Sr Project Dir - SSY - 90379710 - Philadelphia

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SUMMARY OF DUTIES:
The Sr Project Director is responsible for the implementation of capital improvements needed to deliver the requirements of the Sunnyside Yard 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