Director, Engineering PMO - Transmission Line
On-siteSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Provide enterprise leadership for the Transmission Line Engineering PMO, setting vision, strategy, and priorities aligned with QISG business objectives. Establish and maintain engineering governance frameworks, standards, and controls across the full project lifecycle, ensuring consistent application of policies, procedures, risk management, and quality systems. Oversee a portfolio of transmission line programs, driving early identification and mitigation of technical, resourcing, and execution risks while integrating engineering, construction, procurement, and operations. Lead, develop, and mentor Engineering Project Managers; define workforce strategy, including staffing models, succession planning, and competency frameworks. Set strategy and oversight for engineering service providers, defining KPIs and contractual compliance. Partner with senior leadership of engineering firms to drive quality, innovation, and capacity alignment. Support business development strategy by providing executive-level engineering input into pursuits, proposals, and risk reviews.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in the electric utility industry
- demonstrated leadership in engineering, program management, and/or management of high-voltage transmission projects across multiple phases and regions
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited university
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) license
- ability to serve as a recognized technical authority and executive engineering leader
- Proven track record of leading large, multidisciplinary engineering organizations and portfolios, delivering complex, high-risk transmission programs safely, on schedule, and within budget
- Deep technical expertise in structural, civil, or electrical engineering
- ability to provide executive-level technical oversight, governance, and risk-based decision-making
- Expert-level knowledge of electric utility engineering and construction standards
- experience establishing and enforcing enterprise engineering policies, procedures, and controls
- Strong understanding of utility industry business processes, including program scheduling, contracting strategies, procurement, project controls, estimating, and coordination across engineering, construction, and operations
- Demonstrated financial and business acumen
- experience managing departmental and portfolio-level budgets
- experience forecasting resource needs
- experience aligning engineering strategy with business objectives
- Extensive experience with project controls, cost estimating, risk management, and performance reporting at a program or portfolio level
- Proven ability to interpret complex internal and external business issues
- ability to set strategic direction
- ability to implement best practices
- ability to mitigate enterprise risk
- ability to resolve highly complex technical and organizational challenges
- Demonstrated success in executive-level customer engagement
- supporting key clients
- participating in pursuits
- serving as a trusted engineering and delivery advisor
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
- ability to influence at all organizational levels
- ability to collaborate effectively with executives, clients, regulators, and external partners
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute long-term strategic plans
- ability to drive innovation
- ability to drive standardization
- ability to drive continuous improvement across engineering organizations
- Comprehensive knowledge of applicable industry codes, standards, and regulations, including but not limited to ANSI, ASTM, ACI, AISC, IEEE, NEC, NESC, and relevant federal, state, and utility-specific requirements
- Proven ability to lead in ambiguous, fast-paced, and complex environments
- ability to balance competing priorities
- ability to maintain strategic focus
- ability to maintain execution discipline
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree or equivalent graduate education in Engineering, Business, or Project Management
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