PMO Manager

Overview

The Project Management Office (PMO) Manager is responsible for establishing, leading, and continuously improving the organization’s project management framework, standards, and portfolio oversight. This role provides organization‑wide leadership for how projects and programs are planned, governed, executed, and reported, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and effective use of resources.

Operating with a high degree of autonomy and decision‑making authority, the PMO Manager leads the PMO function and directly influences project execution, organizational strategy, and operational efficiency. The role oversees the enterprise project portfolio, supports 1–3 year forecast planning and related program activities, and provides executive‑level insight into project performance, risk, and outcomes. Through strong collaboration with program leadership, engineering, finance, and operations teams, the PMO Manager enables consistent delivery, transparency, and accountability across all initiatives while building organizational project management tools, capability and maturity.

This position is telework eligible within the state of Utah. Telework outside of the state of Utah is subject to review and approval by the University prior to a job offer being extended.

• Develop and lead PMO strategy, standards, and governance frameworks
• Establish and maintain project management processes, templates, and tools
• Oversee project portfolio, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and strategic priorities
• Monitor project performance, risk, and resource allocation across multiple initiatives
• Mentor, coach, and support project managers and coordinators
• Provide executive reporting, dashboards, and analysis on project progress and outcomes
• Collaborate with program leadership, engineering, and finance teams to support project execution
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, efficiencies, and organizational capacity building
• Ensure compliance with sponsor requirements, reporting standards, and organizational policies
• Serve as project lead for unique, cross‑cutting projects

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 6 years of project/program management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Engineering, or related field preferred.
• Master’s degree or MBA preferred
• PMP, PgMP, Program Management Portfolio Management certification
• Lean Six Sigma or process improvement certifications
• Demonstrated experience leading or establishing an organization‑wide PMO function, including standards, governance, and portfolio oversight.
• Proven ability to operate with high autonomy and decision‑making authority in shaping project governance, prioritization, and delivery practices.
• Strong ability to collaborate across program leadership, engineering, finance, and operations to enable consistent execution.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience developing and leading PMO strategy, standards, and governance frameworks.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain project management methodologies, processes, templates, and tools across multiple teams or programs.
• Experience managing or overseeing a multi‑project or multi‑program portfolio with competing priorities and dependencies.
• Proven ability to monitor project performance, risk, resources, and outcomes across multiple initiatives.
• Experience preparing executive‑level reporting, dashboards, and portfolio analyses.
• Experience ensuring project execution aligns with sponsor requirements, reporting standards, and organizational policies.
• Experience mentoring, coaching, or supporting project managers, coordinators, or delivery teams (with or without direct supervisory authority).
• Experience implementing tools or metrics to improve transparency, accountability, and delivery performance.
• Experience serving as project lead for complex, cross‑cutting, or enterprise‑level initiatives.
• Proven ability to facilitate alignment, communication, and issue resolution across departments.
• Comfort leading initiatives that span technical, financial, and operational domains.
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