Project Controls Mgr - 90408967 - Washington

Amtrak

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Project Controls Manager will manage the AIRO DT Facilities portfolio, which includes fund management and large-scale CAPD construction projects with embedded DT and technology infrastructure components that carry elevated regulatory, financial, and audit risk. This role requires a dedicated portfolio-level project controls function to ensure consistent compliance, governance, and financial oversight across the portfolio. The manager will develop, use, and improve existing enterprise tools, systems, and work processes to drive effective management control and reporting on cost, schedule, and progress measurement for a high complexity project or a moderate complexity program. This role requires specialized experience in large-scale construction project controls within a CAPD delivery environment, including integration of DT and technology infrastructure.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience.
Plus 7 years of relevant work experience.
Proficient in SharePoint, MSPS, Power BI/Access and Primavera
Demonstrated project controls, schedule skills (schedule management, schedule reporting) & financial skills (budget management, financial reporting)
Exceptional project management skills
Strong focus on collaboration, team building, and customer service
Ability to work diplomatically across teams with varying objectives
Effective oral, analytical and written communication skills across all levels
Competent to organize and present project portfolio reports, proposals, and other related portfolio information

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience.
Plus 9 years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

Work with Project/Program Leadership and Controls teams to develop integrated master schedule, master risk register and project budget baseline using standard tools.
Collect ongoing performance data such as installed quantities, expended labor and other progress measurement data.
Track potential changes, ensuring estimates of cost and schedule changes are given visibility with the executive sponsor.
Provide Oversight in the following areas: Compliance & Governance Oversight - Monitor adherence to FRA, IIJA, funding, and internal governance requirements; conduct portfolio-level compliance reviews; support audits and regulatory inquiries. Portfolio-level governance must reflect construction execution realities, not just reporting mechanics.
Portfolio and Claims Risk Management - Review project risk assessments; identify systemic and cross-project risks, particularly those related to construction projects; escalate issues requiring leadership attention.
Field-driven Change Orders Control Management - Oversee portfolio-wide change control for scope, schedule, and budget; validate impacts to compliance, funding, and risk.
Construction Cost, Schedule controls & Reporting - Provide centralized budget tracking, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial data validation across the portfolio. Construction cost and schedule controls
Design Build Stakeholder Coordination - Coordinate across DT, CAPD project teams, Designers of Record, General Contractors, Finance, EPMO, Grants Compliance, and leadership to ensure alignment and transparency.
Technology Infrastructure Context - Ensure governance and controls adequately address DT and technology infrastructure dependencies within capital projects.