PMO Manager

The PMO Manager for the Project Management Office (PMO) is charged with the overall responsibility of their assigned Project Director (PD) and Project Manager (PM) team and its deliverables, including scope, cost, schedule, and quality. The manager will work as a liaison between the PM team and our CTDO partners, and a point of contact for our operational customers. The position assumes responsibility for providing expertise, supporting and overseeing use of established methodology, processes and project execution for the CTDO Division. He/she will manage the team members and all work associated with the team, as well as ensure that proper resources are available to meet deadlines. This dynamic leader must possess strong people leadership skills, customer service skills, organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities. This position reports to the Executive Director of CTDO PMO.

Team Productivity and Quality

1.Manages resources required to provide expertise, supporting and implementing projects and methodology with oversight to scheduling and workload. This includes a focus on capacity planning, demand management, and resource utilization.

2.Manages the recruitment and hiring of qualified personnel as needed to meet the operational needs of the team.

3.Oversees employee and contractor productivity and travel expenses as per division processes.

4.Ensures quality of projects and their deliverables assigned to the project managers.

5.Communicates clear expectations on work deliverables, timelines, and challenges.

6.Holds staff accountable for adhering to the best practices, including all institutional, divisional and department procedures.

7.Defines metrics for measuring team performance - at least one related to productivity and one related to quality

Domain Expertise

1.Demonstrates knowledge and expertise in project management methodology and governance processes and maintains knowledge as technology and best practices evolve.

2.Provides guidance, mentoring, and project execution strategy expertise to customers and team members

3.Exhibits expertise in supporting and overseeing methodology, process and project execution throughout the institution.

4.Maintains expertise in project execution strategy and tools, especially in an academic medical center environment

5.Participates in meetings and works with customers as appropriate to maintain working knowledge of institutional operations and needs

6.Keeps abreast of current and emerging technology in both hardware and software

Other duties as assigned

Education Required:

Bachelor's degree.

Preferred Education:

Master's Level Degree

Experience Required:

Ten years of experience leading multiple enterprise projects, to include to include two years supervisory/management experience. May substitute required education degree with additional years of equivalent experience on a one to one basis.

Successful completion of the LEADing Self Accelerate and/or LEADing Self Discover programs may substitute for one year of required supervisory or management experience. Completion of both programs can be substituted for a maximum of two years of supervisory or management experience.

Preferred Experience:

Experience in an academic healthcare setting.

Three years of experience managing 8 - 10 direct reports

Three years of experience managing direct reports assisted by a resources management process/tool

Preferred Certification

None:

Preferred Certification:

Project Management Professional (PMP)

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html

Additional Information

• Requisition ID: 168795

• Employment Status: Full-Time

• Employee Status: Regular

• Work Week: Days

• Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 145,500

• Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 182,000

• Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 218,500

• FLSA: exempt and not eligible for overtime pay

• Fund Type: Hard

• Work Location: Remote

• Pivotal Position: Yes

• Referral Bonus Available?: Yes

• Relocation Assistance Available?: Yes

• Science Jobs: No