Energy & Utilities Director, PMO

As an Energy & Utilities Director, PMO, you will be a part of a growing team working in a fast-paced environment to help clients solve complex issues and deliver exceptional results. You love leading, inspiring, coaching, and developing people and teams. You deliver complicated transformations at the highest quality. You’re an advanced problem solver and effective client relationship manager. You keep a laser focus on key metrics that matter.

This role will primarily work with our Energy & Utility clients across a portfolio of major generation, transmission, and distribution capital projects. The Energy & Utilities Director, PMO should have the ability to establish, operate, and transition an enterprise-wide program office on behalf of clients.

Responsibilities include:

1. Deliver complex client work focused on:
2. Standing up an enterprise program office, including the standardization and launch of policies, processes, templates, and tools related to the capital project lifecycle using an iterative approach.
3. Establishing governance structures and leading the operation of the enterprise program office, ensuring adherence to the standards across the enterprise through project performance measurements and reporting.
4. Building client capability by coaching and supporting continuous training and development of core project management standards.
5. Providing comprehensive oversight and leadership for cross-practice delivery activities, including managing day-to-day project operations and teams.
6. Collaborating closely with business development and practice leadership to identify and scope opportunities, develop proposals, and build relationships with existing clients and new ones.
7. Leading a team of consultants, with a focus on professional development through coaching, performance management, talent planning, and succession planning, nurturing a high-performing and engaged workforce.
8. Optimizing service delivery and nurturing client relationships, serving as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert in the energy and infrastructure domain.

Qualifications:

1. 7+ years of internal or external consulting experience required.
2. 5+ years of energy industry experience.
3. 10+ years of progressive experience with project/program management, process improvement (Lean Six Sigma preferred), and establishing an enterprise PMO.
4. Experience leading leaders, identifying enterprise needs, driving resolution, and holding team members accountable.
5. Strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills.
6. Ability to effectively build and maintain relationships with executive stakeholders (verbal and written).
7. Track record of successfully fostering client account growth and development.
8. Proven skills in the identification and resolution of client challenges.
9. Demonstrated ability to identify, develop, and win new opportunities and hit revenue targets.

Location(s):

• Pioneer Minneapolis Office: 212 3rd Ave N, Minneapolis, MN
• Pioneer Denver Office: 1550 Wewatta St, Denver, CO 80202

Benefits

The estimated base salary range for this role is $160-220K annually. This is based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skillset and years and depth of experience. This may differ from location to location. Bonuses and other incentives are awarded at the Company’s discretion and are based upon individual contributions and overall company performance. Pioneer is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) including employer match, tuition reimbursement, and a broad range of health and welfare benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, long and short-term disability, etc.