Project Controls Mgr - Risk - 90384083 - Philadelphia

Marketing Statement

This position can be based in Washington, D.C. or Philadelphia, PA

Job Summary

The Project Controls Manager – Project Risk is responsible for supporting the Senior Project Controls Manager – Risk with establishing project risk management processes and procedures to drive effective project risk management across all projects within Amtrak Capital Delivery. An individual in this role is responsible for leading and/or assisting with the preparation, revision, approval, and updates of department-wide policies, procedures, and accompanying training materials.  Other responsibilities include actively engaging with Project Managers to lead multidisciplinary teams (Engineering, Construction Management, Procurement, Stakeholder Engagement, Third Party Stakeholders, Contracts, Project Management, Real Estate, Legal) on establishing and updating project risk registers, as needed. Performs additional duties as assigned.

Essential Functions

• Supports Senior Project Controls Manager with preparation, maintenance, and revisions to department-wide governance policies, frameworks, procedures, and training materials on project risk management incorporating current best practices used in construction and transportation industries, where applicable.
• As needed, support Project and Program Management teams to facilitate risk identification, response, and post-mitigation workshops for large, highly complex projects with a total cost over $25M to ensure compliance with project risk procedures.
• Prepares and delivers quality and timely required and ad-hoc team deliverables, including not limited to project risk registers, reports, and analyses.
• Drives evaluation and impact assessment of identified project risks to enable project team to develop risk mitigation plans and contingencies.
• Develops and maintains Project/Program risk management control tools and workflows
• Coordinates, as needed, with other Project Controls staff to provide and obtain necessary project data
• As needed, develop reporting mechanisms, dashboards, and presentations about project performance indicators and feed this data to ensure a cohesive picture of the project/program/portfolio.
• Manages project risk data via Amtrak’s EPPM system, SharePoint, or other approved systems and tools.
• Assist the Quality Management Team in conducting project assessments as needed
• May manage consulting contracts or task orders and/or supervise consultant staff.
• Attention to detail and a focus on delivering high-quality results. 
• Strong focus on collaboration, team building, and customer service  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Engineering, Project Management, Architecture, Construction Management) or equivalent combination of training, education and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 7 years or more of prior relevant experience required
• Comprehensive project controls understanding with a strong focus on project risk management
• Strong critical thinking skills to uncover root causes of risks and realistic, cost-effective and appropriate mitigation measures
• Ability to work effectively and diplomatically with internal and external stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree in a relevant field (e.g., Engineering, Project Management, Architecture, Construction Management)
• Understanding of railroad business functions, operations, design, construction, and testing/commissioning processes. 
• Experience delivering a capital construction project under active rail traffic
• Familiarity with federal grants, procurement, project controls, construction, engineering, third party agreements, and/or construction-related permits.
• Previous railroad experience of Capital & Maintenance project/Program.
• 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  
• PE, AICP, or CCM certification

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of: 

• Principles, methods, tools, and best practices of project risk management through all phases of the project lifecycle 
• Principles and practices of construction services and materials procurement 
• Coordinating with project planner and cost estimating managers to obtain appropriate accurate and valid data 
• Facilitating project risk workshops on large, highly complex capital construction projects with relevant project stakeholders including Project Management, Procurement, Contracts, Operations, Engineering, Construction Management, etc.  
• Project risk management metrics, performance analysis, dashboards, and progress reports. 
• Researching, analyzing, evaluating, and implementing new business processes, tools, methods, and techniques to improve performance or output. 
• Leading effective meetings. 
• Preparing and delivering effective presentations and/or training to diverse audiences.
• PC-based word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint) sufficient to document risk registers, prepare effective business analyses, memos, and presentations.