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Duquesne Light Company · 1 month ago

Director, Project Management Office

Pittsburgh, PA

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

15+ years exp

Duquesne Light Company is a leader in providing electric energy, headquartered in downtown Pittsburgh. The Director of the Project Management Office (PMO) provides strategic leadership and oversight for the company’s infrastructure and technology project portfolio, ensuring safe, timely, and cost-effective delivery of high-quality outcomes.

Electrical DistributionEnergyEnergy Efficiency

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Directs the management, control, and oversight of the Company’s infrastructure and technology projects to achieve safe, on time, on budget, cost effective completion of work with high quality

Leads the Project Management Office team to:

Manage the assigned projects including developing and maintaining project controls that ensure projects are completed on schedule and within the approved budget with comprehensive project cost and schedule reporting

Monitor project performance by maintaining project management performance metrics and targets

Maintain, update, and develop project management processes and procedures to ensure consistent and effective project management practices are employed for managing Operations projects

Instill best practices of project management including a comprehensive integrated work plan

Provide a lens to all stakeholders regarding the management of risks, actions, issues, and decisions within the project portfolio

Excel in the commissioning of projects within the infrastructure and technology portfolio

Foster a collaborative relationship with contractors to maintain a strong focus of safety; leverage those learnings, as appropriate, enterprise wide

Collaborate with Procurement and Supply Chain to maximize efficient use of company funds for the procurement of services and materials

Collaborate with other Operations and Information Technology work groups to ensure coordinated and integrated project management

Collaborate with other Company work groups to ensure project plans include highly effective approaches to managing stakeholder expectations and supporting a favorable customer experience

Ensure practices are in place for training and development of Project Management Office team members to be technically competent, team-oriented, and highly productive

Support the company’s Capital Investment Program Excellence (CIPE) by providing input to activities and being involved as team members on the CIPE team

Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Storm team duties as assigned

Qualification

Utility TransmissionProject ManagementLeadership ExperiencePerformance MetricsStakeholder EngagementContinuous ImprovementTeam DevelopmentCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's Degree in engineering, business, or related field

15+ years of industry experience, preferably in utility transmission and distribution

10+ years of prior management experience

Proven leadership experience with a large scope

Preferred

Preference for prior experience in both field supervision and project management within utility transmission and distribution industry or heavy manufacturing industry

A commensurate combination of experience and education will be considered