Director, Planning and Scheduling (18145)

Summary

Accountable for the daily management and coordination of NYPAs overall operations including overseeing monitoring and evaluating the operational performance; directing the preparation of operating budgets and proposals for capital expenditure and investments in infrastructure technology equipment systems or other assets and resources; analyzing and approving operational investments that best meet the organizations business needs.

Program Controls is responsible for the direction and integration of project and program governance across NYPAs Operations Business Unit including Capital and Maintenance programs. Supports the organizations approach to full life cycle project delivery ensuring strategic alignment with organizational objectives and the efficient consistent and successful delivery of all work programs.

Responsibilities

• Understand the overall strategy of the business and facilitate the implementation of investments to realize organizational values and goals ultimately delivering the vision of the Utility Operations Department.
• Direct plan and successfully deliver the short- and long-range project implementation portfolios consistent with asset organizational and corporate strategy plans and performance targets.
• Direct control and assure project/portfolio financial authorization processes across project lifecycle development stages.
• Direct analytical and functional support in the areas of investment planning and resource development.
• Manage and communicate portfolio change management and risk mitigation across all associated business units.
• Provide comprehensive reliable data analysis and strategic information for Operations Senior Leadership
• Ensure creation and maintenance of a 10-year portfolio plan.
• Support the adherence to the appropriate governance functions relating to the portfolio and in accordance with the applicable portfolio and project governance guidelines policies and practices.
• Responsible for portfolio alignment with organizational asset investment strategies financial targets and corporate metrics. Ensure yearly budget is completed for the portfolio. Responsible for overall portfolio control related to emergent or unplanned projects deferral of work revisions to forecasts etc.
• Manage the program controls team including performance reviews salary administration succession planning and resource balancing. Lead portfolio review sessions with key stakeholders for the purposes of reviewing cost and schedule variance and forecast values.
• Accountable for ensuring tracking of project commitments to ensure projects remain within fiduciary constraints.
• Responsible for resource planning of and acts as main point of contact for outsourced Project Controls personnel and reports.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Thorough understanding of project/program management techniques and methods.
• Excellent working knowledge of Project Controls techniques and methods with the ability to train individuals on Project Controls best practices.
• Excellent knowledge of performance evaluation and change management principles.
• Outstanding leadership organizational and presentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse personality types.
• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail.
• Ability to understand technical issues at a high level when collaborating with engineers and other technical specialists.
• Results driven ability to hold team members accountable by keeping team engaged on task and working collaboratively.
• Ability to be assertive when taking a position and constructively resolve differences and build consensus among partners.
• Comfortable working in a matrix-type structure with relatively little initial guidance.
• Ability to make recommendations and inspire change across multiple levels of the organization from individual engineers and program managers to business unit leaders. A self-starter approach to tackle a range of issues is essential.

Education Experience and Certifications

• Bachelors Degree (B.A/B.S) in Management Engineering or related field.
• Advanced specialty degree or Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.
• Minimum 7 years of work experience in related field.
• Minimum 5 years experience working within a Project Management/Controls environment.
• Minimum 3 years of experience managing employees / leading a team.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) AACE or similar certification preferred.

Physical Requirements

Up to 25% travel primarily within NY State