SUMMARY:
Have a passion for leveraging project management skills to drive the successful delivery of projects? As a Co-op at Amtrak, you will learn the foundational principles in project management and make tangible impacts on a wide range of complex, transformational projects in a real-world rail industry environment. You will work under close supervision of a program manager and in collaboration with all levels of stakeholders: from department leaders, to project/program managers, analysts, and functional leads. Individuals in this role use project management knowledge and analytical skills to support assigned projects, including:

• Support project performance reporting
• Create and maintain project artifacts and ensure appropriate document and administrative controls
• Work with project team members and subject matter experts to coordinate logistics for assigned projects

The co-op selected for this opportunity will join the NEC Service Line PMO, which has capstone responsibilities for high priority and high visibility Fleet Implementation programs from a business perspective.  The primary program the co-op will work on is the multi-billion dollar Acela Next Generation high speed trainset program (Acela 21).  The co-op will also support the emerging InterCity Train (ICT) program, with a focus on Procurement process support and program initiation.  The co-op may also be engaged with other PMO programs as business priorities dictate

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
• Engage in fast paced learning of Next Generation Acela high speed trainset program, including Workforce Readiness and other cross-departmental aspects, activities, and processes

• Support project teams with project status reporting, documentation, controls and other processes to ensure compliance with audit requirements, department procedures and enterprise standards

• Create and maintain required documentation including project organization charts, distribution lists, project logs, project schedules, requirements documents, project budgets, meeting minutes, and status reports

• Assist in development and review of project scope, schedule and budget

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• Must be actively pursuing a degree at an accredited educational institution.  

• Must be actively pursuing an undergraduate/graduate degree in Project Management, Business, Management, Engineering, Science, Mathematics, Organizational Research, or Operations Analysis

• Must have at least 1 year of academic undergraduate studies completed or a sophomore status at minimum.  

• Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Relevant work experience (e.g., internships, school jobs)

• An interest in program and project management as a corporate practice

• Excellent verbal and written skills

• Positive attitude that presents in interactions with program leaders and partners

• Microsoft Office experience (Word, Excel, PowerPoint. MS Project is a plus)

• Analytical skills

COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:
Must have excellent oral and written communication skills