Job Abstract

Your success is a train ride away!

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:

Under the direction of the Sr. Director, Delivery Strategy and Commercial Strategy, the Director Portfolio Management will be responsible for managing project development, identifying appropriate delivery methods, and advancing projects from concept to execution planning. Leveraging best practices in project development and delivery, the Director Portfolio Management will drive scope, schedule and budget for Amtrak’s Capital projects and programs. The Director will ensure adherence to project scope, budget, schedules, and the requirements of stakeholders throughout all project development and planning phases. This position works collaboratively and in coordination with Amtrak senior staff or staff from other departments, the Federal Railroad Administration, and other U.S. DOT agencies, Congress, States and localities, commuter and freight operators, and suppliers, other third parties, investors and stakeholders to develop strategies, plans, funding and finance approaches, and partnerships to advance Amtrak’s mission.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Directs, manages, and oversees project development and delivery strategy to ensure that project and/or program scope, cost and schedules are properly developed, packaged, and procured and maintained from concept to execution planning.
• Supports the development of Annual Operating Plan and 5 Year Plan by analyzing project portfolios, assessing readiness and priorities and providing input on project charters and funding. 
• Provides leadership and oversight to all project development and planning efforts to ensure that all projects are developed in accordance with the scope, budget, and schedule requirements.
• Analyzes existing contract and delivery performance to maximize lessons learned and improvement of future financial and operational performance and minimize risk. 
• Ensures that contract and project closeout requirements are well defined as part of project development and planning phases for all projects.
• Coordinates capital, I&C, reimbursable and agency projects, and programs with other departments to ensure adequate resources are available, as well as obtaining track outages, labor clearances, and that labor forces are available as planned and scheduled. 
• Engages with appropriate internal and external stakeholder to identify workforce needs (e.g force account, agreement employees, and non-agreement employees) required to delivery capitally funded projects/programs. 
• Provides weekly updates to the Sr. Director, Delivery Strategy on the status of all project planning efforts, including any issues that occurred.
• Provides formal monthly project status reports addressing actual and forecast costs and schedules, change of status, etc. to the Program Manager of the project.
• Attends planning meetings and report on project status.
• Collaborates with Safety team to ensure safety is prioritized from concept to execution of the job 
• Communicates and implements safety rules, policies, and procedures in support of the corporation's safety vision and goals as part of all project planning and delivery decisions.
• Maintains, supports, and promotes a safe work environment while complying with all of Amtrak’s safety rules, policies, and procedures.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or a closely related field
• 11+ years of experience in construction projects having to coordinate with an operational environment exhibiting progressive growth and increased responsibility in providing major project delivery services to the public
• In lieu of education a minimum of 20 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience is needed
• 10+ years of management-level experience in project/construction management, engineering and/or maintenance within passenger railroads, or in any comparable public or private organization 
• Demonstrated experience with alternative delivery construction contracts (e.g. Design-Build, Construction Manager at Risk, Progressive Design-Build, Public Private Partnership, Alliance).
• Successfully demonstrates expert knowledge and ability to effectively oversee scope, schedule and budgets of capital improvement and capital maintenance programs 
• Extensive experience managing diverse, large, and geographically dispersed groups of individuals
• Extensive experience showing strong interdepartmental leadership with the ability to identify problems and develop and implement solutions
• Extensive understanding of business operations and the impact departmental actions have on the corporation and operations
• Experience working with government agencies and organizations
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate degree in engineering or project management, and extensive experience working with construction of capital projects in an operating environment
• PMI Portfolio Management Professional (PMP) credential

WORK ENVRIORNMENT:

• Office environment, however candidate will need to attend field visits to prospective and active construction sites as needed.
• Approximately 25% travel
• Telework eligible up to 2 days per week, but in-person attendance is necessary as required for business needs

COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:

Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.

The salary/hourly range is $163,000-$211,240, Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, internal equity, etc. Depending on an employee’s assigned worksite or location, Amtrak may consider a geo-pay differential to be applied to the employee’s base salary. Amtrak may offer additional incentive and pay programs to recognize and reward our employees, including a short-term incentive bonus based upon factors such as individual and company performance that is commensurate with the level of the position and/or long-term incentive plan compensation. In addition to your salary, Amtrak offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes 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; and rail pass privileges. Learn more about our benefits offerings here.
 

Requisition ID:161556
Posting Location(s):District of Columbia; Maryland; Virginia
Job Family/Function:Research & Strategy 
Relocation Offered:No 
Travel Requirements:Up to 25% 
 

You power our progress through your performance.
 

We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job. We want your career at Amtrak to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging work, rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, and attractive compensation. Amtrak maintains a culture that values high performance and recognizes individual employee contributions. 

Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol. All Amtrak positions requires a pre-employment background check that includes prior employment verification, a criminal history check and a pre-employment drug screen. 

Candidates who test positive for marijuana will be disqualified, regardless of any state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Amtrak's pre-employment drug testing program is administered in accordance with DOT regulations and applicable law.  

In accordance with DOT regulations (49 CFR § 40.25), Amtrak is required to obtain prior drug and alcohol testing records for applicants/employees intending to perform safety-sensitive duties for covered Department of Transportation positions. If an applicant/employee refuses to provide written consent for Amtrak to obtain these records, the individual will not be permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions.

In accordance with federal law governing security checks of covered individuals for providers of public transportation (Title 6 U.S.C. §1143), Amtrak is required to screen applicants for any permanent or interim disqualifying criminal offenses. 

Note that any education requirement listed above may be deemed satisfied if you have an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Amtrak is an EOE/Affirmative Action Minority/Female employer, and we welcome all to apply. We consider candidates regardless of race/color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions), national origin/ethnicity, age, disability (intellectual, mental and physical), veteran status, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, citizenship or any other personal characteristics protected by law.