Director, Project Management Office (PMO)

Quanta Services, Inc. is a leading specialty contractor in North America that focuses on infrastructure work. The Director, PMO is responsible for establishing project controls and governance across federal and commercial programs, ensuring disciplined execution and margin protection.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and enforce enterprise project controls standards across all programs, including baseline schedules, forecasting methodologies, cost controls, earned value (as applicable), and change management processes to ensure predictable execution and margin protection
• Design, implement, and manage stage-gate governance aligned with the Acquire–Comply–Execute model, including Authorization to Proceed (ATP) workflows, Delegation of Authority integration, and documentation completeness to maintain audit-ready operations
• Provide executive-level portfolio visibility through standardized dashboards, trend analysis, and early-warning indicators that surface schedule, cost, compliance, and risk issues before performance degradation occurs
• Oversee disciplined adoption and governance of enterprise PMO tools, ensuring data integrity, eliminating shadow systems, and maintaining reporting consistency across regions
• Lead and develop a high-performing PMO team, including project controls professionals and business intelligence analysts, fostering accountability, analytical rigor, escalation discipline, and continuous improvement in a matrixed federal contracting environment
• Partner cross-functionally with Project Delivery, Finance, Legal, Procurement, and Operations leadership to ensure forecasting alignment, risk transparency, and compliance with FAR/DFARS and federal contracting requirements
• Maintain schedule flexibility to meet business demands, including extended hours as necessary to support enterprise operational priorities, and perform additional duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field
• 10+ years of progressive experience in project controls, PMO leadership, or complex infrastructure / federal contracting environments
• Demonstrated experience implementing enterprise project controls frameworks and governance structures
• Strong working knowledge of scheduling, cost forecasting, risk management, and executive portfolio reporting
• Experience in DOE, DoD, or other federal agency contracting environments
• Experience building or maturing a PMO within a growing organization
• Familiarity with DCAA audit environments and FAR/DFARS implications on project controls
• PMP, PgMP, and/or PfMP certification(s)
• Primavera P6 certification or advanced scheduling credentials