Amtrak · 12 hours ago
Lead Project Controls Specialist - Cost - 90404491 - New York/Philadelphia
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$94K/yr - $122K/yr
6+ years expAmtrak is a company that connects businesses and communities across the country, employing over 20,000 professionals. The Lead Project Controls Specialist - Cost will manage and execute cost engineering and control activities for capital construction, ensuring alignment between project control staff and management teams while developing estimates and budgets.
Service IndustrySoftwareTourismTravel
Responsibilities
Serve as Lead Cost Control Specialist, responsible for analyzing, developing, maintaining, controlling and reporting project design and construction cost, forecasts and expenditures. These forecasts include analyses of project cash flow, commitment plans, and funding in accordance with grant and funding contribution agreements
Assure compliance with department and enterprise practices on project budgeting, forecasting, scheduling, change management, cost controlling, and related project-specific requirements. Support maintenance of department policies and procedures on project cost control, cost control tools and techniques, work breakdown structures, risk management, contingency determination, management and utilization, and earned value management. Incorporate current best practices used in the construction and transportation industries
Perform monthly analysis and report cost performance. Develop “bottom-up” forecasts to evaluate performance against Total Life of Project Cost and Schedule. Provide detailed analysis to project team to improve project performance and forecasting as well as to Capital Finance team to support corporate reporting and grants management
Collect project performance data such as installed quantities, expended labor and other progress measurement from enterprise tools (e.g., Maximo) and/or project management staff to assess project/portfolio cost performance
Maintain reporting mechanisms, dashboards, and presentations about project performance indicators and feed this data to ensure a cohesive picture of project’s contribution to the project and/or portfolio
Assist in the development of annual operating plan that includes working closely with project managers to estimate costs for upcoming fiscal year as well as out years. Work with Capital Finance to refine plan as necessary. Oversee administration of department budget, including managing off-cycle reprogramming requests for new or adjusted funding on projects and preparation and approval of purchase requisitions
Perform investigations such as market analysis, visits to the field, and interviews of delivery staff (e.g., engineers, superintendents, construction managers), to understand construction means and methods in order to develop cost estimates
Participate in risk evaluation sessions or preconstruction reviews and ensure risks are documented and assessed in terms of probability and impact to enable project team to develop risk mitigation plans and contingencies (schedule & cost)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in construction management, engineering, science, business related field or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience
Must have 6 years of relevant work experience, construction, project cost management and project controls
Experience leading both cost and schedule controls for capital construction projects, programs, and/or portfolios
Excellent oral and written communications skills
Knowledge of principles and practices of construction project management through all phases of the construction project lifecycle
Understanding of project financial reporting, forecasting, analysis and monitoring capital project / program / portfolio funding and/or budget
Familiarity with tools, techniques, and procedures related to project schedule management, control and forecasting in large and/or complex capital construction projects
Applied knowledge of statistical analysis methods
Ability to analyze construction project performance using metrics and present the information via dashboards and progress reports
Ability to clearly organize and present project portfolio reports and other related portfolio technical information
Knowledge of project risk management principles, practices, standards and methods
Advanced Excel user skills and intermediate to advanced PowerPoint skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills to communicate complex information clearly and concisely
Ability to work diplomatically across teams with varying objectives
Strong focus on collaboration, team building, and customer service
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree or higher degree in science, engineering, or construction management
8 years of relevant work experience
Experience in capital construction controls experience in the rail industry, oil and gas, energy, or pharmaceutical industry
Experience with data analysis, preferably with Excel and PowerBI
Experience with SAP, Masterworks, Maximo, Procore, and related tools
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.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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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
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