Keolis Commuter Services hiring Associate Project Manager - Supplemental Work Engineering in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States | LinkedIn (2024)

At Keolis Commuter Services (KCS), we give every team member—and their ideas—a seat for the journey. We are a diverse team made up of different backgrounds, stories, and perspectives, which is our strength. If you’re looking for a career with a company that invests in your future, KCS is the place for you. We Imagine. We Care. We Commit!

Since 2014, Keolis Commuter Services has been entrusted with operating and maintaining the Commuter Rail network on behalf of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). During this time, we have worked to deliver a safe and reliable service, thanks to the knowledge and dedication of our team, and our experience operating transit networks around the world. Today, we're proud of the progress we have made together to deliver a best-in-class service for the Greater Boston community.

We believe our people are what make us great. That is why we demonstrate a commitment to a safe, healthy, and inclusive culture that welcomes ideas, encourages innovation, and values belonging. Your future starts here.

At Keolis Commuter Services, LLC we provide a competitive compensation package that is designed to be flexible and comprehensive to meet the needs of our hard-working employees and their families.

Benefits Package Highlights:

• Generous Medical & Rx plan
• Dental & Vision Plan
• Railroad Retirement Benefits - a federal program that administersretirement, survivor, unemployment, and sicknessbenefits to U.S.railroadworkers and their families.
• Fidelity 401K Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Transit and Parking Reimbursement Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company Sponsored Life & Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefits
• Education Assistance
• Short- & Long-term Disability Benefits
• Voluntary Benefits Plan options including
  • Supplemental health plans for accidents, critical illness, hospital stays
  • Pet, Home, Auto insurance

Minimum Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years project administrator experience or similar role, with experience in one or more of the following:
  • Department of Transportation
  • Federal Railroad Administration
  • American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association
  • Association of American Railroads
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules and regulations
  • Or other federally regulated industries.
• Prefer experience managing project budgets and life cycle forecasting.
• Prefer experience with MS Projects or other scheduling software; this is a plus.
• Basic understanding of construction means and methods.
• Prefer project management experience with demonstrable proficiency in the use of project management tools and processes.
• Familiarity with basic contract language.
• Proficient Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Proven track record of successfully executing challenging projects.

Skills:

• Must possess strong interpersonal skills.
• Must possess excellent verbal, writing, and basic accounting skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse workforce.
• Build trust in relationships.
• Effective organizational, multi-tasking, time management, and interpersonal skills.
• Detail oriented and strong analytical skills
• Key personal traits: forward thinking, proactive, resilient, sound judgement, innovative where it is required, driven by a relentless pursuit of excellence.
• Highly motivated and driven professional, able to manage multiple high priority projects simultaneously. Strong work ethic.

Key Accountabilities (Essential Job Duties):

• To assist in developing robust project plans covering the full life cycle of the project to ensure delivery of project in line with quality, cost, and time objectives.
• To assist in establishing costs, resources, accurate timelines to develop business cases and Project Initiation documents.
• Coordinate cost estimating, budgeting and monitoring, and control for construction projects and support services.
• Assist in effective construction and management of project budgets.
• Effective and timely recovery of all project costs to ensure KCS margin targets.
• Represent KCS-Engineering at construction, track outages, site inspections, as well as payment and payment documentation meetings with the MBTA.
• Assist with procurement and tendering of project to ensure risk of project delivery and cost are balanced.
• Effective negotiation and management of the contract with the Supply chain.
• Assist in Assessing, mitigating and managing all project risks, dealing effectively with issues that arise.
• Assist in developing specifications for subcontractor scopes of services.
• Assist in design review, ensuring that the chosen designs support the reliability, availability, ability to be maintained and safety requirements of the System while ensuring compliance with all industry and mandatory standards.
• Report and communicate effectively, facilitating timely decision making and progress through milestones.
• To assist in ensuring safety and quality assurance, by ensuring that appropriate mandatory, MBTA and KCS standards are being delivered both internally by KCS staff and externally by KCS suppliers.
• Other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions (including Physical Demands)

• Predominantly office environment
• Some travel to Commuter Rail locations under construction for site visits is expected.

Additional Statements:

• Drug and alcohol screening: Employment contingent upon passing pre-employment drug and alcohol screen. Also, contingent upon receiving a favorable background check. Must pass a physical examination.
• Safety commitment: Safety is a way of life at Keolis. By placing safety first, we ensure the wellbeing of our employees, customers, and communities. Together we can become the most successful transportation company in the world.
• Environmental commitment: Keolis is committed to protecting the environment by minimizing the impact of operations to our people and the communities in which we operate.
• EEO statement: Our policy is to afford Equal Employment Opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of their race, color, sex, religion, age, creed, marital status, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, or gender identification. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

• Disclaimer and closing statement: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job, and Keolis retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position. Employees must be able to perform the essential job duties of this position satisfactorily. If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship. Keolis is committed to offering our employees competitive compensation and benefits, opportunities for development and growth throughout an exciting and rewarding career, and the safest work environment possible

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