital projects on-time and within budget.
• Supports the creation of project management best practices, tools, and ways for Amtrak to drive efficiency in order to reduce costs and add value. Analyze challenges, problems, and process breakdowns to ensure that lessons learned are used to improve project management and project delivery practices.
• Builds and maintains external relationships to provide effective communication of capital program status and accomplished goals and objectives. Represents Amtrak at meetings and conferences with elected and public officials, the community, private citizens, and public and private organizations.
• Effectively contributes to a safe and secure work environment for employees and travel experience for customers.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 14+ years of experience in passenger railroads exhibiting progressive growth and increased responsibility in providing major project delivery services to the public. In lieu of education a minimum of 20 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience is needed.
• 7+ years of management-level experience in project/construction management, engineering and/or maintenance within passenger railroads, or in any comparable public or private organization. Extensive experience managing diverse, large, and geographically dispersed groups of individuals.
• Extensive experience showing strong interdepartmental leadership with the ability to identify problems and develop and implement solutions. Successfully demonstrate expert knowledge and ability to effectively oversee scope, schedule and budgets of capital improvement and capital maintenance projects.
• Experience working with government agencies and organizations
• Theories, principles, and practices of passenger railroad systems design, construction, operations, maintenance, safety, accident prevention, and emergency response.
• Principles of supervision, training and performance evaluation. Identify talented managers and advocating for their future development. Motivate and support people across the organization to work collectively as a cohesive whole to produce superior results.
• Conduct meetings and interviews, interpersonal communications, time management, conflict resolution, and to conduct formal investigations. Present and discuss programs and projects status with 3rd parties, Amtrak senior management, and Amtrak Board of Directors.
• Facilitate and encourage objective analyses of alternative points of view and to articulate the strengths and weaknesses of various business options in order to reach an informed decision.

PREFERRED WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Graduate degree in engineering, business, or project management, and extensive experience working with construction of capital projects in an operating environment.
• Professional Engineer’s (PE) License.
• PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) credential

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Office based in the Philadelphia region.
• A hybrid work environment with a minimum of 3 days in office.
• 25% travel required.

COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:

Must have excellent written and oral communication skills.

The salary/hourly range is $187,500-$242,892. 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. Amtrak may offer additional incentive and pay programs to recognize and reward our employees, including a short-term incentive bonus based upon factors such as individual and company performance that is commensurate with the level of the position and/or long-term incentive plan compensation. In addition to your salary, Amtrak offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes health, dental, and vision plans; health savings accounts; 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; Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits; and rail pass privileges. Learn more about our benefits offerings here.