Vice President Project Management

Role Overview

The Vice President of Project Management Office (PMO) for a major power organization is a strategic executive responsible for leading enterprise-wide excellence in project and program management across utilities, energy, engineering, construction, and contracting sectors. Based in Houston, TX, this position requires approximately 50% travel and direct hire engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Craft and implement the PMO strategy tightly aligned with the company's vision and growth plans.
• Develop and enforce governance frameworks, methodologies, standards, and best practices throughout the enterprise.
• Manage a broad portfolio encompassing capital projects, utilities, renewable energy, transmission, distribution, generation, infrastructure, and construction initiatives.
• Act as a trusted consultant to executive leadership on project outcomes, allocation of resources, and investment strategies.
• Lead transformative organizational changes and continuous improvement efforts.
• Supervise project portfolio planning, prioritization, and execution at the enterprise level, tracking health, schedule, budget, and mitigating risks.
• Implement tools and metrics for portfolio oversight, facilitating executive-level reviews and governance.
• Direct multidisciplinary teams including project and program managers, schedulers, cost analysts, and support staff.
• Optimize resource management ensuring high workforce productivity.
• Ensure adherence to safety, quality, environmental, and regulatory compliance throughout project execution.
• Establish project controls covering scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, and change management for consistency across initiatives.
• Oversee large-scale capital and operating budgets, managing financial performance with forecasting and earned value analysis.
• Lead contract strategy, negotiation, execution, and compliance monitoring to manage scope and change orders.
• Manage vendor and contractor relations, mitigating commercial risks tied to projects.
• Implement risk management practices and maintain compliance with all relevant federal, state, local, and industry regulations.
• Champion a strong safety culture consistent with industry-leading utilities, energy, and construction standards.
• Maintain readiness for regulatory audits and ensure project regulatory compliance.
• Engage with stakeholders including leadership teams, customers, regulators, contractors, and partners to foster strong relationships.
• Provide executive reporting on portfolio performance, risks, and strategic recommendations.
• Lead communication during key project execution phases and organizational changes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business Administration, or related disciplines.
• Minimum of 15 years of progressive leadership in project and program management within engineering, construction, utilities, energy, or contracting organizations.
• At least 7 years of experience in executive leadership managing extensive PMO functions or major capital projects.
• Demonstrated success managing projects exceeding $50 million in value.