Senior Infrastructure Project Manager

Description:

Responsibilities:

• Lead complex programs and projects, collaborating with multiple departments within Amtrak and external vendors.
• Employ formal project management techniques, including project scheduling, risk management, change management, and quality assurance.
• Direct technical leads, project team members, and external consultants/contractors.
• Develop and maintain all essential project documentation, ensuring comprehensive coverage from project charter to post-implementation evaluation.
• Generate weekly program status reports and conduct necessary project status meetings.
• Manage project schedules using MS Enterprise Project Management (EPM) and MS Project Professional 2010, reporting on schedule and budget variances.
• Establish and maintain SharePoint project sites within the EPM system.
• Conduct ongoing risk management, identifying and mitigating risks within programs/projects.
• Communicate project activities, achievements, issues, and resolutions through regular status reports.
• Ensure timely completion of all activities required for operational readiness reviews.
• Collaborate on the creation and evaluation of Statements of Work (SOWs) for vendor engagements.
• Provide SOWs for ongoing support services as needed.
• Evaluate criteria for product and proposal analysis.

Deliverables:

• Successfully deliver programs and projects on schedule and within budget.
• Present projects at Quality Checkpoints and Department Level Project Reviews.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in project management, Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum seven years of hands-on Program and Project management experience, including project initiation through implementation.
• Extensive experience in technology management, analysis, and administration.
• Proven ability to engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Previous involvement in Identity and Access Management projects.
• Familiarity with Azure AD concepts and Mobile Multifactor Authentication.
• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated experience in applying them effectively.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of tailoring messages to diverse audiences.
• Track record of managing multiple projects concurrently.
• Proficiency in MS Project Office Professional, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Experience with project management tools such as MS Project Server (EPM), Primavera, etc.