Principal, Enterprise Execution & Standards Oversight

Tucson Electric Power•Tucson, AZ

About The Position

The Principal, Enterprise Execution & Standards Oversight provides enterprise-level leadership across project and program delivery, connecting functional PMOs and delivery teams within a hub-and-spoke, strong-matrix operating model. Reporting to the Director, Enterprise Execution Office (EEO), the role establishes and maintains standards, governance, controls, and reporting practices to support consistent, transparent, and comparable execution across the enterprise portfolio. Working with limited supervision and primarily through influence rather than direct authority, the Principal coordinates shared delivery practices, controls, and metrics across portfolios while respecting functional PMOs’ ownership of delivery. The role connects strategy, planning, execution, and outcomes to support leadership decisions and delivery success. It partners with the Strategic Change Office (SCO) to embed change leadership into PMO execution and with Enterprise Resource Capacity Planning to align standards, tools, and data for enterprise visibility. The position may provide services to affiliates of the Company subject to the UNS Energy Code of Conduct and related Policies and Procedures. Regular travel to operational sites, industry events, and stakeholder meetings is required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Project/Program Management, Information Technology, Organizational Leadership, or a related field; equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.
Extensive working knowledge of the PMI Project/Program Management (PMBOK) body of knowledge.
Demonstrated experience establishing or operating enterprise project/program delivery standards, governance frameworks, stage gates, and portfolio reporting.
At least 10 years of progressive experience in enterprise program/portfolio delivery, PMO operations, or enterprise standards and governance, including leading cross-functional execution on large, complex initiatives.
Proven ability to influence and drive alignment across functional PMOs, business areas, and delivery teams within a matrix or hub-and-spoke operating model without direct authority.
Strong working knowledge of RAID management, change control, and integrated executive-level portfolio reporting.
Strong business acumen, including financial analysis and the ability to translate complex delivery data into clear, decision-ready insights.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization.
Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
Ability to meet the physical demands of office work, including prolonged sitting; occasional standing, walking, or bending; operating a computer and other office equipment; frequent communication by phone and in person; reviewing detailed operational reports; and lifting and carrying items up to 15 pounds as needed.
Regular travel to operational sites, industry events, and stakeholder meetings.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Project Management, Analytics, Organizational Leadership, or a related field.
PMP certification in good standing; PgMP, PfMP, or equivalent portfolio/program credentials are a plus.
Experience with enterprise Project Portfolio Management tooling, Power BI, or equivalent data visualization and executive dashboarding tools.
Advanced knowledge of the electric utility business.
Experience partnering with a Strategic Change Office or change management function to integrate change leadership into delivery.

Responsibilities

Define, maintain, and evolve enterprise project and program delivery standards, including templates, minimum delivery requirements, methodologies, and an enterprise delivery playbook.
Establish and sustain governance frameworks, stage gates, and decision-rights maps that clarify accountability across the enterprise, functional PMOs, and leadership.
Drive adoption of consistent delivery practices across functional PMOs while preserving their ownership of delivery.
Standardize enterprise portfolio reporting on status, value delivery, risks, and issues, providing executives and business area leaders with consistent, decision-quality information.
Integrate cross-portfolio insights into executive dashboards and ensure comparability and transparency across portfolios.
Serve as a single source of truth for portfolio visibility by partnering on tooling strategy, systems of record, and a central repository for standards and artifacts.
Establish enterprise-wide risk and issue management practices, including a RAID classification system and escalation thresholds.
Enable disciplined tracking, monitoring, and control of change impacts, risks, and issues so challenges are surfaced early and addressed at the appropriate level.
Govern enterprise change control and impact-management processes across the portfolio.
Connect strategy, planning, execution, and outcomes so delivery functions as an integrated enterprise system.
Align functional PMOs to enterprise priorities, delivery expectations, and the hub-and-spoke engagement model.
Partner with the Strategic Change Office to embed change leadership, adoption, and readiness into functional PMO execution.
Provide the Enterprise Change Agenda and functional PMOs with a unified framework of standards, tools, and insights for consistent, enterprise-aligned execution.
Translate cross-portfolio delivery data into clear tradeoffs, decision points, and recommended actions to support prioritization, resource, and governance decisions.
Continuously improve enterprise delivery standards, tooling, templates, and reporting based on adoption, feedback, and evolving enterprise needs.