Director - Project Management Office

Description

The Director of the Project Management Office is responsible for recruiting, developing, and leading a multi-disciplined team to ensure Networks business teams efficiently and effectively manage support for Avangrid Networks capital portfolio. This is achieved through strong collaboration and alignment with corporate departments involved in the Capital Expenditures portfolio development, management and reporting (e.g., Procurement, Legal, Insurance, Risk, Process & Technology, Investment Planning, Finance, Regulatory) and by providing strategy and direction for Project Management Office. The Project Management Office consists of the four focused support teams: Strategy & Governance, Procurement & Contracts Support, SAP Purchasing Support, and Document Control Support.

• Procurement, Material Expediting & Contracts. Ensure Networks business teams efficiently proceed through corporate processes related to the procurement of materials and services through customer-focused support teams that provide centralized procurement coordination, contract management, material expediting, and framework management.
• PMO SAP Purchasing Support. Provide centralized SAP support, SRM support and project support to project teams (units) for Electric, Gas, and Customer-funded business areas across all operating companies.
• Energizing leadership. Promote a culture of collaboration, efficiency, innovation, and quality across business areas. Promote continual growth and development to advance multi-dimensional business objectives.
• Portfolio Strategy & Governance. Oversee AVANGRID’s capital portfolio and support the execution of the long term capital investment strategy across all operating companies by: providing strategic input for capital portfolio prioritization, orchestrating the ISO certified governance process for the Projects’ capital portfolio; supporting project teams through governance processes; collaborating with corporate departments involved in the capital portfolio development, management and reporting (e.g., Investment Planning, Regulatory, System Planning, Accounting, Control); providing analysis and reporting; improving project management competencies across business units, departments and operating companies through the development and distribution of communications and training; attending executive management meetings to provide and present reports.
• Alignment. Collaborate and align with corporate departments involved in the Capital Expenditures portfolio development, management and reporting (e.g., Procurement, Legal, Insurance, Risk, Process & Technology, Investment Management, Finance, Regulatory) and the Networks Business Teams subject matter experts (SME’s) and by providing strategy and direction for Project Management Office.
• Staffing. Recruit, develop, and lead a multi-disciplined team to ensure Networks business teams efficiently and effectively manage support for Avangrid Networks capital portfolio.
• Document Control. Responsible for: the processes and procedures that govern document control; the design, maintenance, enhancement and administration of the enterprise document control system of record (e.g., ProjectWise); compliance with NERC, CIP and all Avangrid security standards and requirements including access control for authorized internal and external users; and partnership with global counterparts to ensure alignment of processes, systems, and procedures.

Requirements

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country.

• Track record of working with senior management and strong collaboration with other departments and project managers to provide practical, efficient solutions to improve project and portfolio management.
• Demonstrated ability using data and analytics to diagnose trends and link to business performance outcomes.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Strong communication skills to deliver concise, informative communications at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit, develop, and lead a multidisciplined team responsible for providing the tools, reporting, and training needed to manage the Avangrid Capital Expenditure Portfolio.
• Proven ability to successfully manage and influence in a highly matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated excellent oral and written skills, including the ability to oversee and/or prepare sufficient documentation for a variety of stakeholders and executive level presentations and reporting.
• Strong knowledge of PMBOK, as well as industry standards including regulatory accounting, FERC, NERC, CIP, any other applicable regulation.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• 10+ years practical experience, at least 7 of which are in portfolio management and accounting/finance.
• Expert knowledge in portfolio management policies and procedures and the ability to identify and implement process improvements.
• Strong knowledge of automated portfolio management and scheduling tools.
• PMP Certification preferred.

Benefits

At Avangrid we provide fair and equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from: $170,000 - $213,000

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance