Director of Project Management Office

Jefferson LabNewport News, VA

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Position Description

Come join our team at Jefferson Lab, where great minds matter.

Posting Re-Posted Date : 08 / 06 /

Salary Range : $, - $, (SSA)

Work Location Type : Remote

What your job will be like :

Are you looking to join a team of high performing professionals, who are focused, driven and motivated to deliver on projects that are on the cutting edge of scientific discovery? If so, consider joining Jefferson Lab as the Project Management Office Director. Reporting to the Deputy Lab Director for Operations & Chief Operating Officer, you will lead a world class team of project controllers, risk analysts, project managers and project management training professionals to support the lab's projects. You will also partner with leaders and staff from across the lab to ensure projects are successfully executed and present results to both external and internal stakeholders on the status of the project support capabilities.

In this role you will :

Monitor projects, programs and portfolio to ensure compliance with project policies and standards as well as keeping to schedules, budgets and quality expectations
Set Project Management Office (PMO) support priorities by partnering with project managers throughout the lab
Create center of excellence that aligns with DOE Order .3B, Project Management Institute (PMI) guidelines, and other best practices
Develop and maintain training programs, document templates, and guides to ensure all Jefferson Lab projects managers and project team members have ready access to necessary resources and can effectively apply the lab's management policies, procedures, workflows, and tools
Work with leadership to identify and develop a pipeline of capable project managers and support staff
Develop and distribute frequent communication to enhance lab wide awareness of project management skills, best practices, and lessons learned
Develop strategy for PMO growth and continuous improvement that aligns with the Lab Strategy
Design and maintain a repository of all project artifacts that provides for immediate access by all project team members with rigorous change control

Qualifications we require :

Education :

Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, STEM, or other relevant discipline

Experience

15 years relevant experience and 5 or more years Leadership Experience

Experience executing a project using DOE .3B guidelines

Project controls experience

Experience and Education Exchange

Additional Education or Work Experience may be substituted

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Demonstrated experience establishing a new Project Management Office (PMO)

Ability to review project management plans, reports, and presentations for compliance with Jefferson Lab standards, assess the realism and risk of project plans, and provide expert and timely guidance on actions to resolve cost, schedule, or capability variances

Ability to partner with stakeholders at multiple levels of the organization to develop solutions to ensure project success based on the organizational strategy and mission needs that prepares a team for success

Ability to effectively communicate status with both internal and external stakeholders

Knowledge and highly skilled in the design and application of Earned Value Management techniques (ANSI 19 , ISO , or ANSI EIA- or equivalent)

Knowledge of how to effectively integrate project management services into a project team and recruit project services staff and leaders to support

Skilled in the implementation and use of Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management and Critical Path Method scheduling techniques

Ability to work in a federal prime contract environment governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulations and agency-specified project management requirement

Qualifications we prefer :

Education

Master's degree in Business, Project Management, STEM, or other relevant discipline

Experience

10 or more years Project Management, Project Controls, Risk Management, and / or Project Management Training

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)

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Director Of Project Management • Newport News, VA