Director Project Management

Description

• Orchestrates implementation of project management processes, tools, techniques, associated roles and responsibilities, and competency improvement.
• Ensures department leaders are provided with the tools and procedures to efficiently on-board new project management team members and close knowledge gaps of existing team members.
• Review project portfolio and align timing of execution to ensure project readiness and elevate understanding of business acumen and regulatory recovery.
• Responsible for leading development and subsequent management of project life cycle policies, standards, and procedures.
• Review organizational structure and ensure alignment against gas portfolio of projects.
• Draft project presentations for senior leadership approval, including executive team and board of directors.
• Oversee the gas major projects portfolio, tracking and meeting project performance requirements.
• Review project presentations ahead of senior leadership executive review.
• Support financial planning process through refreshed estimate review, govern project approval, and proactively identify projects requiring elevated approval and drive process for securing approval.
• Drive consistent application of project management best practices across portfolio.
• Perform field inspections and safety observations to support PM and ensure high standards are maintained.
• Manages risk analysis for program and project management performance with NiSource Human Resource organizational process assets; optimizes reward and recognition system utilization with team objectives.
• Develop and drive strategic contract opportunities with leadership team.
• Deliver projects on time and on budget to support successful execution of gas major projects.
• Acts as an internal subject matter expert on changes to industry key performance indicators and trends to ensure recent developments in specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time bound metrics are analyzed for review and usage in NiSource projects and programs.
• Conducts evaluation of individual department and overall NiSource maturity levels and makes recommendations for improvements.
• Build and maintain relationships with critical business partners within execution, engineering, asset risk management, operations, and supply chain.
• Responsible for development and maintenance of a project management excellence site to ensure control and availability of the most updated department documentation.

Requirements

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) E-Verify Participation Poster English and Spanish
• Experience in large capital projects
• Right to Work Poster (English and Spanish) If you have the right to work, don't let anyone take it away
• Integrated proficiency in risk and quality management tools and techniques
• Proven ability to direct, inspire, motivate project team members in concert with effective stakeholder management using cognitive ability, personal effectiveness, innovation, value-based decision-making, integrated communication (soft and hard skills), conflict resolution, teamwork, and team building
• 5+ years of project management experience in utilities
• Bachelor's Degree
• Portfolio Management Professional (PMP)
• Integrated comprehension and application of project management subsidiary guidelines, standards, processes, and job aids

Benefits

• The salary offered to a candidate is based on several factors including but not limited to the candidate’s skills, job-related knowledge, and relevant experience, as well as internal pay equity.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance