Amtrak · 1 day ago
Sr Mgr Project Controls Estimating B&P Tunnel Replacement Program - 90386290 - Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$136K/yr - $176K/yr
9+ years expAmtrak is a major transportation company that connects businesses and communities across the United States. They are seeking a Senior Project Controls Manager to oversee the B&P Tunnel Replacement Program, focusing on cost, schedule, risk, and estimating for significant capital improvement projects. The role involves managing estimating processes, developing project dashboards, and collaborating with executive sponsors and senior leaders.
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Responsibilities
Lead and manage estimating for the tunnels package. Work with Program team and leadership to build strategy and tools for internal estimating and estimating comparison between contractor and internal estimates. May also perform some estimating at times, depending on estimating support staff levels during life of project. Lead quantity and estimating comparisons and reconciliation. Support GMP negotiations with the CMAR
Assures compliance with department cost estimating, cost management, schedule management, risk management, and change management procedures and guidelines
Work with the Program team to maintain a weekly updated project schedule to identify critical path and notify leadership for any delays in the schedule
Track potential changes, ensuring estimates of cost and schedule changes are given visibility with the executive sponsor
Integrate cost and schedule data as well as information for vendors and external entities to facilitate risk, schedule, and budget performance reporting
Develop and/or maintain reporting mechanisms, dashboards and presentations about project performance indicators and feed this data to ensure a cohesive picture of the program
Drives evaluation and impact assessment of identified project risks to enable development of risk mitigation plans and contingencies. Work with Program team and leadership to build controls management strategies
Supervise maintenance of risk register, control tools and workflows
Supports Executive status review meetings, Governance and Change Control Boards
Manages Controls data via EPPM, SharePoint or any other approved EPMO systems and tools
Adheres to Amtrak Enterprise Project Management methodology
Perform change management duties as needed
May manage consulting contracts and task orders related to estimating, scheduling, cost, and risk management
Responsible for all activities detailed above, while consulting with relevant project controllers (e.g., cost, schedule) and receiving approval from Project Director on any areas impacting project work
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering, Architecture, Construction or Project Management, Business Administration, Transportation, or a related field
Must have a minimum of nine (9) years of related experience; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
Heavy civil estimating experience
Skilled in common software tools used in project cost estimating (e.g., Hard Dollar (In Eight), RS Means) in developing and maintaining cost estimates for large and/or complex construction projects
Experience with the CMAR (Construction Manager at Risk) and/or Progressive Design Build contracting types, and experience with supporting GMP negotiation
Strong project management skills
Strong focus on collaboration, team building, and customer service
Effectiveness working diplomatically across teams with varying objectives
Strong oral and written communication skills across all levels
Ability to organize and present project portfolio reports, proposals, and other related portfolio information
Mastery of project controls tools and work processes
Preferred
Understanding of tunneling or heavy civil project functions, operations, and design and construction processes
Understanding of railroad business functions, operations, and design and construction processes
Previous railroad, heavy civil and tunnel projects in the design and/or construction phases
Knowledge of contracts and contract administration including its assessment and implementation at each phase of the project
PMI-SP, PMI-RMP, CCP or PSP certification
Super-user of SharePoint, MSPS, Power BI/Access and Primavera/oracle PPM 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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