Job Description

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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.

 

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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.

 

Job Summary

Amtrak is delivering one of the most significant and complex rail infrastructure programs in the nation — the multi-phased Sawtooth Bridges Replacement Program, delivered through a CMAR model and consisting of major bridge replacements, heavy civil works, and integrated rail systems.

The Project Controls Mgr is responsible for planning, directing, and executing all program-level cost control, forecasting, schedule oversight, performance reporting, and document management activities. This role functions as the program’s central controls authority, ensuring that leadership receives accurate, timely, and actionable information that supports strategic decision-making.

Operating with minimal oversight from senior program leadership, the Project Controls Mgr leads the integrated PM/CM controls team (consultants and Amtrak staff) and ensures alignment between all project controls disciplines—cost, schedule, risk, change, contingency, reporting, document management, and financial compliance. The role is accountable for the uniform implementation of Amtrak standards, industry best practices, and program-specific requirements.

Essential Functions

• Lead development, maintenance, and validation of program cost forecasts, budget updates, and monthly/quarterly financial reporting.
• Manage cost activities, including estimate reviews, variance analysis, earned value, budget transfers, and contingency drawdown.
• Oversee program cost and forecasting models to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and timely reporting to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support preparation of the Annual Operating Plan, ensuring alignment with the 5-year strategic plan and funding requirements.
• Ensure quality, accuracy, and completeness of all program control artifacts submitted to Amtrak, FRA, NJ TRANSIT, and other partners.
• Oversee master program schedules and integrated construction schedules; validate baseline updates, logic, sequencing, and risk impacts.
• Coordinate with PM/CM teams to monitor schedule progress, identify delays, assess critical path impacts, and develop recovery recommendations.
• Ensure schedule reporting aligns with Amtrak requirements and third-party obligations.
• Ensure compliance with Amtrak project management standards and policies, third-party requirements, industry best practices, and program-specific requirements in the delivery of the programs control functions.
• Support formal change management processes, validating cost, schedule, and risk impacts for proposed changes.
• Coordinate with risk management teams to integrate risk exposure into cost and schedule forecasts.
• Oversee the full document control lifecycle, ensuring accuracy, integrity, archiving compliance, and workflow efficiency.
• Lead PM/CM controls staff in managing submittals, RFIs, transmittals, and document workflows.
• Ensure adherence to Amtrak’s systems-of-record (SharePoint, EPPM, Procore, AIMS, SAP).
• Support leadership in preparing briefing packages for Amtrak executives, FRA representatives, grant partners, and external stakeholders.
• Provide expert guidance to the Project Director on cost, schedule, and performance issues requiring attention or intervention.
• Champion best practices, process improvement, and consistency across project control functions.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned to support program delivery.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience. 
• Plus 7 years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

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

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience supporting megaprojects or large capital programs with multiple packages.
• Demonstrated ability to produce monthly/quarterly archiving deliverables, performance reports, and compliance documentation for capital delivery and federal partners.
• Strong skills in cost forecasting, schedule analysis, earned value, and KPI reporting.
• Ability to synthesize complex data for clear communication to leadership, partners, and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing performance metrics and validating data accuracy.
• Strong organizational, communication, and cross-team coordination skills.
• Proficiency in SharePoint, SAP, Power BI, Maximo, EPPM, Procore, and related tools

Preferred:

• Background in project management and/or project controls.
• Experience with railroad, heavy civil, or bridge megaprojects.
• Ability to analyze technical information and communicate to a nontechnical audience
• Knowledge of contracts and contract administration
• Advanced Excel and data analytics capabilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication across all levels of the organization.

The salary range is $113,200.00 – $146,664.00. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, 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: 165714

Work Arrangement: 06-Onsite 4/5 Days Click here for more information about work arrangements at Amtrak.
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 equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/color, to include traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and hairstyles such as braids, locks and twists, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, such as lactation), national origin/ethnicity, 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.

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