Senior Technology Portfolio Manager

SWCA Environmental Consultants•Phoenix, AZ

2d•Remote

About The Position

SWCA Environmental Consultants is seeking a Senior Technology Portfolio Manager - Execution to join its Enterprise Technology Engagement team. The role leads intake operations, portfolio planning, and execution coordination for strategic internal enterprise initiatives with significant technology components. It translates enterprise and technology strategy into actionable portfolio recommendations, giving leaders visibility into capacity constraints, dependencies, investment tradeoffs, and initiative sequencing. The position reports to the Director, Enterprise Technology Engagement and provides leadership and oversight to project managers responsible for day-to-day execution of complex and impactful enterprise initiatives. It partners with business and technology leaders to maintain an integrated initiative roadmap, facilitate evidence-based intake and prioritization decisions, and strengthen governance practices that improve delivery outcomes without unnecessary administrative burden. This is a full-time, regular, salaried/exempt, remote position with benefits. Depending on business needs, it may require 5–10% travel for stakeholder engagement, planning activities, governance meetings, and strategic initiative delivery. The expected U.S.-based pay range is $115,689.60–$159,213.00 per year. Eligible employees may also receive performance-based bonuses.

Requirements

Eight years of relevant, progressively responsible experience, including some experience managing others.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Project Management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, professional development, and directly applicable experience; the posting also notes knowledge normally obtained through post-secondary education or training and says a bachelor's degree is preferred.
Eight years of experience leading technology portfolios, programs, or projects involving multiple stakeholders, complex dependencies, and cross-functional workstreams.
Demonstrated experience managing and developing people, including coaching project managers, managing workload and performance, and building accountable execution practices.
Experience with demand intake, portfolio management, initiative prioritization, roadmap development, capacity planning, and execution governance.
Ability to evaluate resource and cost forecasts, identify and manage risks and dependencies, and communicate investment tradeoffs and business impacts.
Experience supporting strategic initiatives through Agile, hybrid, and predictive delivery methodologies, applying an appropriate approach based on business needs and project complexity.
Strong facilitation, written communication, analytical, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence outcomes across business and technology teams.
Experience collaborating with technical architects, product owners, and business leaders in a matrixed environment.
When driving is required, applicants must possess a valid driver's license and meet SWCA's driver requirements.
When travel is required, candidates must be able to obtain and maintain valid travel documents and identification required for work-related travel.

Nice To Haves

Ten years of related experience is preferred; ten years leading enterprise technology portfolios, programs, or strategic transformation initiatives is also listed as preferred.
PMP, PgMP, PfMP, Agile, Scrum, SAFe, or similar project, program, portfolio, or Agile delivery certification.
Experience improving portfolio management, intake processes, governance frameworks, or enterprise delivery practices.
Experience supporting enterprise transformation, organizational change management, benefits realization, or business process improvement initiatives.
Experience partnering with enterprise architecture, technology strategy, business relationship management, or technology engagement functions.
Professional services, consulting, or project-based business experience.

Responsibilities

Lead intake triage, workflow management, and decision-readiness activities in alignment with the Enterprise Technology Engagement intake and discovery framework.
Partner with Enterprise Technology Partners, product owners, and business stakeholders to gather requirements, develop business cases, define acceptance criteria, and document expected outcomes.
Maintain visibility into request status, prioritization decisions, and portfolio commitments, and route routine support requests and minor enhancements to accountable teams.
Maintain and refine an integrated portfolio roadmap aligned with enterprise and technology strategies and targeted business outcomes.
Develop prioritization and sequencing recommendations considering value, risk, investment assumptions, resource capacity, work-in-progress limits, and dependencies.
Assess cross-initiative dependencies and capacity constraints; recommend starting, pausing, accelerating, or resequencing initiatives based on strategic priorities and portfolio objectives.
Update portfolio commitments and roadmap plans following approved governance and executive authorization processes.
Lead portfolio governance and execution assurance across strategic enterprise initiatives, using Agile, hybrid, or predictive delivery approaches suited to the work.
Monitor forecasts, approved budgets, resource allocation, dependencies, and execution risks to support portfolio health and delivery success.
Escalate material scope, schedule, readiness, or outcome risks and facilitate recovery planning with stakeholders.
Coordinate initiative acceptance, operational transitions, and benefits reviews with sponsors, technical leaders, and business stakeholders.
Recruit, coach, mentor, and develop project managers; establish performance expectations, role accountability, and professional growth opportunities.
Align project manager assignments and workloads with approved priorities and sustainable delivery practices.
Strengthen project management capabilities through coaching, feedback, lessons learned, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Oversee intake operations, portfolio integration, project manager assignments, and day-to-day people leadership within delegated authority.
Recommend portfolio priorities, sequencing strategies, and investment tradeoffs; elevate execution, dependency, capacity, and organizational readiness concerns to senior leadership.
Integrate commitments and inputs from Enterprise Technology Partners, product owners, and delivery teams to maintain technology portfolio alignment.