Manager Project Controls Cost- 90397580 - Onsite Philadelphia

Amtrak•Philadelphia, PA

45d•Onsite

About The Position

As we move America's workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees. Are you ready to join our team? 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. SUMMARY OF DUTIES: The Project Controls Manager is responsible for leading a team in support of Capital Delivery (CAPD) Project Controls requirements and processes as well as coaching and advising Project Control Practitioners and Project Managers (PM) on these requirements. Individuals in this role will provide dedicated support to several Delivery Arms in CAPD responsible for developing, using and improving existing enterprise tools, systems and work processes to drive effective management control and reporting on cost and progress measurement for high complexity projects and programs. This role may act as a Cost Engineer to the largest portfolio programs and develop project dashboards, cost and resource performance reports, change logs and risk registers in close collaboration with the PMO Leader, Senior Project Controls Manager, Senior Program Managers and other team members. Project Controls Managers work under the Senior Project Controls Manager and will manage a controls team consisting of 2-8 direct report controls practitioners.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree required OR equivalent combination of training, education and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Experienced SharePoint, MSPS, Power BI/Access and Primavera user
PMP in good standing
Demonstrated project controls, schedule skills (schedule management, schedule reporting) & financial skills (budget management, financial reporting)
Strong project management skills
Strong focus on collaboration, team building, and customer service
Effectiveness working diplomatically across teams with varying objectives.
Strong oral, analytical and written communication skills across all levels
Ability to organize and present project portfolio reports, proposals, and other related portfolio information
Project Controls Methodologies
Leadership and People Management
Analytical and Data Management
Detail-Oriented and Organizational Skills
Communication and Collaboration

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience with project controls software such as Primavera P6, InEight Estimating (Hard Dollar)
Experience with or working knowledge of Project or Construction Management, railroad track, structures, facilities, signals, and electric traction systems
Experience performing or leading project controls for mid ($50M+) to large ($500M+) capital construction projects, programs, and/or portfolios.
Knowledge of contracts and contract administration including its assessment and implementation at each phase of the project.
Experience with federal grants and working with federal agencies and their staff.
PMI-SP, PMI-RMP, CCP or PSP certification
Six Sigma Green Belt
Transportation Industry or Capital construction background

Responsibilities

Works with Project or Portfolio management and Project Controls team to develop baseline budgets, monthly forecasts, and periodic reporting using standard tools
Collects ongoing progress or performance data such as installed quantities, labor, costs, and other measures from various systems or from project management team as applicable.
Track potential changes, ensuring estimates of cost and schedule changes are given visibility with the executive sponsor.
Integrates external cost data such as information from vendors, contractors, and external entities as necessary to enable accurate performance forecasting and reporting.
Supports the development of the Capital Construction yearly plan in producing new and updated cost baselines, estimates, and budgets while ensuring cost data integrity and consistency, alignment with 5-year plan, and compliance with delivery requirements and deadlines.
Implement and monitor project or portfolio performance indicators (KPIs), analyze data, and identify trends using reports, charts, tables, dashboards, or other artifacts assessing project or portfolio performance to support management decisions
Assist junior team members with ongoing schedule and log maintenance and conducts baseline reviews of project schedules in accordance with Amtrak standards.
Drive evaluation and impact assessment of identified project risks to enable project team with applicable data for development of risk mitigation plans and contingencies.
Develop and maintain automated project controls tools and workflows.
Partner with business partners to assess new and ongoing projects to determine readiness for governance stage gates.
Monitor actuals and work with peers to review forecasts against budgets.
Support Executive status review meetings, Governance and Change Control Boards