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.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience.
- Plus 6 years of relevant work experience.
- Experience developing estimates on large to mega capital construction projects in railroad environment.
- Experience in quantitative risk assessment cost estimates supporting contingency development.
- Capital construction experience in the rail industry.
- One or more of the following certifications / credentials: CCT, CCP, CEP (AACE), PMP (PMI)
- Hands on experience with data analysis
- Experience with data analysis, preferably with Excel.
- Experience with database management (SQL)
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Must have excellent oral and written communication skills
- Intermediate to Advanced skill level/knowledge in:
- Principles and practices of project cost estimating through all phases of the project lifecycle
- Reviewing and providing feedback on all aspects of project cost estimates developed by others.
- Business processes, techniques, and procedures related to cost estimating in large and/or complex capital construction projects
- Construction / Engineering contracting methods and types
- Principles and practices of construction services and materials procurement
- Cost estimating methods and practices for projects in conceptual design phase through completion of detailed design
- Statistical analysis methods
- Principles of business letter writing and report preparation
- Principles and practices of budget preparation and administration
- Integration of estimating and scheduling processes, tools, systems, and data.
- Common software tools used in project cost estimating (e.g., InEight Estimate (Hard Dollar), Heavy Bid, Sage Timberline, RS Means) in developing and maintaining cost estimates for large and/or complex construction projects and extracting data to generate analysis and status reports.
- Use of internal financial system data to determine benchmarking to validate and improve estimates.
- Advanced user skills in MS Excel for data analysis.
- Communicating complex information clearly and concisely, both orally and writing across all levels.
- Effectiveness working diplomatically across teams with varying objectives.
- Strong focus on collaboration, team building and customer service.
- Objective evaluation of available information or differing points of view and making sound and timely decisions consistent with department strategic goals.
- Establishing and maintaining productive working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
- Negotiation and conflict resolution.
- Leading effective meetings.
- Delegating authority and responsibility.
- Preparing and delivering effective presentations and/or training to diverse audiences.
- Preparing professional letters, memos, and other documents using Excel, Word, Visio, and/or PowerPoint.
- Basic to Intermediate skill level/knowledge in:
- Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation
- Leading, motivating, selecting, supervising, training, and evaluating staff.
Benefits
- 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
