Sr Project Controls Mgr- Schedule – Philadelphia
AMTRAKSr Project Controls Mgr- Schedule – Philadelphia
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Summary Of Duties
The Sr.
Project Control Manager Schedule oversees scheduling activities across all projects to ensure compliance with Amtrak’s scheduling guidelines. The Senior Project Controls Manager monitors and evaluates staff performance and provides feedback and coaching, and/or positive recognition for department personnel and decision-making that may have significant, long-term impact on the organization.
Essential Functions
Ensures compliance with Amtrak project management standards and policies, third-party requirements, industry best practices, or project-specific requirements in the delivery of project control functions.
Perform data extraction from P6 EPC schedules, to enable and foster collaboration regarding Schedule Milestones, Key Quantities (production assets/widgets), EV-based KPIs, Baseline and Working Forecasts of Planned Labor Resources. Perform quality checks for the scheduling deliverables and guide team to perform corrective actions when needed.
Prepares data submissions required during CAPD’s annual fiscal planning cycle, including collaboration with internal and external stakeholders on reporting requirements. Oversees monthly data processes that interface enterprise and department-approved systems and tools with P6 working database.
Develops process and tools to support resource demand planning, change management, and project pipeline planning decisions. Communicates monthly deliverables and deadlines to the scheduling team.
Provide monthly schedule health assessment to portfolio directors. Performs other related duties.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree required OR equivalent combination of training, education and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position Expert knowledge of planning and scheduling tools, methods, techniques, standards, and best practices, including resource management, progress measurement, and earned value management for construction or engineering projects. Hands on experience achieving high proficiency with ground-up development, management, and analysis of complex cost-and-resource-loaded schedules in Primavera P6, to include verifiable experience performing critical path analysis, resource leveling, and related qualitative and quantitative schedule evaluations.
Develop reporting mechanisms and presentations about project performance indicators and routinely review this data with Director/Senior Project Controls Managers across various portfolios. Experience in preparing written technical reports, presentations, or analyses.
Understanding of project financial reporting, forecasting, and analysis and monitoring capital project / program / portfolio funding and/or budget. Construction project performance metrics, performance analysis, dashboards, and progress reports.
Ability to clearly organize and present project portfolio reports, and other related portfolio technical information. Ability to research, analyze, evaluate performance gaps, and implement new business processes, tools, methods, and techniques to improve performance or output.
Advanced Excel user skills. Intermediate to advanced PowerPoint skills.
Skill in communicating complex information clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing across all levels Strong focus on collaboration, team building, and customer service
Preferred Qualifications
9-12 years of relevant experience preferred Experience performing or leading project controls for mid ($50M+) to large ($500M+) capital construction projects, programs, and/or portfolios. Knowledge of project risk management principles, practices, standards, and methods Capital construction controls experience in the rail industry, oil and gas, energy, or pharmaceutical industry.
One or more of the following certifications / credentials: – Oracle Primavera P6 certification – PMP or PMI-SP in good standing. – SP or RMP (PMI) – PSP, CEP, EVP, or CCP (AACE) – Chartered MRICS – EVMP – FAC-P/PM Level III – PRINCE2 – CCA, or CDT (CSI) Hands-on experience with data analysis and visualization tools like PowerBI Understanding of database management and data operations (e.g., SQL) Experience implementing project control software and tools
Work Environment
Office environment; exposure to computer screens. May require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting, walking or standing for prolonged periods of time.
Communications And Interpersonal Skills
Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
