Mgr Work Planning

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Your success is a train ride away! 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. Are you ready to join our team? 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 The Manager, Work Planning, is responsible for supporting and managing initiatives that support long-range work planning and resource coordination across Amtrak’s portfolio of capital projects, to ensure project readiness and promote effective and efficient project delivery. This position will coordinate internally and externally to monitor project development and implementation activities and ensure alignment with the long-term master plan for NEC capital projects. This position will support the Director in organizational change management efforts necessary to accomplish the objectives of the department’s Project Development and Planning Services organization.Essential Functions Coordinate with a growing staff of technical managers, responsible for capital and SOGR outage planning across the Northeast Corridor (NEC) Lead and manage complex, strategic initiatives that support short-to-long-range work planning (e.g., track outage, workforce, and resource planning/allocation) across Amtrak’s portfolio of capital projects. Lead quarterly regional resource reviews with Senior Leadership. Support organizational change management efforts necessary to accomplish the objectives of Capital Delivery’s Project Development and Planning Services organization. Promote collaborative working relationships with internal stakeholders (e.g., Service Delivery & Operations Dept., Strategy & Planning Dept., Finance Dept.) and external stakeholders (e.g., state and commuter rail partners). Implement resource allocation guidelines in coordination with relevant internal departments and ensure adherence to guidelines in resource allocation decisions. Analyze challenges, problems, and process breakdowns to ensure that lessons learned are used to improve work planning and project delivery practices; identify efficiencies and present recommended improvement opportunities to various levels of management. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Advanced Knowledge of: Principles and practices of project management; capital planning and reporting; work planning (for capital construction projects); and project delivery. Microsoft Office suite, including Excel, Power Point, and Word; familiarity with Microsoft Project and Visio. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in verbal and written form, including the ability to articulate complex issues, and effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders at all levels. Effectively manage time, set priorities, and achieve results in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Ability to motivate and support people across the organization to work collaboratively to produce superior results; maintain a teamwork environment; work diplomatically across teams with varying objectives; solicit alternative points of view and objectively articulate the strengths and weaknesses of various options to reach an informed decision. Identify problems and develop and implement solutions; facilitate effective conflict resolution; network with internal and external stakeholders and leverage relationships to resolve complex project issues; exercise judgment and creativity in making decisions. Understand, interpret, and apply applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, budgets, contracts, and labor/management agreements. Must have excellent oral and written communication skills 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 of Amtrak’s operations, mission, goals, and business lines. Advanced Knowledge of: Theories, principles, and practices of passenger railroad systems design, construction, operations, and maintenance, and basic railroad infrastructure and components, including track, structures, communications, signals, and electric traction systems. Working knowledge of Primavera P6. Environmental Conditions/Physical Demands Travel Requirements: Up to 25% Position works 4 days in the office with 1 day remote Location: 1 Penn Plaza, NYC #LI-LA1The salary/hourly 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. Health and Wellbeing Financial and Retirement Work and Family Life Support Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance 401K with Employer Match Generous Paid Time Off Wellness Programs Railroad Retirement Benefits Paid Caregiving Days and Backup Care Health Savings Account Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Fertility and Family Building Benefits No-cost Personal Health Advocate Student Loan Assistance Adoption and Surrogacy Assistance Medical Plan Opt-out Credit Tuition and Education Reimbursement Paid Family Leave Life Insurance Rail Pass Privileges Short- and Long-term Disability Insurance Employee Assistance Program No-cost Financial Advisor Sessions Commuter and Flexible Spending Accounts Learn more about our benefits offerings here. Requisition ID:167239 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.