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Director of Project Portfolio Management Office (PPMO)

Job ID

6227

Location

SLAC - Menlo Park, CA

Full-Time

Regular

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Position overview:

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is operated by Stanford University for the U.S. Department of Energy¿s (DOE) Office of Science and is one of 17 DOE national laboratories - the most comprehensive research system of its kind in the world, providing strategic scientific and technological capabilities and expertise that cannot be found elsewhere. A major part of the Office of Science mission is supporting the development, construction, and operation of unique, open-access scientific user facilities.

The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory seeks a Director of Project Portfolio Management Office (PPMO) with extensive experience in delivering capital projects in the DOE national laboratory system. Reporting to the Deputy Laboratory Director for Projects and Infrastructure, the PPMO Director will be responsible for overall management and strategic direction of the PPMO.

PPMO acts as a central hub for coordination and clear communication among different project teams, ensures proven methods and processes are implemented to achieve project goals efficiently, manages groups of project and constriction managers for SLAC capital projects requiring DOE Order 413.3b, General Plant Projects (GPP) and Institutional General Plant Projects (IGPP) adherence. Additionally, PPMO is responsible for project controls, maintaining Earned Value Management System (EVMS) certification, scheduling, cost estimating and risk management services for a significant laboratory project portfolio.

Additionally, the PPMO Director will be responsible for SLAC's Project Management Advisory Group (PMAG), chairing the group charged with providing assurance to the SLAC Laboratory Director about acceptable performance trends on laboratory mission critical projects.

Your specific responsibilities include:

• Direct the activities of technical project management managers and the project management group. Perform the strategic management of the project management function, which impacts the entire lab/university.

• Lead and manage a project management group, including recruiting, hiring, training, developing, evaluating, and setting priorities. Provide instruction on complex techniques and direction on projects. Evaluate the effectiveness of the organizational structure and programs to ensure success, development of employees, and appropriate use of staff resources.

• Ensure work completion within schedule, budgetary and design constraints; make decisions about analysis, design, and testing; solve complex technical problems; and provide alternative methods for achieving goals when necessary.

• Advise university/school-wide senior management on technical aspects of projects.

• Manage the adoption and adaptation of emerging technologies to meet changing requirements, capabilities, and opportunities.

• Build a competent and diverse project management team and workforce; recruit, lead, and mentor key staff through motivation and education; provide a clear vision and sense of mission for the organization; model change agent role to project management team.

• Managing and optimizing PPMO performance

• Building and expanding practical project competence and project management (PM) tools

• Change management to establish PM tools and processes and their acceptance

• Assurance for major and minor projects

• Coaching project professionals (supporting and challenging)

• Maintaining a project professional pipeline, including training and qualification

• Directly managing a team of senior project managers and advisors

• Partnering with SLAC major project directors and senior management team members supporting outstanding project performance

• Partnering with DDPI to foster a culture of project management and execution excellence and accountability

To be successful in this position you will bring:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, and ten years of progressively responsible, relevant project management experience performing duties similar to those listed above or combination of education and relevant experience.

• Prior leadership or management experience in DOE Order 413.3b project(s) with significant technical scope and complexity. Such experience must include responsibility for scope definition, budget and schedule development, execution planning, staffing, risk assessment and management, earned value management, change control, contingency management, configuration management, documentation, safety, and stakeholder engagement, communication, and consensus building.

• Effective written, verbal, and presentation-based communication skills.

• Excellent organizational, communication and leadership skills

• Assertiveness and diplomacy

• Exceptional skills and experience in dealing with stakeholders

• Solution orientation and pragmatism

• Ability to work under pressure

• Demonstrated maturity and experience in the project environment

SLAC Manager Competencies:

• Results Through Others: Achieves expected results by effectively delegating and managing the work of others.

• Aligns Priorities: Ensures planning and prioritization of resources and work efforts; ensures alignment of direct and matrix reports to support organizational goals and business plans.

• Applies Lab Acumen: Maintains understanding of lab efforts and direction as well as current research and trends, considers technology and customer impacts, and contributes relevant, informed ideas to lab growth.

• Navigates Complexity: Demonstrates effective problem-solving and decision-making in complex situations; manages a multitude of information and circumstances to discern what is most important; takes appropriate action, even with conflicting data or in difficult situations.

• Communication: Ensures effective information flow to various audiences and creates and delivers clear, appropriate written, spoken, presented messages.

• Relationships: Builds relationships to foster trust, collaboration, and a positive climate to achieve common goals.

• Self-awareness: Seeks feedback from others and takes ownership of, and actions to address what is learned; recognizes impact on others and adjusts as needed; pursues continuous learning opportunities; implements a meaningful development plan.

• Team Effectiveness: Effectively motivates team members and fosters a diverse and collaborative environment; leverages individual members¿ strengths for overall team effectiveness; incorporates insights to improve team operations.

• Purpose & Vision: Articulates a clear vision of expected outcomes; inspires others to execute work plans and feel a sense of purpose and ownership for the mission.

• Attracts & Develops Employee Talent: Plans for, attracts, and hires the right talent for current and future organizational needs; operates with a focus on growing internal talent through organizational and staff development; values and encourages continuous growth development through a blend of work experiences, coaching, and formal learning; aligns individual development with organizational needs and objectives.

Physical requirements and Working conditions:

• Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

Work standards:

• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.

• Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for environment, safety, and security; communicates related concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned. Meets the applicable roles and responsibilities as described in the ESH Manual, Chapter 1¿General Policy and Responsibilities: http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/esh/eshmanual/pdfs/ESHch01.pdf

• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu

• Classification Title Project Management Manager 2 ¿ Facilities/Construction

• Job code: 4407, Grade: N

• Employment duration: regular continuing

The expected pay range for this position is $232,000 - $280,000 per annum. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer and supports diversity in the workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital or family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. All staff at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory must be able to demonstrate the legal right to work in the United States. SLAC is an E-Verify employer.