Director Enterprise Project Management Office - Business Transformation - Akron FirstEnergy Headquarters
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Akron, OH, United States
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- C level
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, information systems, or a related discipline, plus a minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience. Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
- Relevant work experience includes leading project or program delivery across multiple concurrent initiatives.
- PMP, PfMP, or equivalent portfolio or program management certification.
- Demonstrated experience establishing project delivery methodology, standards, or governance that others apply consistently.
- Experience leading and developing a team of project or program managers.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to influence decision-making with senior leaders.
- Ability to manage a portfolio of concurrent initiatives across multiple business units and deliver accurate work within established deadlines.
Nice to have
- Experience establishing or scaling an enterprise project management office.
- Prior experience in the electric utility industry or another regulated operating environment.
- PgMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe, or equivalent program or agile delivery certification.
- Experience delivering in both traditional stage-gate and iterative or agile modes, and judgment about when each applies.
- Experience selecting and deploying enterprise project portfolio management (PPM) tooling.
Full description
FirstEnergy at a Glance
We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers’ lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger.
FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.
About the Opportunity
This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp.
This is a full-time, 4-days a week on-site position located in an office anywhere within the FirstEnergy service territory locations of: OH, PA, NJ, WV/MD or Washington, DC.
About FirstEnergy
FirstEnergy is dedicated to safety, reliability, and operational excellence. Our Business Transformation function exists to change how the enterprise operates — not simply to make existing processes marginally faster. We are building a small, senior team that identifies the largest value opportunities across our utilities, builds the business case, and drives the change through to a durable result.
Why This Role Matters
Selecting the right work is only half the problem; the enterprise also has to finish it. This role owns whether Business Transformation delivers what it promised, on the timeline it promised, at the quality the business can absorb. You will build the delivery discipline that makes the portfolio’s value credible.
Position Summary
The Director, Enterprise Project Management Office reports to the VP of Business Transformation. Travel to work locations across the territory is required on an as-needed basis.
The role leads a team of dedicated Project Specialists. The Director is responsible for delivery of the Business Transformation portfolio, including project management methodology, stage gate governance, delivery health reporting, and resource scheduling across concurrent initiatives.
Working across all active initiatives, the Director builds the project management capability of the organization and advises leadership where delivery patterns indicate a need to rescope, re-sequence, or stop work. The Director is expected to strengthen delivery discipline over time rather than manage individual initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team of Project Managers and build project management as a core capability within Business Transformation. Own the project delivery methodology and governance framework every initiative follows, including stage gates, reporting cadence, risk and issue management, and handover requirements.