Dir Program Management at Amtrak , NY

Dir Program Management -  - New York job  York, NY.

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.

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  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.

Amtrak is in the midst of a once-in-a-generation effort to transform New York Penn Station through a multibillion-dollar public-private partnership with the support of USDOT and the Federal Railroad Administration. The Director Program Management will report to the Senior Program Director and be responsible for overseeing, directing and implementing key program management activities.

This role will be responsible for overseeing program planning, scheduling, cost tracking and change management against approved scope, schedule and budget, while maintaining adherence to Amtrak’s Enterprise Project Management Standards and industry best practices. This role includes working in partnership with multiple Amtrak departments to ensure successful coordinated execution of the NYPennT program.

Program components include procurement of a master developer, an environmental assessment, design and delivery, and interdepartmental stakeholder management and communications. The Director Program Management will be responsible for multiple contracts with various external entities, public/private partnerships, joint venture arrangements,and a variety of funding sources and/orarrangements.

• Manage team of 3-5 project managers, project controls specialists
• Supervise and develop the program management vertical, by analyzing current processes and procedures and establishing and implementing best practices
• Manage end-to-end program/project lifecycle, ensuring successful implementation and reporting ROI
• Manage and monitor project cost and schedules; report progress and adjust and update project plans, as needed. Consolidate, communicate and manage all issues and risks affecting the project, and ensure the timely communication of project status to project participants and stakeholders.

Oversee program planning, requirements, scheduling, cost tracking and change management

• Identify and evaluate the risks associated with program/project activities and work across team and organization to establish and monitor mitigation plans
• Identify, document and lead the evaluation of changes based on cost, schedule, risk and scope impacts. Provide data to support appropriate project change and change control request decision processes through established program and enterprise governance frameworks
• Foster partnerships to support scoping, budgeting, and resource allocation decisions aligned with strategic goals
• Collaborate with senior leadership and provide regular analytical and metrics based reporting
• Other duties as required or assigned

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience

• Minimum of 11 years of experience leading the development and/or delivery of complex programs, portfolios, and projects.
• Experience managing people

• Minimum of 15 years of experience leading the development and/or delivery of complex programs, portfolios, and projects
• PMO certification

• Extensive experience as a Project/Program Manager, demonstrating the ability to lead projects from initiation…