Project Director, PMO Implementation
About the role
CBRE/Turner & Townsend is seeking a highly skilled and strategic Project Director, PMO Lead to spearhead a critical initiative for a major client's corporate spin-off. This is a unique opportunity to define and implement a new Program Management Office (PMO) leveraging our client’s established framework, ensuring seamless integration and operational excellence for the newly formed entity.
As the Project Director, PMO Lead, you will be instrumental in standing up this new PMO, establishing robust financial processes (including PO and invoicing), developing comprehensive procedures, and training a new project management team. You will drive the successful delivery of a complex portfolio of programs and projects, acting as the primary client interface and strategic advisor. This role requires exceptional leadership, financial acumen, a proactive mindset, and the ability to navigate a dynamic, high-stakes environment.
What you’ll do
- Establish and Scale the PMO: Lead the full lifecycle establishment of a new PMO for a significant corporate spin-off, implementing and adapting Honeywell’s PMO framework and best practices.
- Process & Procedure Development: Design, document, and implement standardized PMO processes, methodologies, and tools, ensuring they are scalable, efficient, and aligned with client needs.
- Financial Oversight & Optimization: Take ownership of the financial management processes within the PMO, including procurement (PO) and invoicing systems. Identify opportunities for restructuring and optimizing financial workflows to enhance efficiency and compliance.
- Team Leadership & Development: Recruit, train, and mentor a small, dedicated PMO team, including a Business Analyst, fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement. Provide ongoing coaching and development to ensure team capabilities meet program demands.
- Program & Project Leadership: Oversee the end-to-end delivery of a complex portfolio of programs and projects, ensuring they meet scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives. Facilitate program charter development, integrated timelines, and cross-functional coordination.
- Client & Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary point of contact and escalation for the client, building strong relationships and ensuring clear communication regarding program status, resource allocation, and issue resolution.
- Reporting & Communication: Develop and deliver comprehensive program status reports to executive stakeholders, summarizing complex issues succinctly and providing appropriate levels of detail. Facilitate regular review meetings to track KPIs, progress and identify potential risks.
- Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks and issues across the program portfolio, developing strategic solutions and leading resolution efforts.
- Resource Management: Strategically allocate and manage resources (dedicated or variable) across projects and programs to optimize delivery and efficiency.
- Vendor Management: Manage external vendors and contractors as needed, ensuring their deliverables align with program objectives.
What you’ll bring
- Education: Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from an accredited four-year college or university.
- Experience:
- Minimum of eight (8) years of progressive experience in project, program, or PMO management.
- Minimum of four (4) years of leadership experience, including direct supervision and team development.
- Demonstrated experience in establishing, restructuring, or significantly scaling a PMO.
- Proven experience with financial management, including PO, invoicing, and budget oversight.
- Experience working in a consulting environment or on client-facing engagements is highly preferred.
- Experience within the industrial, manufacturing, or technology sectors is a plus.
- Certifications: PMP (Project Management Professional) or PgMP (Program Management Professional) certification is highly preferred.
- Financial Acumen: In-depth knowledge of financial terms and principles, with the ability to analyze complex financial data, develop innovative solutions, and manage departmental budgets.
- Leadership & Communication: Exceptional ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret complex business documents. Proven ability to influence, negotiate, and motivate diverse stakeholder groups, delivering persuasive presentations to all levels of an organization.
- Problem-Solving & Strategic Thinking: Expert-level analytical and quantitative skills, with a proven track record of developing strategic solutions for complex, ambiguous situations in a matrix-based environment. Strong sense of accountability and ownership.
- Technical Skills: Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including MS Project. Experience with PMO software/tools is an advantage.
- Remote Work Capability: Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fully remote environment, managing teams and projects across geographically dispersed locations.
- Time Zone Flexibility: Ability to support East Coast and West Coast business hours as needed, while being based in the Central Time Zone.