PMO Manager - Oil & Gas

About the role

The PMO Manager leads the Energy (Oil & Gas) team's project management office and provides oversight, guidance, and support to Project Managers. This position establishes consistent project management practices, monitors portfolio performance, and promotes successful project delivery.

Responsibilities

• As the company grows, the PMO Manager will also serve as Project Manager for selected strategic, complex, or high-priority pipeline projects and will have a utilization target.
• Assigns, leads, mentors, and supports Proposal Managers and Project Managers, monitors performance, and promotes accountability, professional development, and consistent proposal and project delivery.
• Ensures a Proposal Manager is assigned to each new opportunity and oversees proposal planning, execution, quality, and transition to project delivery.
• Leads selected strategic, complex, or high-priority proposal efforts and provides guidance and support to Proposal Managers.
• Utilizes and maintains project management standards, processes, tools, templates, and reporting practices.
• Oversees project scope, schedules, budgets, staffing, quality, risks, client satisfaction, and overall performance.
• Works directly with the Project Controls Manager to monitor project cost health, forecasts, budgets, schedules, and financial performance.
• Reviews project status reports, forecasts, and change orders.
• Maintains performance metrics for executive leadership.
• Supports resource planning, staffing capacity, project prioritization, and workload balancing.
• Provides escalation support for project risks, scope changes, performance concerns, and client issues.
• Serves as Project Manager for selected strategic, complex, or high-priority projects based on business needs.
• Leads project kickoff meetings, status reviews, lessons-learned sessions, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Promotes consistent use of project management, financial, document-control, and collaboration systems.
• Supports recruiting, onboarding, training, performance evaluations, and development of Project Managers.
• Maintains periodic engagement with key clients and supports client relationship management, issue resolution, and identification of follow-on opportunities as needed.
• Collaborates with Engineering Managers, technical leaders, and executive leadership to support business and operational objectives.
• Ensures compliance with company policies, contractual requirements, quality standards, and applicable health and safety practices.
• Performs other duties as company needs dictate.
• This position provides direct supervision and functional leadership to Project Managers.
• Responsibilities include assigning work, monitoring performance, coaching, supporting professional development, and contributing to performance reviews.

Qualifications

Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in project management, program management, operations, or a related professional-services environment, including experience leading or mentoring Project Managers. Experience in the architecture, engineering, construction, environmental, or consulting industry is preferred.

• PMP, PgMP, or another recognized project management credential preferred.
• Professional Engineer, Registered Architect, or equivalent industry credential may be preferred based on project requirements.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and project management, resource planning, financial tracking, CRM, collaboration, and document-control systems required.
• Familiarity with Deltek or similar professional-services software is preferred.

Skills

The successful candidate is organized, analytical, detail oriented, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities. The individual must demonstrate strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, financial, and client-service skills.