Senior Manager, Capital PMO

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Position Summary

This position will establish and implement at the site a comprehensive PMO Framework for project selection, prioritization, planning, execution, close-out, oversight, and governance. The individual will act in a leadership role in the strategic prioritization of site projects and initiatives in addition to assisting in the adherence to and definition of standards for project management and processes.

Responsibilities

• Train site teams on the implementation of the PMO Framework

• Train individuals and teams on Portfolio Management guidelines and initiatives

• Manage prioritized One List for the site

• Lead the improvement of project planning and execution capabilities for colleagues leading projects

• Assist site Project Managers in developing project scope definitions and cost estimates

• Provide strategic decision support for effective governance of all projects and programs in the site Portfolio

• Manage Portfolio Management steering team meetings, actions, and site scorecard status

• Communicate Portfolio and Project priorities and progress to team on a continuing basis

• Provide project management support functions to include maintenance of the PMO Framework, its processes, tools, and templates

• Ensure that employees have the PMO tools needed to perform their jobs

• Facilitate communication between management and non-management

• Facilitate team meetings to discuss progress, initiatives, and/or other matters

• Provide leadership, development, and mentoring for others

• Ensure lessons learned activity is executed at the end of every project as an integral part of project close-out

• Identify temporary and permanent fixes to address issues

• Define and monitor key performance indicators to meet strategic goals

• Participate in cross-functional teams to meet strategic goals

• Collect, record, and report on established Projects metrics as defined in the PMO Framework

• Read, understand, and comply with cGMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures), including general safety, lock outs, etc.

• Conduct safety checks for work group, department, or site

• Manage team's priorities, goals, and resource allocation

• Communicate PMO Framework policies and procedures to employees

• Analyze trends in data in order to provide accurate descriptions, identify root causes, and/or identify solutions or improvements

• Assess and implement improvements in productivity, waste generation, quality, and cost

• Develop and communicate a vision for the function in alignment with overall organizational goals

• Prepare regular and ad hoc reports for others

Minimum Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a PMO role
• Ability to lead and mentor peers and Project Managers
• Demonstrated people-leadership experience, including managing both full-time employees and contract staff
• Experience managing site project portfolios
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communications skills.
• Self-disciplined, demands high-quality results and able to multi-task effectively
• Ability to thrive in fast paced environment
• Proven project management skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related discipline
• Experience within a regulated or cGMP environment
• MBA or Master’s in engineering is desirable
• PMP certification or similar
• Familiar with PMBOK or Prince2

This position may also include the following conditions:

• Working extensively with internal and external stakeholders like senior leadership and vendors.

The items described here are representative of those that must be met successfully to perform the essential functions of this job.

Resilience is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, physical or me