Director, PMO

Overview

As Director, Project Management Office at PowerPlan, you'll take ownership of a portfolio of up to 150 concurrent enterprise software engagements for energy and utility customers, with the authority to independently assess project health, challenge unsupported forecasts, and require corrective-action plans wherever the evidence calls for it.

You'll harden the operating model, build trust in Certinia as the system of record, resolve the cross-functional friction points that quietly sink engagements, and develop the PM Managers and their teams so predictable execution becomes the norm. This is an executive operator role with real decision-making authority — you'll be in the reviews and recoveries alongside the team, not directing from a distance.

Responsibilities

Success will be measured by how fast you can build a portfolio-health baseline leadership actually trusts, and by whether the PMO becomes a system of consistent governance and trustworthy data instead of a collection of individually managed projects.

• Build an evidence-based baseline of portfolio health across all active engagements, getting into the field rather than relying on desk reviews.

• Harden delivery standards, stage gates, and governance rhythms so they're applied consistently — while actively retiring low-value process.

• Make Certinia PSA the real, single system of record, eliminating the shadow spreadsheets that let a different version of the truth circulate.

• Map and fix where delivery breaks down against Sales, Product, Engineering, Support, and Finance, starting with the highest-friction handoffs.

• Coach PM Managers and their teams from inside live engagement reviews and recoveries, not from behind a desk.

• Identify and accelerate high-potential leaders toward succession, so predictable execution doesn't depend on any one person.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive PMO leadership experience in project-driven organizations, including a demonstrated PMO turnaround or capability transformation.

• Proven track record both leading Project Managers and being one, with appropriate certifications (PMP, PgMP).

• Proven track record managing a portfolio of concurrent enterprise software or Professional Services engagements, with accountability for customer, revenue, margin, and delivery outcomes.

• Demonstrated ability to diagnose systemic delivery problems rather than treating symptoms one engagement at a time.

• Experience running a PMO — establishing delivery governance, stage gates, and evidence-based health-rating standards, without adding unnecessary bureaucracy.