Process & Procedures Lead

Butcher Power Products•Houston, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Process & Procedures Lead will design, implement, and continuously improve the enterprise Project Management Office (PMO) operating framework. This position will build the PMO foundation from the ground up by developing project management processes, procedures, governance standards, KPIs, templates, reporting frameworks, stage-gate requirements, a quality management system, financial reporting, portfolio performance management, and PMO best practices. The role establishes standardized ways of working to support consistency, accountability, visibility, predictable execution, and project delivery excellence across projects, programs, portfolios, business units, and company locations. It works with Project Managers, Operations, Engineering, Finance, Quality, IT, Supply Chain, and executive leadership to establish and govern the full project lifecycle, from intake and kickoff through planning, execution, monitoring and control, reporting, financial management, closeout, lessons learned, and continuous improvement. Based in Houston, Texas, the role supports PMO governance, process deployment, and standardization across company locations. Travel of up to 20% may be required for training, workshops, audits, process implementation, PMO deployments, and governance reviews. The position is intended for a strategic, hands-on builder who can establish scalable PMO systems and drive their adoption across a growing organization.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, Operations Management, Finance, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
PMP certification required.
8–12 years of progressive experience in Project Management, PMO, Governance, Business Process Improvement, Program Management, Operational Excellence, or Project Controls.
Demonstrated experience managing projects involving protection and control systems, medium- and low-voltage switchgear, relay panels, motor control centers (MCCs), power distribution equipment, industrial control panels, integrated E-House/control house solutions, data center power systems, or other engineered electrical systems.
Demonstrated experience developing PMO frameworks, methodologies, governance models, and operating procedures from the ground up.
Experience implementing enterprise-wide project management standards across multiple projects, business units, and locations.
Strong knowledge of PMI methodologies, stage-gate governance, project controls, portfolio management, and PMO best practices.
Experience developing enterprise KPI frameworks, executive dashboards, scorecards, and performance measurement systems.
Experience implementing and managing Quality Management Systems (QMS) and governance programs.
Strong understanding of project financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, margin management, and portfolio analytics.
Experience with ERP systems, Power BI, Microsoft Project, SharePoint, and project reporting platforms.
Strong analytical, process improvement, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
Excellent communication, facilitation, leadership, and stakeholder management abilities.
Ability to support work across company locations; travel up to 20% may be required.
Strategic and hands-on approach to building structure, governance, scalable systems, and enterprise-wide adoption.

Nice To Haves

Experience within engineered-to-order manufacturing, industrial, electrical equipment, power distribution, utilities, renewable energy, EPC, data center, construction, infrastructure, or automation environments.

Responsibilities

Build and implement the PMO operating model from the ground up.
Develop and deploy enterprise-wide project management standards, methodologies, governance frameworks, policies, procedures, manuals, playbooks, and ways of working.
Establish project lifecycle standards from project intake through closeout, including kickoff, planning, execution, monitoring and control, reporting, financial management, customer acceptance, reconciliation, archival, and transition to operations.
Define governance structures, review boards, escalation paths, approval processes, stage-gate methodologies, review requirements, and approval criteria.
Develop standardized processes for project planning, scheduling, controls, risk and opportunity management, change and scope management, cost and resource management, financial forecasting, customer communication, executive reporting, closeout, and lessons learned.
Lead PMO maturity assessments and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring alignment with PMI standards and project management best practices.
Establish project health reviews, escalation procedures, portfolio governance requirements, lessons-learned processes, and repositories of best practices.
Design and implement enterprise PMO KPIs and performance metrics for projects, programs, portfolios, and the PMO, including measures such as on-time delivery, SPI, CPI, forecast accuracy, revenue and margin performance, resource utilization, customer satisfaction, risk, change management, health, stage-gate compliance, and PMO maturity.
Develop executive dashboards, scorecards, performance reports, portfolio review cadences, and reporting standards; analyze trends and recommend corrective actions and improvements.
Develop and maintain standardized PMO templates and project documentation, including intake forms, charters, plans, schedules, registers, logs, reports, dashboards, financial and resource plans, closeout reports, and lessons-learned documents.
Establish document management, document control, and version control standards and ensure consistency across project documentation and reporting.
Develop and maintain the Project Management Quality Management System (QMS), including audits, compliance requirements, assessments, corrective actions, and continuous improvement programs.
Partner with Finance to establish project and portfolio financial governance and standardized reporting for revenue forecasts, costs, margins, budgets, resources, cash flow, earned value, and portfolio financial performance.
Develop executive financial dashboards and portfolio reporting, improve visibility into financial performance and portfolio health, and establish project controls and financial review processes.
Develop enterprise PMO dashboards and portfolio reporting solutions; partner with IT on reporting automation, KPI tracking, ERP integration, dashboard development, and reporting standardization.
Use Power BI and other reporting tools to improve project and portfolio decision-making and visibility.
Develop PMO onboarding materials, training programs, playbooks, and user guides; conduct workshops and deployment sessions; train Project Managers and stakeholders on PMO methods, tools, and standards.
Drive organizational adoption of PMO governance and best practices and serve as the PMO subject matter expert for project governance and execution excellence.
Support PMO governance, process deployment, standardization, reporting, and best practices across company locations; travel up to 20% as required for related activities.