Sr/ Project Mgr - 90397687 - Philadelphia

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Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

This position is a tiered position. Incumbents will have a position level assigned based ontheir skills and experience, and in alignment with position development plans. Position placement is at Amtrak’s sole and absolute discretion.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for managing multiple State of Good Repair (SOGR), safety, capacity, efficiency and strategic projects on host railroad infrastructure as large components of a larger safety, strategic and commercial network improvement program. Individual in this role uses advance knowledge of project management processes and controls to accomplish project objectives by planning and evaluating project activities with some indirect supervision from a senior level Program or Portfolio Manager and may have matrixed subordinate team members. The role requires regular analytical and metrics-based reporting to other staff, Executive Committee, and stakeholders. This position utilizes business and operational analysis skills and drafts contract language to support the timely and cost-effective implementation of SOGR, safety, capacity, efficiency and strategic projects. Negotiates with host railroads to develop the scope, schedule, and budget for the improvement projects. This position collaborates with multiple Amtrak departments including Operations, Law, Government Affairs, Engineering, Real Estate and Finance.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

· Coordinate across multiple Amtrak departments, including Business Lines, Law, Government Affairs and Corporate 
· Communications, Engineering, Operations, Real Estate, and Finance as well as vendors and host railroads to ensure timely and cost-effective execution of major project milestones. 
· Develop agreements with host railroads nationwide for the implementation of the improvement projects on host railroads. · Establish collaborative partnership among stakeholders to facilitate rapid project scoping, financial and resource decisions. 
· Identify, document and elevate cross-organizational and vendor-driven dependencies, and work with managers and peers across the organization to develop and implement appropriate dependency management processes. 
· Establish appropriate project governance structures and processes by engaging executive sponsor and key stakeholders to develop appropriate thresholds and cadence for governance discussions. 
· Develop integrated master schedule including budget baseline, timeline, cost, forecasts, funding source and project status.
· Work with senior leaders to contribute relevant data to support annual planning activities

· Provide financial project performance and forecasting reports to senior executives and government regulators.
· Identify and evaluate the risks associated with project activities and work across organization to establish and monitor mitigation plans.
· Identify, document and spear-head evaluation of changes based on cost, schedule, risk and scope impacts as well as cross-functional dependencies. 
· Ensure appropriate packaging of relevant information to support appropriate project change and governance decision processes. 
· Develop and maintain required project management artifacts in accordance with Amtrak Project Management standards and applicable regulations.
· Identify efficiencies and present recommended improvement opportunities at various levels of management.
· Ability to travel periodically to Amtrak stations nationwide, prepare and make public presentations when requested.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

·  Bachelor’s Degree required OR equivalent combination of training, education and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
·  Ability to read and interpret contracts and apply their pr