Director of PMO

Electric Power Engineers • Austin, TX

19h • Remote

About The Position

The Director of PMO will lead and build the Project Management Office (PMO) in the assigned area of responsibility. The role establishes the recruitment plan, processes, and functions needed for a comprehensive PMO covering project management, scheduling and planning, project controls, and contract management. The Director supports Project Managers in defining, implementing, and applying project management policies and best practices, and represents EPE at events and conferences. The role also develops the PMO’s portfolio offering with Marketing and other EPE departments, identifies prospective clients, and develops suitable offerings.

The Director oversees project management across a portfolio, promotes consistent execution using best practices, and improves policies and processes based on industry practices and project lessons learned. Responsibilities include participating in bid and sales planning, reviewing project execution and controls, resolving escalated issues, overseeing project closure and contract and claims practices, maintaining stakeholder relationships, and reinforcing health and safety. The role leads and develops the PMO team, plans and assigns resources, builds project management capability, and ensures the area is appropriately structured and staffed.

This is a remote US position. Occasional travel may be needed (10% or less).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field.
• 15+ years of Project Management experience in the power generation industry.
• Experience leading a PMO office or major project teams.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies and tools.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with MS Project and Primavera P6 is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Lead and build the PMO, including its recruitment plan, processes, and functions for project management, scheduling/planning, project controls, and contract management.
• Support Project Managers in defining, implementing, and applying project management policies and best practices.
• Represent EPE at events and conferences.
• Develop the PMO portfolio offering with Marketing and other EPE departments, identify clients, and develop appropriate offerings.
• Contribute to continuous improvements in project execution strategy for clients’ project operations.
• Ensure the project portfolio is managed consistently using best practices.
• Lead the PMO team and ensure policies, directives, instructions, and guidelines are followed.
• Develop and continuously improve processes based on industry best practices, incorporating lessons learned into improvement actions.
• Participate in bid and sales phases, including estimating and resource planning.
• Oversee portfolio-level project management through reviews with client management teams and Project Managers; resolve escalated issues and ensure timely, proper project closure.
• Oversee proper application of contract and claims management methods in accordance with client policies and contractual agreements.
• Build and maintain relationships with PMO stakeholders and serve as an escalation point for project management issues.
• Reinforce and maintain a health and safety culture across project operations.
• Lead the PMO team in establishing and enforcing an effective project management approach that achieves project and organizational goals.
• Develop project organizations with management teams and Project Managers; plan, assign, and manage project resources according to competencies, project fit, and availability.
• Develop project management capacity and capability in line with resource planning, workload, sales, and revenue objectives.
• Ensure the area is structured for the business model, adequately staffed with skilled resources, and appropriately directed.
• Guide, motivate, and develop direct and indirect reports.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with 100% premium coverage for the employee.
• Generous PTO and paid holidays.
• MyShare Employee Ownership Program.
• Opportunity to work with industry leaders.
• 401(k) with up to a 4% match, 100% vested from day one.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director