Director, Project Management

Job-ID: 16233; Location(s): Broomfield, CO 

Job Description Summary

The Director, Project Management is responsible for managing multiple project workstreams and teams, supporting construction and facility expansion; managing projects from onset through completion; identifying the project team, scope and requirements under the guidance of the project sponsor and department leadership; developing project plans, budget, and timelines; identifying risks and managing changes; evaluating deliverables to ensure work meets specifications and quality standards; and provides project reports and updates. This key leadership role is responsible for developing best practices in project management, optimizing processes, and driving efficiency while ensuring alignment with business objectives. This position emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure successful completion of critical projects on time and within budget. Project workstreams include new facility construction projects and managing associated project workstreams. This role leads and develops construction standards for Viega buildings to include greenfield and brownfield expansions, and serves as a SME for Project Management excellence.

What You'll Do:

Leadership:

• Serves as a strategic advisor to the executive leadership team, offering insights recommendations and data driven insights.
• Motivates the team to work collaboratively as one team to achieve our goals.
• Sponsors and role models a commitment to Viega’s Purpose and Values and create a positive culture of connection and belonging.
• Expresses and prioritizes commitment to a diverse workforce and inclusive culture.
• Leads, selects, trains, motivates, reviews, coaches, develops and retains a high-performance team.
• Conducts timely and accurate employee performance evaluations; addresses performance issues as needed.
• Develops, implements, and maintains policies, procedures and intra-departmental communications; maintains managerial relationships by encouraging and providing a timely, two-way flow of information between subordinates, management, and user groups.
• Coordinates with each department to ensure proper staffing, labor, scheduling, supervision, space, and equipment; conducts periodic reviews and audits of each department.
• Participates in operational meetings as required.
• Motivates staff to improve the quantity and quality of work performed and provides training and development opportunities as needed.
• Ensures compliance in Health, Environment & Safety/Quality in all areas of operations; ensures company policies and guidelines, as set forth in the Corporate Human Resources Policy manual are followed; maintains a safe and clean work environment.

Project Management

• Creates cadence and structure to ensure critical projects are lead with rigor and diligence.
• Coordinates with the project sponsor and department leadership to determine project scope and requirements.
• Works with cross-functional teams to identify SMEs and determine project deliverables.
• Develops detailed project plans, project budget, charter, to-do lists and timelines in order to accomplish goals.
• Utilizes departmental templates and follows established project management methodologies to realize successful completion of assigned projects.
• Schedules and facilitates meetings; coordinates project tasks from onset through completion; prepares for next steps by exercising independent thinking.
• Leads meetings with the project team and third-party professionals in order to document action items and deliverables; tracks and manages action items and holds individuals or groups accountable for meeting deadlines.
• Produces status updates and reports; monitors and reports on status and progress with succinct communication of areas of success, opportunities and barriers.
• Takes a proactive approach to identify, understand and mitigate risks; resolves issues affecting implementation and escalates issues requiring higher-level review, as necessary.
• Uses discretion for matters that require confidentiality and the attention of leadership.
• Develops project management standards for team and help mentor new project managers on best practices.
• Helps to create greenfield and brownfield construct