The PMCL is a key role in delivering projects, providing excellent client service, and maximizing the long-term profitability of the firm. A successful PMCL builds a high-performing project management team through effective leadership and rigorous application of our Global Delivery Excellence Framework (GDEF).

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support the TWG Delivery Leader in the day-to-day operation of the business unit, including project delivery performance, go/no-go decisions, pricing strategies, risk management, forecasting and budgeting, and performance reporting.
• Provide interpretation of monthly performance figures to support overall business unit management and to the project managers to resolve project issues and improve project performance.
• In coordination with the TWG Delivery Leader, assign project management staff to ensure timely, effective, and efficient execution of projects.
• Identify and close capability gaps among project management staff, providing valuable team management and talent development support to foster career growth and required skills of project managers.
• Lead and coordinate with Regional Team Leaders efforts to integrate improved resource management (e.g., implementation of resource-loaded scheduling capabilities and practices)
• Actively support CDM Smith’s GDEF deployment and implementation by project managers within the group.
• Conduct regular project review meetings with project managers to monitor project-level performance, budget, schedule, risk, and quality management in support of program/group-level reporting and management.
• Assist in developing and reviewing proposal pricing to support Business Unit objectives and individual bid pricing strategies.
• Review and approve proposal and project scopes, schedules, and budgets
• Review and approve project enrollments to ensure profitability, quality, and other PM best management practices are employed.
• Drive consistent project management practices and procedures in alignment with CDM Smith PM requirements and those of the group
• Serve as a project manager for a sub-set of projects within the group, managing scope, schedule, budget, quality and risk in compliance with CDM Smith PM requirements, including GDEF.