Director of PMO

This role will lead the Project Management Office (PMO) in the area of responsibility. Primarily leading and building the PMO office, putting in place recruitment plan, processes and necessary functions to build a full PMO including: Project Management, Scheduling/Planning, Project Controls, Contract Management.  Support Project Managers in defining, implementing and applying project management policies and best practices.  Represent EPE at events and conferences. Lead the development of the portfolio offering of the PMO, working with Marketing and other EPE departments. Drive the identification of clients and put together the adequate offering. 

• Project leadership - Contributes to implementation of continuous improvements for the project execution strategy for the clients’ project operation.
• Project portfolio - Ensures the portfolio of projects is managed consistently, based on best practices.
• Instructions and guidelines - Leads the Project Management Office team and ensures that policies, directives, instructions and guidelines are followed. Develops, and continuously improves respective processes, based on industry best practices. Ensures that findings from lessons learned from project execution are incorporated in continuous improvement actions.
• Budget, sales and operations - Planning Participates in Bid/Sales Phase, i.e. in estimating and resource planning.
• Project execution and control - Oversees project management activities at the portfolio level through project reviews with the management team on the client side and Project Managers. Takes an active role in resolving escalated issues. Oversees that project closure is performed properly and timely for all projects in the portfolio.
• Contract and claims - Oversees the proper application of contract and claim management methods in accordance with the client’s policies, and contractual agreements.
• Stakeholder relations - Builds and maintain relationships with key stakeholders of the PMO. Serves as an escalation point for individual and systemic project management issues.
• Health, safety and environment (HSE) - Reinforces and maintains a culture of Health & Safety in all project operations.
• People leadership and development - Leads the PMO team to establish and enforce an effective project management approach to achieve both project and organizational goals. Develops project organization, jointly with management team and Project
• Managers. Plans, assigns and manages project resources based on competencies, project fit and availability. Develops the project management capacity and capability in line with the resource planning, workload, Sales and revenues objectives. 
• Ensures that the area of responsibility is structured to fit the business model, sufficiently staffed with skilled resources and directed appropriately. Guides, motivates and develops direct and indirect reports.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field
• 15+ years Project Management experience in the power generation industry.
• Experience in leading a PMO office, or major project teams and knowledge of project management methodologies and tools.
• Strong communication and leadership skills are essential for this role.
• Proficiency with MS Office, and familiarity with MS Project, Primavera P6 is highly desired.

Be a part of an innovative team shaping the grid of the future through advanced energy intelligence.  For more than half a century, Electric Power Engineers (EPE) has partnered with power and energy clients across the globe, providing consulting expertise and energy intelligence software solutions for complex engineering and grid modeling challenges. As leaders in the renewables space, we are focused on building a modern, secure, and resilient grid.   Join us in making an impact on the communities we serve and the environment in which we live. Together we can transform the future of energy.  

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision with 100% premium coverage for you
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• MyShare Employee Ownership Program
• Work with industry leaders
• 401K, up to a 4% match (100% vested from day 1)

Location: This position will be remote US

EPE does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. Any unsolicited third-party resumes forwarded by recruiters to EPE via our career page or to any of our managers or employees will be considered public information, may be treated as a direct application from the person identified in the resume, and will not be eligible for placement fee payment to the agency. EPE will not pay a fee to a third-party recruiter or agency without a previously signed third-party agreement and has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of the Talent Acquisition team.

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