Lead Project Manager - Transformation

Job Summary

The Lead Project Manager plays a critical leadership role within the Transformation Office by leading enterprise-wide strategic initiatives that drive business performance, operational excellence, and value realization. This position partners closely with executive sponsors, functional leaders, and initiative owners to define, govern, and execute complex cross-functional programs that enable strategic priorities across the organization.

Operating as both a strategic advisor and hands-on delivery leader, the Lead Project Manager provides project leadership, drives accountability, manages enterprise interdependencies, and ensures measurable outcomes are achieved.

Essential Functions

Strategic Project Delivery & Execution

• Lead complex, cross-functional strategic initiatives from planning through implementation.
• Develop project plans, schedules, milestones, and governance structures to ensure successful delivery.
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and decision-making processes.
• Drive accountability across workstreams and stakeholder groups to achieve project objectives.
• Ensure initiatives remain aligned with business priorities and expected value realization.

Enterprise Project & Program Management

• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Coordinate activities across multiple business units, departments, and external partners.
• Facilitate decision-making discussions.
• Track progress against business objectives and communicate issues, risks, and accomplishments to leadership.
• Establish project controls and ensure adherence to project management standards and methodologies.

Stakeholder Management & Executive Engagement

• Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders and project sponsors.
• Influence stakeholders at all organizational levels without direct authority.
• Facilitate alignment across competing priorities and organizations.
• Prepare executive-level communications, presentations, and status reporting.
• Build strong partnerships that support successful implementation and sustained results.

Continued Essential Functions

Continuous Improvement & Capability Building

• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery effectiveness and organizational execution.
• Share best practices and lessons learned across projects and teams.
• Mentor and coach project managers, analysts, and transformation team members.
• Contribute to development of standards, templates, governance processes, and project management disciplines.
• Support adoption of performance management and continuous improvement practices.

Data & Performance Management 

• Leverage data and analytics to assess project health, identify trends, and inform decision-making.
• Define success metrics and monitor achievement of expected business outcomes.
• Support development of dashboards, reporting tools, and performance reviews.
• Ensure project benefits are quantified, validated, and sustained.

 Key Stakeholder Interactions 

• Workstream Leads and Initiative Owners
• Manager, Transformation Office
• Functional and Business Unit Leaders
• Project and Program Managers within the Transformation Office

Education Description

• Bachelor’s degree required; preferred fields include Engineering, Environmental Science, Regulatory Affairs, Business, or related technical discipline.
• MBA, PMP, and/or Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.

Experience

• 8+ years of experience in project management, business operations, strategic initiatives, transformation, or related disciplines
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience managing executive reporting, governance forums, and strategic project delivery.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience within utility operations, corporate functions, enterprise transformation, or consulting environments preferred.