Project Portfolio Manager

Description

To lead the Project Portfolio Management Office (PMO) through a strong consulting-driven approach, ensuring standardized governance, performance monitoring, risk management, and strategic alignment across solar, EPC, and infrastructure projects. The role aims to enhance execution efficiency, resource optimization, and governance maturity across the end-to-end project lifecycle.

• Conduct governance audits and stage-gate reviews for quality, compliance, and risk controls.
• Design and institutionalize a comprehensive Project Governance Framework aligned with PMBOK, PRINCE2, MSP, and consulting best practices.
• Drive structured change management initiatives based on consulting methodologies such as ADKAR and Kotter.
• Ensure portfolio alignment with business strategy, organizational priorities, and investment decisions.
• Establish KPIs for schedule adherence, cost performance, risk index, milestone achievement, and project quality.
• Assess governance maturity and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Mentor project managers and build internal capability through training, coaching, and consulting-led governance interventions.
• Maintain a comprehensive risk register and ensure governance compliance with SOPs, safety, quality, and sustainability standards.
• Manage change requests with due evaluation of business impact, cost implications, and strategic relevance.
• Define and track project-level and portfolio-level KPIs and KRAs for project managers and cross-functional teams.
• Track and analyze variances related to cost, time, quality, and resource utilization.
• Conduct project audits, post-project evaluations, and lessons-learned workshops to enhance organizational capability.
• Act as the central liaison among business leadership, project teams, finance, operations, procurement, and external consultants.
• Conduct root-cause analysis and recommend corrective and preventive actions using structured consulting frameworks.
• Drive PMO transformation projects to elevate delivery predictability and execution excellence.
• Lead initiatives to improve data integrity, reporting accuracy, governance transparency, and process standardization.
• Enforce standardized methodologies and governance processes across initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
• Apply consulting methodologies for portfolio reviews, performance evaluations, and process enhancements.
• Implement and optimize digital PMO tools such as Primavera, MS Project, SAP PS, Power BI, and portfolio governance software.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate financial, operational, and schedule-related risks across the project portfolio.
• Publish weekly, monthly, and quarterly governance reports for CXO and Board-level reviews.
• Support business decisions through the preparation of business cases, financial models, feasibility reports, and portfolio justification documents.
• Develop and maintain a centralized PMO dashboard capturing project timelines, budgets, risks, dependencies, and quality metrics.
• Lead project prioritization, resource allocation, feasibility assessment, and portfolio optimization.
• Manage the end-to-end portfolio of solar EPC, infrastructure, and manufacturing projects—planning to closure—with a focus on strategic alignment and consulting-led optimization.

Requirements

• MSP (Managing Successful Programmes)
• Strong experience in consulting environments (Big-4 / Strategy / Project Advisory) preferred
• Strong expertise in Project Management & Governance Frameworks (PMBOK, PRINCE2, MSP)
• B.E./B.Tech (Mechanical/Electrical/Civil) – Mandatory
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence stakeholders, and drive accountability
• Strong business acumen with ability to evaluate business cases, financial models, and strategic impact
• Excellent analytical, presentation, consulting, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience: 14–18 years, including:
• High proficiency in data-driven reporting, dashboard creation, and decision support
• Proficiency in Primavera, MS Project, Power BI, and SAP PS Module
• Certifications (Preferred):
• MBA/PGDM in Project Management / Operations / Strategy – Preferred
• Minimum 5+ years in PMO, Governance, Portfolio Management, or Consulting PMO roles
• Strong knowledge of PMO design, governance implementation, and performance frameworks

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance