PMO Controller / Specialist

About the role

The PMO Controller/Specialist is responsible for maintaining governance, scheduling, forecasting, reporting and portfolio controls across CEL's project portfolio on-site in Williamsburg VA. The role ensures project, cost and schedule information remains accurate, supports executive decision-making, and drives cross-functional coordination across Sales, Engineering, Procurement, Production and Finance.

Scope of Accountability

• Project governance and lifecycle control
• Portfolio oversight and risk escalation
• Reporting, analytics and executive visibility
• Scheduling and data integrity across PMO systems
• Process improvement and PMO maturity initiatives

Details of Responsibilities

• Governance, Controls & Portfolio Management
• Own project lifecycle governance from sales-to-operations handover through project closeout, ensuring compliance with PMO stage-gate requirements
• Manage variation orders, engineering changes, and baseline control for project scope, schedule, and cost
• Lead portfolio reviews covering project performance, margin, schedule adherence, factory capacity, and key risks
• Drive recovery planning for at-risk projects by coordinating actions across engineering, procurement, production, and commercial teams
• Monitor contractual commitments, delivery milestones, and project risks, escalating issues proactively to leadership

Planning, Reporting & Systems

• Maintain project schedules, milestones, and dependencies within CEL project management platforms
• Ensure ERP, SharePoint, and PMO systems remain accurate, current, and audit-ready
• Prepare portfolio reporting, forecasting, and executive dashboards that support informed business decisions
• Build and maintain Power BI reporting that highlights project performance, resource constraints, and operational risks

Coordination & Continuous Improvement

• Career Development
• Coordinate project kickoffs, SIOP reviews, production reviews, and other cross-functional planning meetings
• Track decisions, actions, risks, and stakeholder communications, ensuring timely follow-up and escalation where required
• Support PMO process improvements, reporting enhancements, and automation initiatives
• Capture lessons learned and help strengthen PMO governance, controls, and operational maturity as the organization grows

Requirements

• PMO, project controls, scheduling in a manufacturing operations environment
• A planning/scheduling professional with strong analytical skills, commercial awareness, and the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders across a fast-paced project environment
• Experience 5+ years in PMO, project controls, scheduling, or manufacturing operations environments
• SIOP, CFA, PP&S, and/or IMS Scheduler background in a high up-tempo production environment is very helpful
• Recent professional experience with Governance Frameworks, change control, project controls, manufacturing planning and portfolio management processes
• Experience coordinating cross-functional project portfolios

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a business-related discipline required
• Advanced Microsoft 365 skills and ability to navigate SharePoint
• Experience with navigating Power BI (especially Capacity Charts)
• Experience with Microsoft Planner (preferred), Microsoft Project (required)
• Exposure to ERP systems, preferably SAP Business ByDesign
• PMP, CAPM, PMI-SP, Lean Six Sigma, or Power BI certifications beneficial but not required

Skills & Competencies

• Project scheduling
• Portfolio reporting
• Risk management
• Stakeholder communication
• Data analysis
• Process improvement

Leadership Style & Mindset

• Proactive
• Detail-oriented
• Collaborative
• Commercially aware
• Continuous improvement mindset

Benefits

• Join a Trusted Industry Leader - 42 Years of Excellence
• Be Part of a Global Expansion
• Collaborate with World-Class Engineers, Vendors & Industry Experts
• Shape the Future of CEL - Critical Power
• Competitive Salary, Benefits & Career Growth
• Equal Opportunity Employer