Lead Construction Specialist - 90382811 - New York

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SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

The East River Tunnel is a critical link in the Northeast Corridor. This essential infrastructure is necessary for reliable operation of Amtrak, Long Island Railroad, New Jersey Transit, and future Metro North service.  The $1.7B ERT Rehabilitation Project will be a complete tear down and rebuild of the rail, power, communications and signal, bench wall and mechanical fire/life/safety systems.  The successful candidate will execute all aspects of construction project management for the ERT construction project including monitoring of third party contractor’s and Amtrak force account, work with construction management consultants and coordinate with Amtrak departments such as Transportation, B&B, Signals and ET . The incumbent is responsible for assisting the Construction Manager to provide support in delivering this critical project to provide improved system safety and security, state of good repair, and enhanced customer experience.  

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Work with and monitor contractor, construction management consultant, and force account to ensure the project is executed in accordance to agreed upon scope, costs, and schedule. 

• Assist and/or lead on coordinating and assuring adherence to Site Specific Safety Work Plans with contractors and Amtrak personnel.  

• Work with the Program/Project Manager, review potential change requests from the field and, if appropriate, assist in preparing  potential change notice with appropriate justification for submission to PM. 

• Coordinate applicable track and ET outages. 

• Coordinate the field work of contractors to include engineers, technicians, and other personnel who help on specific project activities and assignments. 

• Provide  updates (construction reports) to the project manager on the work, including any issues that occurred.   

• Review project shop drawings and design plans to ensure contractor is performing work in accordance with up to date project requirements.  

• Coordinate the preparation and revision of technical work procedures consistent with project design and construction requirements. 

• Other duties as assigned

 
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Accredited four (4) year degree or global equivalent in Construction Management and/or Engineering field of study preferred but not required. If non degreed, the equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience, and/or recognized certification will be required.  

 
MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Demonstrated experience working in an operating Railroad environment. 

• Strong Safety Focus. 

• Must have the ability to coordinate efforts with other technical disciplines and have knowledge of scheduling and construction means and methods. 

• Possess strategic and tactical skills required for planning and executing complex project work. 

• Strong leadership required, encompassing effective communication, motivation, and team building/team performan