Amtrak · 11 hours ago
Principal Project Manager - 90340780 - New York
New York, NY, US, 10119
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$113K/yr - $147K/yr
7+ years expAmtrak is a leading transportation provider that connects businesses and communities across the United States. The Principal Project Manager is responsible for delivering large-scale projects with significant cost impacts, managing multiple stakeholders, and ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget.
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Responsibilities
Responsible for managing scope, schedule, and budget for multiple projects of varying complexity from project inception to completion
Cultivate collaborative partnerships among stakeholders to enable scoping, financial and resource decisions. Direct project team to support on-time and on-budget delivery of project scope
Manage third party vendors, including preparation of scopes of work necessary to procure services of any needed vendors
Forecast and track monthly, annual, and life of project spending to assure alignment with project budgets. Manage project changes and associated change process, including preparation of required Change Control Board documentation
Provide monthly performance reports to applicable stakeholders
Identify and evaluate the risks associated with project execution and work across organization to establish and monitor mitigation plans
Develop and maintain required project management artifacts and ensure that all projects have appropriate project management artifacts and processes in accordance with Amtrak Project Management standards and applicable regulations
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience
Plus 7 years of relevant work experience
Understanding of principles of project management, program development, implementation and administration for improvement and maintenance projects
Knowledge of theories, principles, and practices of passenger railroad systems design, construction, operations, maintenance, safety, accident prevention, and emergency response
Familiarity with applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations governing the design, engineering, and construction of passenger railroad capital improvement and maintenance projects
Awareness of principles and practices of capital and operating budgets preparation and administration as well as contract negotiation and administration
Understanding of Federal Railroad Administration and NEC stakeholders, including state and local governments, commuter railroads and freights
Ability to motivate and support people across the organization to work collectively as a cohesive whole to produce superior results; identify talented managers and advocating for their future development
Strong interpersonal communication skills in verbal and written form, including ability to conduct meetings and interviews, concisely articulate complex issues, resolve conflict, and inform others across all levels of the organization
Aptitude to understand, interpret, and apply applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, budgets, contracts, and labor/management agreements
Ability to exercise judgment and creativity in making decisions
Proficient in Microsoft Project, Visio and Office, including intermediate level capabilities in the use of Excel, Power Point, and Word
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience
Plus 9 years of relevant work experience
Professional Engineer (PE) license, Certified Construction Management (CCM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Demonstrated experience in a railroad environment
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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2025 (57)
2024 (40)
2023 (50)
2022 (52)
2021 (42)
2020 (34)
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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