Executive Director - Enterprise PMO

Job description / Role

Job Overview

The Executive Director, Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) is accountable for the successful delivery of all projects within this US$9Bn development. This individual will be responsible for the supervision of a large number of high value multi disciplinary projects and there project management teams. This individual will coordinate the planning, execution, and delivery of projects on time, within budget, and in accordance to specifications. To achieve these goals, the Executive Director, EPMO will define project requirements and scope, acquire project resources, and provide ongoing guidance, updates and support to the CEO and the board of directors.

Roles and Responsibilities

Management
• Lead and coordinate programs consisting of multiple projects within business-critical areas to provide unified oversight and transparency to the CEO and the board of directors.
• Manage all logistical and organizational aspects of leading programs and projects. including facilitating ongoing updates/high level reports to the CEO and the board of directors.
• Oversee and coordinate all aspects of programs and projects from initiation through implementation with all involved teams
• Create and maintain overall program and project plans for each major initiative
• Maintain staffing within the agreed model and as the work funnel dictates
• Maintain budgeting and forecasting
• Lead all task planning: project estimation, prioritization, schedule development
• Lead the resource strategy: resource availability and allocation, resource management, skills matrix and identification of gaps, project roles and responsibilities
• Steward stakeholder reporting: project status, scope changes, project overview and milestones
• Manage risks and issues: assessment, logging, monitoring
• Lead change management plan development, testing and communications with the support of Corporate Communications and Human Resources
• Ensure milestones are tracked and completed
• Perform analysis on overall project performance (e.g.: change requests, defects, post-implementation defects, etc.) to implement continuous improvement
• Work with other teams to assess inter-dependencies of initiatives and potential gaps in plans and/or conflicts in resources – ensure all plans reflect dependencies

Governance

• Apply the appropriate level of program and project management best practices, processes, and policy aligned to the enterprise and Information Services strategic objectives and goals
• Develop and continuously evolve the project and program templates and tools
• Utilize effective project management practices to ensure delivery for all projects and programs
• Through regular checks, ensure adherence by all project teams to program methodology and standards and governance processes
• Support necessary compliance activities (applicable legislative and regulatory compliance, internal and external audits, and compliance reporting)
• Provide effective metrics to measure overall performance and efficiency of PMO resources, processes and operations

Requirements

Qualifications

• University degree in, business or a related discipline
• 12+ years of experience in project management and/or portfolio management
• Experience working on Mega Projects and Multi Million Dollar developments
• Proven experience in successfully leading a PMO with multiple high value projects.
• Experience in reporting directly to the CEO and Board of Directors

Skills

• In-depth understanding of the Project Management discipline
• Good understanding of the Business Analysis discipline
• Experience setting up and managing a Project Management Office
• Strong management and planning skills with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with business partners, vendors and IT teams to achieve results
• Relevant industry-related certifications are considered an asset (e.g. PMP, Prince2, Agile).
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to influence and effectively negotiate with stakeholders.

About the Company

Macdonald & Company is the leading professional recruitment consultancy for the real estate and built environment sectors. Established in 1992 and headquartered in the UK, we apply local knowledge with true global connection through our offices in Europe, Asia-Pacific, the U.S., Africa and the Middle East.

Our specialist teams act for every class of organisation owning, occupying, financing, or advising on property, construction and engineering – developers, investors, institutions, funds, banks, consultancies and contractors.

Macdonald & Company is a subsidiary of Prime People Limited.

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