Job Description

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:

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 Senior Program Manager will play a critical role on Amtrak’s New York Penn Station Transformation team driving this effort forward.

 

The Senior Program Manager’s primary responsibilities will include advancing the project’s commercial strategy and driving required transactions and agreements to facilitate progression of the project following a progressive public-private partnership (P3) approach.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Shape Amtrak’s strategies for advancing the New York Penn Station Transformation project as a progressive public-private partnership (P3), particularly as pertains to required commercial agreements, negotiations, and transactions.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses and support business case and modeling activities to inform project decisions and negotiation positions.
• Develop project funding/financing strategies and oversee preparation of federal grant/loan applications.
• Assist in drafting commercial agreements required to advance the project with the selected Master Developer for the project, as well as with other project partners and stakeholders.
• Prepare and present briefings regarding project status and critical decisions for internal and external audiences.
• Collaborate with and drive consensus among Amtrak advisors and departments across functions including Capital Delivery, Engineering, Real Estate, Law, and Finance on strategies and decisions relevant for the project.
• Collaborate and drive to consensus on project agreements and decisions with Amtrak’s external project partners.

 

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline, such as: Public Administration, Real Estate, Business, Economics, or Finance.
• Must have at least 7 years of professional work experience in a relevant field.

• Must have strong analytical and written and verbal communication skills and strong attention to detail.
• Must have a strategic and critical thinking mindset with business acumen.
• Must be a proactive professional, capable of independently driving and prioritizing work.
• Must have strong interpersonal and meeting facilitation skills, with demonstrated ability to present to executive-level internal and external stakeholders and build consensus among diverse groups.
• Must possess ability to effectively communicate complex ideas quickly and easily.
• Must have demonstrated mastery of Microsoft Office Suite (i.e. Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, etc.).
• Must have genuine interest in transportation, infrastructure and/or real estate.

 

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 7-10 years of experience in a relevant role or discipline.
• Prior experience working in management consulting, real estate, and/or finance.
• Prior experience working on high-profile projects and/or commercial transactions.
• Graduate degree in a relevant discipline.

 

 

Work Environment:

The Senior Program Manager will be based in Amtrak’s offices at Moynihan Train Hall in Manhattan. The Senior Program Manager is expected to work in Amtrak’s office at 1 Penn Plaza at least 4 days per week.

 

 

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

The salary/hourly range is $135,800-$176,040, 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  here.

Requisition ID: 165187

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..

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