IT PMO Supervisor - Portfolio Management & PMO Governance

Overview

As Electric Boat's work throughput increases, it has become increasingly more imperative that the Electric Boat Information Technology (EBIT) organization work the right projects, at the right time, and within schedule and budget in order to support our growing business needs. In support of this goal, the EBIT department has established the EBIT Project Management Office (PMO) that is responsible for the management of projects, programs, and portfolios across all of EBIT.

As the EBIT PMO team expands in size and responsibility, the organization is looking for a highly motivated individual to join the EBIT PMO leadership team as EBIT PMO Supervisor – Portfolio Management and PMO Governance. In this role, the EBIT PMO Supervisor will be responsible for leading a team of direct reports responsible for IT Governance, PMO Governance, and IT PMO Portfolio Management.

The IT PMO Portfolio Management and Governance Team is Responsible for:

Portfolio Management: Tracking the progress, schedules, and overall performance of the entire project portfolio.

IT Project Plan Development: Developing and maintaining a rolling IT Project Plan.

Strategic Alignment: Ensuring selected projects and programs align to overall business objectives and strategies.

Project Selection & Prioritization: Evaluating and selecting projects based on defined criteria.

Resource Allocation/Management: Overseeing allocation and optimization of resources across the portfolio.

Risk Management: Monitoring and identifying potential risks to the portfolio and develop mitigation strategies.

Stakeholder Communication: Providing regular, concise reports on portfolio status, performance, benefits, and challenges.

Governance & Decision Making: Providing recommendations for continuing, modifying, or discontinuing projects within the portfolio.

Partner Onboarding: Collaborating with security and the business for business system access

Portfolio Metrics: Maintaining PMO metrics, KPIs, and dashboards.

Financial Management: Conduct financial management at the project, program, and portfolio level, including IT department Capital Funding administration.

IT PMO Supervisor Responsibilities will Include:

Lead, train, and develop direct report employees

Plan, organize, and monitor employee work assignments and performance

Develop and monitor metrics and key performance indicators

Establish and maintain IT PMO standard operating procedures (SOPs)

Conduct resource management and capacity planning

Communicate regularly with business stakeholders

Implement continuous process improvement

Qualifications

Required:

Bachelor’s degree

5+ years of direct project or program management experience, with at least 3 years overseeing multiple projects concurrently

Previous experience in Portfolio or Program Management

Previous experience developing and governing standard operating procedures (SOPs)

Preferred:

4+ years supervisory experience managing direct reports

Previous experience in Project Portfolio Management including selecting, prioritizing and scheduling projects

Previous experience in budgeting and financial forecasting for key initiatives

Skills

Must have strong problem solving, analytical, and conflict resolution skills

Must have proven ability to drive teams while being results-focused

Must have stakeholder management skills

Must have strong written and oral communication skills

Must have proven project management skills

Must be capable of influencing leadership, PMO teams, and peers while working alongside and achieving shared goals and objectives