Sr Mgr Project Controls Estimating B&P Tunnel Replacement Program - 90386290 - Baltimore

Amtrak•Baltimore, MD

51d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for the major capital improvement projects included in the B&P Tunnel Replacement Program - new Frederick Douglass Tunnel (FDT), that will modernize and transform a ten-mile section of the Northeast Corridor. The Program includes two new high-capacity tubes for electrified passenger trains, new roadway and railroad bridges, new rail systems and track, and a new ADA-accessible West Baltimore MARC station. B&P Package A Tunnels scope includes 2ea approximately 2-mile-long tunnels to be constructed via TBM, and other major civil work at the approaches and ventilation shafts. The Senior Project Controls Manager is responsible for developing, using, and improving existing enterprise tools, systems, and work processes to drive effective management control and reporting on cost, schedule, risk, estimating, and progress measurement for Amtrak's B&P Tunnel package. Individuals in this role may also act as a Sr Estimating Manager or Lead Estimator. Work with the Program Reporting Manager to develop project dashboards, cost and resource performance reports, change logs and risk registers in close collaboration with Executive Sponsors and Senior Leaders. Senior Project Controls Managers work under minimal supervision of a senior Project leader and lead a project or program level controls team consisting of direct and matrixed subordinate controls practitioners.

Requirements

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.

Nice To Haves

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

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