Amtrak · 3 weeks ago
Project Controls Cost and Estimating Roles (NY, Philadelphia, Washington DC) - onsite
Philadelphia, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$76K/yr - $170K/yrAmtrak is a leading provider of rail transportation services in the United States, connecting businesses and communities. They are seeking Project Controls Cost and Estimating professionals to support their Capital Delivery department, responsible for managing project costs, schedules, and risk assessments for major infrastructure projects.
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Responsibilities
Developing, using and improving existing enterprise tools, systems, and work processes to drive 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
Driving evaluation and impact assessment of identified project risks to enable the project team with applicable data for development of risk mitigation plans and contingencies
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated experience in project controls, cost and estimating skills, financial skills (budget management, financial reporting) and/or project risk management
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
Ability to analyze, organize and present project reports and other related project information
Expertise in Primavera/Oracle PPM, MS Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), SharePoint, and/or Power BI tools
Experience performing or leading project controls for mid ($50M+) to large ($500M+) capital construction projects, programs, and/or portfolios
Experience managing/supervising a team to achieve performance results
Preferred
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
Benefits
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
Rail pass privileges
Company
Amtrak
Amtrak is a provider of intercity passenger rail services across the country, connecting major cities and regions.
Founded in 1971
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$125.7MKey Investors
Federal Railroad AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation
2024-09-03Grant· $63.9M
2023-09-25Grant· $8.8M
2022-08-18Grant· $45M
Leadership Team
John McSorley
Director of Critical Infrastructure Protection
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