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# Principal Project Mgr - Infrastructure Renewal - 90240891 - Washington

- **Company:** Amtrak
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $113,200.0 - $146,664.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Bioinformatics, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft PowerPoint
- **Published:** July 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us23fd86da5e3d02d0447230c3d7d11871/eaa

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience.
 * Plus 7 years of relevant work experience., * Plus 9 years of relevant work experience.
 * Graduate degree
 * Transportation industry background
 * Understanding of Federal Railroad Administration and NEC stakeholders, including state and local governments, commuter railroads and freight

Minumum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

 * Strong project and/or program management skills
 * Superb communication and stakeholder management skills with focus on collaboration, team building, and customer service
 * Ability to read and interpret technical design drawings and specifications
 * Comprehension of project scheduling concepts using critical path method
 * Understanding of design development and general construction practices
 * Ability to develop, review, and adjust project schedules and cost forecasts to align with short and long-term project goals.
 * Aptitude to understand, interpret, and apply applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, budgets, contracts, and labor/management agreements
 * Ability to prioritize directed and self-directed project tasks to ensure on-time delivery of key project milestones
 * Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, MS Project)
 * Understanding of principles of project management, program development, implementation and administration for improvement and maintenance projects
 * Ability to identify talented managers as well as motivate and support people across the organization to work collectively as a cohesive whole to produce superior results
 * Knowledge of theories, principles, and practices of passenger railroad systems design, construction, operations, maintenance, safety, accident prevention, and emergency response (preferred but not required)

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

 * Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills

## Description

The Principal Project Manager independently leads the planning, execution, and delivery of complex, large-scale initiatives with significant cost, schedule, and stakeholder impact. This role is accountable for end-to-end project performance, including scope, cost, risk, and schedule coordination, and serves as the primary point of integration across internal teams, external partners, and governing bodies. The position operates with broad autonomy, applies advanced project management judgment, and contributes to organizational delivery capability through guidance, influence, and expertise rather than formal supervisory authority.
Essential Functions

 * Plan, execute, and deliver complex, high-risk initiatives from initiation through closeout, ensuring alignment with approved objectives, budgets, schedules, and governance requirements.
 * Develop, maintain, and integrate detailed project plans, schedules, cost forecasts, and performance metrics; monitor progress and implement corrective actions as required.
 * Serve as the primary point of coordination with internal teams, external partners, and oversight entities, facilitating decision-making and maintaining alignment across diverse stakeholders.
 * Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, and changes, ensuring timely resolution, escalation, and transparent communication to stakeholders.
 * Coordinate multiple project teams, vendors and assets to ensure timely and cost-effective sequencing and execution of critical path milestones across several inter-dependent projects.
 * Apply advanced project management standards, tools, and best practices; provide guidance and informal mentorship to less-experienced project personnel and matrixed contributors.
 * Establish Program Governance and Controls structures to enable effective escalation and decision-making processes. Cultivate collaborative partnership among stakeholders to enable scoping, financial and resource decisions
 * Develop, track and forecast annual budgets and operating plans to support the program Provide performance reports and other relevant analytics on the program stakeholders Monitor and approve all budgeted program expenditures, 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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