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Project Controls Cost and Estimating Roles

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75500.00 - 170200.00 USD / Year
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Amtrak will be hiring Project Controls Cost and Estimating professionals to support our Capital Delivery department. These individuals will be responsible for developing, using and improving existing enterprise tools, systems, and work processes to drive effective management control and reporting on cost, schedule and progress measurement for high complexity projects and programs. Opportunities will exist to support major capital construction and infrastructure renewal projects in various locations across the Amtrak system.

Job Responsibility:

  • Developing, using and improving existing enterprise tools, systems, and work processes to drive effective management control and reporting on cost, schedule and progress measurement for high complexity projects and programs
  • Work with Portfolio/Project Leadership and Project Controls teams to develop integrated master schedules, project budgets/forecasts, and risk registers using standard tools
  • Drive evaluation and impact assessment of identified project risks to enable the project team with applicable data for development of risk mitigation plans and contingencies

Requirements:

  • Demonstrated experience in project controls, cost and estimating skills
  • financial skills (budget management, financial reporting) and/or project risk management
  • Strong focus on collaboration, team building and customer service
  • Effectiveness working diplomatically across teams with varying objectives
  • Strong oral and written communication skills across all levels
  • Ability to analyze, organize and present project reports and other related project information
  • Expertise in Primavera/Oracle PPM, MS Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), SharePoint, and/or Power BI tools
  • Transportation industry experience preferred
  • Experience with establishing standard practices and business processes pertaining to project control’s function, including drafting, or updating of technical specifications, procedures, or policies
  • Experience performing or leading project controls for mid ($50M+) to large ($500M+) capital construction projects, programs, and/or portfolios
  • Experience managing/supervising a team to achieve performance results welcomed

Nice to have:

Transportation industry experience

What we offer:
  • 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
  • rail pass privileges

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 18, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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