Director of Project Management Office (34289)

The Director of Project Management Office is responsible for the planning and execution of Neighborhoods Corporate Initiatives and has overall responsibility for ensuring the proper start-up and on-going management of the PMO Governance and Reporting Process. The Director will provide oversight to a team of project managers by establishing a formal project management methodology and ensuring adherence, assigning resources to projects and supporting and assisting project managers in delivering their projects on time, on budget and with high quality. In addition, the Director will work to implement policies and procedures to support the Project Management methodologies that enables the group to deliver quality solutions consistently and efficiently using the most appropriate set of processes and deliverables to meet the project needs.

Duties and Responsibilities :

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following :

• Owner of Neighborhoods Enterprise Initiatives Governance Process ensuring that Senior Management is informed to make the right decisions regarding the funding and resource requirements of Corporate Initiatives
• Designs, develops and manages the implementation of a Project Management Methodology
• Act as the champion of the project management methodology and processes in the company
• Project oversight includes; Project Planning / Tracking; Status Reporting; Issues Management / Escalation / Resolution; Change Control; Risk Management; Financial management and Resource Management
• Prepares detailed plans, to ensure projects can be executed throughout the year
• Plans, facilitates project team meetings to resolve key issues, discuss implementation plans and gather input of key project decisions
• Provides updates and adjustments to project plans as necessary to ensure the project continues to meet the key deliverables defined at the start of the project
• Manage / facilitate resolution of open issues that impact the delivery of the project deliverables
• Provides Senior Management Team with ongoing status, issues and risks impacting project delivery as well as preparing recommended resolutions to issues impacting the successful implementation of the initiative
• Engage in on-going performance management of staff including coaching, mentoring, development, training and succession planning to include hiring and termination decisions
• Creates and maintains a team environment that is built on trust and collaboration and facilitates open communication
• Responsible for ensuring that appropriate training is provided to team members and project managers
• Responsible for implementing a central repository to house all documents associated with a Corporate Initiative
• Provide consultative services to the Business in all areas of Project Management
• Employs a culture of continuous improvement to continue the maturity of all processes that support the delivery of projects
• Represent the company in appropriate committees and meetings
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Corporate Compliance Responsibility - As an essential function, responsible for complying with Neighborhoods Corporate Compliance Program, Standards of Business Conduct, applicable contracts, laws, rules and regulations, policies, and procedures as it applies to individual job duties, the department, and the Company. This position must exercise due diligence to prevent, detect, and report unlawful and / or unethical conduct by fellow co-workers, professional affiliates and / or agents.