Senior Program Manager
About The Position
Enterprise Project Governance is seeking two senior-level contractors to develop, pilot, and implement a Project Quality Review Program supporting Major Projects and Programs. The resources will partner with EPG personnel to establish a repeatable quality assessment process that evaluates project and program management deliverables before GRB reviews. The initial focus is Board-level projects and programs with an EAC greater than $250 million, with a later expansion across the broader Major Projects portfolio. The role evaluates project documentation against client project management standards, validates existing review criteria and scoring methodologies, identifies gaps in project management and controls deliverables, and recommends improvements to governance readiness and project execution quality. The assignment is hybrid and mostly remote, with advance notice for any required onsite work in Oakland based on business needs. Candidates within the client service territory may be provided a client laptop, docking station, and charger. Candidates outside the territory must have access to a supplier or personal laptop for Citrix or VDI access; additional equipment is to be provided by the supplier.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or equivalent experience.
- At least 8 years of related experience or equivalent.
- Advanced knowledge of project or program management.
- Ability to communicate findings and recommendations to various levels of management.
- Ability to manage multiple projects with demanding time constraints.
- Knowledge and understanding of business drivers.
- PMI certification.
- Experience reviewing project controls deliverables, governance documentation, project readiness, or quality assessment materials.
- Ability to assess assigned projects and recommend solutions.
- Experience supporting or facilitating executive reviews and governance decision-making processes.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Board-level or executive-level capital project governance.
- Expert knowledge of project controls disciplines, including scheduling, cost management, risk management, scope management, change control, resource management, and performance metrics.
- Experience performing project health assessments, project audits, stage-gate reviews, quality-assurance reviews, or governance-readiness reviews.
- Experience developing governance frameworks, standards, procedures, checklists, scoring models, or assessment methodologies.
- Knowledge of estimating practices and earned value management principles.
- Utility industry experience is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Develop and document a standardized governance-readiness and project-quality review process.
- Establish review methodologies, governance procedures, scoring criteria, reviewer instructions, and evaluation reporting standards.
- Recommend ongoing quality-assurance activities across Major Projects and Programs.
- Support transition of the quality review function into a sustainable EPG operating model.
- Independently review project and program documentation, including scope management and approval evidence; change control records; RACI and decision-governance artifacts; project and program charters; business cases; project management plans; schedules and schedule status; cost forecasts, authorized amount comparisons, basis-of-estimate documentation, earned value metrics, and contingency tracking; resource plans; risk registers; communication plans; and procurement or contracting strategies.
- Evaluate the effectiveness and continued applicability of the current Project Controls Documentation Review Checklist.
- Validate checklist alignment with current client project and program management standards.
- Assess the appropriateness of scoring matrices, weighting factors, review criteria, and governance thresholds.
- Recommend changes to scoring models, checklist structure, review methodology, and implementation guidance.
- Conduct readiness reviews before GRB submissions.
- Identify deficiencies in project documentation, project controls, compliance, and governance artifacts.
- Provide practical recommendations to project teams to improve readiness before formal GRB review.
- Track recurring gaps and identify portfolio-wide process improvement opportunities.
- Prepare quality assessment summaries and findings for EPG leadership.
- Identify portfolio-wide trends, systemic issues, and improvement opportunities.
- Support presentations and reporting to leadership and governance bodies as needed.
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Career Level
Senior
