Director of IT Project Management Office (PMO) (Dallas, TX) - Austin Industries

Austin Bridge & Road•Dallas, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of the IT Project Management Office (PMO) leads technology project governance, portfolio management, and delivery standards for enterprise initiatives. The role ensures technology investments align with business priorities, support construction and field operations, and deliver measurable business value. The Director partners with IT leadership, business stakeholders, operational teams, project teams, and vendors to prioritize initiatives, manage resources, reduce delivery risk, and improve PMO effectiveness and maturity. The Director establishes PMO standards and governance, manages the IT project portfolio, facilitates executive reviews, and supports consistent project delivery across Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid approaches. The role oversees project outcomes, budgets, resources, vendor performance, and adoption of technology across office, field, and project-based teams. It also leads and develops PMO staff and communicates portfolio status and recommendations to executives. The position is based at Austin Industries’ headquarters in Dallas, Texas. Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Engineering, Construction Management, Computer Science, or a related field.
10+ years of progressive project or program management experience.
At least 5 years leading a PMO, project management function, or large program portfolio.
Experience delivering enterprise technology initiatives in construction, engineering, industrial services, or a similarly project-based and operationally complex industry.
Demonstrated success managing complex technology implementations and partnering with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
Strong understanding of enterprise applications, construction technology platforms, ERP and project controls systems, cloud services, data and analytics, cybersecurity, AI and automation, and systems integration.
Ability to connect enterprise technology strategy with the practical needs of office, field, and project-based operations.
Ability to establish meaningful performance measures and use data to improve delivery predictability, resource decisions, and portfolio value.
Legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; the company is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
PMP certification; PgMP, PfMP, Prosci, Agile, or related portfolio, program, or change management certification.
Experience leading organizational change and technology adoption across geographically distributed or field-based teams.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain PMO standards, project governance, intake, prioritization, stage-gate, and benefits-realization processes.
Manage the IT project portfolio, balancing strategic value, operational impact, business demand, budget, risk, dependencies, and resource capacity.
Facilitate executive portfolio reviews and steering committee meetings, and support timely decisions and escalations.
Develop governance that supports enterprise initiatives as well as the needs of construction and field operations.
Ensure consistent delivery practices across Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid initiatives, selecting approaches appropriate to project size, risk, and business needs.
Monitor portfolio scope, schedule, budget, quality, dependencies, risks, issues, change control, and expected business outcomes.
Partner with construction operations and corporate functions to deliver technology solutions that improve project execution, safety, quality, estimating, procurement, workforce management, financial operations, and client service.
Promote technology rollout, training, communication, and adoption across office, field, and project-based teams.
Coordinate technology deployments with operational schedules to minimize disruption to active projects and jobsites.
Manage PMO budgets, project financial controls, forecasting, resource planning, and portfolio-level cost visibility.
Oversee vendor project performance, professional services engagements, contractual deliverables, and internal and external resource use.
Partner with Finance, Procurement, Legal, and business leaders on investment decisions and vendor accountability.
Lead, coach, and develop project managers, program managers, business analysts, Scrum Masters, and other PMO staff.
Provide executive reporting on portfolio KPIs, project health, budget status, risks, dependencies, decisions, and recommendations.
Foster accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and partnership across IT, corporate functions, construction operations, and project teams.
Build trusted relationships with business and operational leaders and translate technology delivery into practical business outcomes.