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AVP Major Programs - 90362081 - Washington

Date: Jul 13, 2023

Location: Washington, District of Columbia, US, 20001

Company: Amtrak

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.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:
The AVP Major Programs - Airo Fleet Expansion is to provide leadership in the area of technical liaison (including any potential hardware and software changes) and commercial negotiations for the procurement of optional rolling stock to support Intercity passenger rail service both directly for Amtrak and for our State partners. Currently Amtrak is assessing its fleet needs and has 130 options with its current rolling stock supplier. In the very near future, we see that our State partners under the Corridor development program will look to Amtrak to help them provide rolling stock for their service needs.

The AVP would be responsible for the execution and management of these options and working with all relevant Amtrak stakeholders and State partners in developing strategy to meet their fleet needs via the execution of options. The AVP Major Programs - Airo Fleet Expansion should have a broad-based management experience with strong experience specific to Rail & Transit. The ideal candidate would have experience managing the following disciplines and the be familiar with the requirements of each: current rolling stock trends; rolling stock manufacturers; commercial and procurement acumen.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Develop a strategy in concert with other Amtrak departments and State partners for the execution of Airo options, including funding strategy and associated requisite approvals (DOT, Board, etc.).
• Lead the overall development, progress, and performance of project procurements and execution within the approved scope, schedule, and budget, and ensuring adequate and timely support is obtained from the appropriate stakeholders, VPs, and ELT members to successfully execute their work while maintaining the safety and quality ethos of Amtrak.
• Managing the commercial relationship with current rolling stock supplier and any future suppliers for the successful execution and delivery of all options.
• Support early project development work by other departments to enable successful project approval and funding of trainsets.
• Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor\'s degree in, Project Management, Engineering, Law, Business, or related field.
• Experience working in procuring and executing on rolling stock contracts in excess of $1m including demonstrated ability to creatively problem-solve to address unique project specific challenges/opportunities.
• Experience with Procurement and/or negotiating project-related agreements.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in the development and/or delivery of complex programs, portfolios, and projects.

MINIMUM KSA (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

• Expert level experience contract management, project management, change order management and intercity passenger rail rolling stock. Deep understanding of, effective contract management and how to drive progress and project performance.
• Proven track record of supporting rolling stock procurement.
• A demonstrable track record of delivering value for money outcomes on large complex programs, ability to drive decision-making through risk and data-based analysis. Experienced with building inter-departmental consensus or support for solutions.
• Strong Leadership skills, with proven ability to play a key role in leading technically and/or politically challenging projects. Expert ability to properly structure and resource projects and programs to ensure safe, effective execution.
• Expert in collaboration, strategic alignment across all levels of both internal and external organizations and with track record of successful and diplomatic coordination across myriad stakeholders with competing objectives. Ability to partner with multiple stakeholders and project partners while ensuring Amtrak\'s strategic interests are achieved and cost, schedule and scope outcomes are achieved.
• Executive level oral and written communication skills across all levels of internal and external stakeholder groups. Ability to organize and present executive, board and congressional level reports, proposals, and other related information.
• Executive Level Proficiency in Project Management core competencies: (scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, integration, resource management, prioritization, continuous improvement, and communications).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master\'s in business, Law, or Project Management / Construction Management
• Experience with capital delivery within railroad operating environment preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Hybrid based environment.

COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:
Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.

The salary/hourly range is $209,910 - $272,050. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, internal equity, 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 .\xe2\x80\x8b

Requisition ID:159240
Posting Location(s):District of Columbia; Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; N/A; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming
Job Family/Function:Engineering
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 \xc2\xa7 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. \xc2\xa71143), 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 EOE/Affirmative Action Minority/Female employer, and we welcome all to apply. We consider candidates regardless of race/color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions), national origin/ethnicity, age, 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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