Federal Rail Oversight and Technical Assistance Program Manager
| Company | Guidehouse |
|---|---|
| Location | Washington, DC, USA |
| Salary | $197000 – $328000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
Requirements
- 15 years of experience with a BS or 12 years with a master’s or PhD.
- Demonstrated management consulting experience driving work product strategy, design, quality control and delivery; owning client relationships and addressing needs.
- Rail experience with the basics of freight, passenger railroading, and train control systems.
- Understanding of common challenges faced by state grant recipients and ability to develop guidance that enables effective and compliant usage of regional grants.
- Experience leading teams to develop programs, projects, and the application of strategic problem-solving skills promoting timely solutions to complex construction management program issues.
- Ability to create and implement technical grant management solutions to track and report grant requirements.
- Experience successfully demonstrating flexibility with changing customer requirements, needs, and operating environments.
- You should have attained at least one of the following accreditations, Project Management Professional, Program Management Professional or Certified Construction Manager.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical oversight and monitoring to the Federal Rail Administration’s (FRA) Office of Railroad Development (RRD) for Support, Technical, Oversight, Review, and Monitoring (STORM) program of grants, loans, and other projects.
- Lead project workstreams and interact with the client daily to enable engagement success.
- Manage the project team to promote the successful performance of program support, technical assistance, oversight, compliance reviews, and project monitoring for FRA regional grantees.
- Provide grantees with technical assistance on budget reporting including review and preparation of all documents for compliance with FRA policy.
- Establish all necessary liaisons, coordination, and support with any project-related agencies and representatives of federal, state, regional, and local governments as appropriate for each regional grant.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated history of project management and organizational success providing oversight for major railroad infrastructure and rolling stock projects.
- Ability to leverage engineering, environmental, scheduling, and cost management expertise to ensure grant projects are completed safely, on time, and on budget.
- Experience tracking progress across various infrastructure grants and proposing risk mitigation and fleet management and maintenance strategies.
- Experience developing and conducting data process reviews to identify and document process improvements with federal or state governments.
- Experience utilizing and applying best practices, gleaned from experience and consultation with individuals of expertise, on projects, appropriately tailoring for client and culture.