The Lead Project Controls Specialist - Cost plans, manages, and executes cost engineering and control activities for capital construction projects or portfolios.
Compensation
The salary/hourly range is $94,300.00 – $122,256.00. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, 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.
Responsibilities
Serve as Lead Project Controls Specialist - Cost for a complex project, program, or portfolio, responsible for analyzing, developing, maintaining, controlling and reporting project design and construction cost budget, forecasts and expenditures.
Assist in development of annual operating plan, including working closely with project managers to estimate costs for upcoming fiscal year as well as out years.
Work with Capital Finance to refine plan as necessary.
Oversee administration of department budget, including managing off cycle reprogramming requests for new or adjusted funding on projects and preparation and/or approval of purchase requisitions.
Perform monthly analysis and report cost performance, develops “bottom-up” forecasts quarterly to evaluate performance against Total Life of Project Cost and Schedule.
Develop detailed cost estimates for automotive components and tooling using activity‑based costing and support cost convergence activities across global teams.
Compensation
We offer attractive, competitive compensation and benefits including, medical, dental, 401k, short-term disability, AD&D, tuition reimbursement, and more.
Responsibilities
Develop component cost estimates for new programs
Provide idea generation and cost support during vehicle development
Support purchasing during supplier negotiations
Contribute to benchmarking and value optimization activities
Collaborate closely with internal global team
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field
Nice to have: familiarity with cost model structures
Nice to have: experience in Design Responsible Engineering
Nice to have: experience in Manufacturing
Nice to have: experience in Component Tool development
Specialist – Spend Analytics will be responsible for transforming procurement spend data into actionable cost intelligence to drive insights and strategic decision-making related to procurement and cost optimization.
Responsibilities
Conduct in-depth analysis of spend data to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies across categories and suppliers.
Utilize statistical techniques and data visualization tools to transform complex datasets into clear, meaningful insights for stakeholders.
Leverage tools such as Python, R, VBA, and advanced Excel to build scalable analytical workflows and automate repetitive data processing tasks.
Apply machine learning techniques to enhance spend classification, outlier detection, and predictive analytics capabilities.
Increase automation across key steps of the spend analysis lifecycle to improve speed, accuracy, and consistency of outputs.
A Project Engineer responsible for technical and engineering aspects of construction projects, including coordination between clients, trades, and engineers.
Compensation
base salary range is $50,000-140,000
Responsibilities
Collaborate with the Project Managers in purchasing activities including scoping and take-offs
Prepare and forward submittals; confirm submittal complies with plans/specs
Support the development and updating of the project schedule and subcontractor detail schedules
Play a lead role in the development of project plans
Monitor and expedite material deliveries ensuring all deliveries conform with the project schedule
Requirements
Undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, a related discipline or relevant work experience
Nice to have: Working for an electrical contractor on large scale construction
Nice to have: Primavera
Nice to have: mass transit and rail, highway, water, aviation, or other infrastructure project experience
The Project Engineer provides administrative and technical services in scheduling, cost engineering, subcontract coordination, and general project administration for heavy civil construction projects.
Compensation
For this role the base salary range is $90,000-135,000 Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. Base pay is one part of the Total Compensation Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work.
Responsibilities
Actively pursue and engage in safety training to learn and embrace the Atkinson safety culture
Participate in the TRACK process; attend daily / weekly meetings and field inspections
Initiate and maintain good, strong working relationships with Atkinson's craft personnel, field inspectors, subcontractor's representatives, vendors, home office support, the project management team, the community, etc.
Stay ahead of the crew's needs making sure they are efficient in their work
Prioritize daily tasks by understanding deadlines and material procurement lead times
Requirements
Undergraduate degree in engineering, construction management, or related discipline; or similar field or equivalent work experience
The Project Engineer provides administrative and technical services in scheduling, cost engineering, subcontract coordination, and general project administration for heavy civil construction projects.
Compensation
For this role the base salary range is $90,000-135,000 Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. Base pay is one part of the Total Compensation Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work.
Responsibilities
Actively pursue and engage in safety training
Participate in the TRACK process; attend daily/weekly meetings and field inspections
Initiate and maintain good working relationships with craft personnel, field inspectors, subcontractors, vendors, home office support, project management team, community
Stay ahead of the crew’s needs to ensure efficiency
Prioritize daily tasks by understanding deadlines and material procurement lead times
Requirements
Undergraduate degree in engineering, construction management, or related discipline; or similar field or equivalent work experience
Develop CAPEX estimates from early conceptual stages through investment approval
Strengthen estimating methodologies by developing and improving cost models, templates, estimating procedures and structured cost databases
Advance digital innovation by exploring and implementing data analytics, automation and responsible AI-supported solutions to improve estimating efficiency and consistency
Build benchmarking capabilities using historical project costs, contractor quotations and market intelligence to develop reliable benchmarks and identify cost drivers
Provide commercial insights by reviewing contractor and consultant estimates, challenging assumptions and supporting value engineering, investment comparisons and cost optimisation
Lead sourcing and supplier strategy for gears, shaping long-term partnerships for cost competitiveness and innovation across international business units.
Responsibilities
Develop and execute the commodity strategy for gears, machined and heat-treated components across multiple product platforms and regions.
Support a team of commodity managers and experts — inspiring collaboration, top-performance, and personal growth.
Drive total cost of ownership optimization, supplier innovation, and sustainability initiatives across the supply base.
Establish and manage strategic supplier relationships, including negotiation of framework agreements and all supply chain terms & conditions, risk management, and capacity planning.
Align closely with Production, Quality, and Operations to ensure supplier readiness.
Lead Project Controls Specialist - CostNewAmtrak · Philadelphia, US