Technical Project Manager (Network Infrastructure) - Washington, DC (Remote with Quarterly Travel) - NO H1B & TN

Job Title: Technical Project Manager (Network Infrastructure)

Job Location: Washington, DC (Remote with Quarterly Travel to DE/PA/DC for PI Planning Events)

Our clients will not provide equipment (Laptop, monitor, etc.) to the selected contractor. The contractor must have their own equipment.

No H1B's & TN holder

Job Type: long Term Contract

Must have prior experience in Amtrak or transportation.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Senior Technical Project Manager (PM) will be a key member of the DT Sys Design & Dev Portfolio Delivery team, leading complex, high-availability technology programs and critical network infrastructure projects within Amtrak. She/he will manage the full end-to-end project lifecycle—from initiation through implementation—using advanced project management methodologies. The Sr. PM will be responsible for technical scope definition, rigorous budget forecasting, resource allocation, and maintaining uptime during deployment. S/he will mitigate risks, track technical issues, and ensure strict compliance with DT change management, configuration management, network security protocols, and quality assurance best practices.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Drive end-to-end execution of network infrastructure projects, including IP networking (routing/switching), optical transport, and data center connectivity, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
Proactively identify technical blockers, hardware delivery risks, and dependency bottlenecks, implementing mitigation plans to keep projects on schedule and within budget.
Translate complex network engineering requirements into actionable technical project plans, milestones, and deliverables.
Adhere strictly to DT configuration management best practices, ensuring all changes are logged, tested, and validated in accordance with network stability requirements.
Coordinate with network architects, engineers, and external vendors for site surveys, optical turnups, and hardware installation.
Perform budget forecasting and schedule re-baselining, evaluating impacts of changes on technical design and project scope.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Network Security, or an equivalent combination of work experience, training, and education.
At least ten years' experience, with significant hands-on technical program and/or project management experience from initiation to implementation using Agile methodology.
Demonstrated ability to translate technical network engineering requirements to nontechnical stakeholders and executive leadership.
Demonstrated ability to manage and influence a diverse group of network architects, system engineers, and subject matter experts.
Demonstrated experience managing and publishing weekly/monthly technical status reports, including KPIs, project risks, and action item logs.
Proficient in project management tools (e.g., Jira, MS Project, ServiceNow, Visio).
PMP Certified.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

ITIL v4 Certification, Scrum, Product Owner or similar Agile certification.
Familiarity with network monitoring tools, firewall configuration and SDN/cloud integration.
Prior experience in Amtrak or transportation.
Willing to travel 25%.