Head of Enterprise Project Delivery & Performance

Socket.dev; Walnut Creek (CA); On-site; USD 212,000 - 317,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Short and long-term disability

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Paid time off and parental leave

Paid holidays

401(k) with employer match

Performance-based bonus eligibility

Employee referral bonuses

Tuition reimbursement

Pet insurance

Long-term care insurance

Job summary

Brown and Caldwell in Walnut Creek, California seeks a Project Delivery Leader to drive enterprise-wide project delivery excellence and performance outcomes across geographies and business units. You will partner with enterprise leaders to strengthen governance, delivery discipline, talent readiness, and capacity planning while identifying improvement opportunities and implementing proactive solutions.

You will lead the project management community, champion talent strategy, and oversee

Qualifications

• Advanced leadership skills with expertise in project delivery governance, change management, and project management development.
• Extensive knowledge of project and portfolio delivery, project controls, risk management, quality management, and business processes.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to convey strategy, standards, and expectations to diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the accountable leader for the company's Project Delivery platform, driving excellence in partnership with Business Units, geographies, and enterprise leaders.
• Lead and champion the company's project management talent strategy, including career pathing, progression, readiness, succession planning, and capability development.
• Partner with sales, client service, and operational leaders to strengthen project delivery lifecycle processes, standards, and delivery requirements during sales and project execution phases.
• Lead the project management community and promote sharing of lessons learned and best practices across the organization.
• Sponsor the development and delivery of project management training, onboarding, and development programs for Project Managers, Project Controls, Project Analysts, and related professionals.
• Lead, oversee, and evaluate project management and delivery processes, standards, training programs, and project performance reviews to support delivery consistency and operational excellence.
• Support enterprise risk management efforts through high-risk project identification, monitoring, escalation, and collaboration with technical and risk management experts.
• Partner with Operations, Finance and Accounting, Legal, and other cross-functional stakeholders to drive profitable project delivery and monitor performance trends.
• Provide strategic leadership for enterprise project delivery oversight programs, evaluating trends and driving performance improvement initiatives.
• Serve as Business Owner for project management information systems, establishing governance and roadmap priorities.
• Conduct regular reviews of capacity, capabilities, workforce planning needs, and recruitment strategies with Enterprise and Business Unit leadership.
• Lead, develop, and coach a high-performing team with clear expectations and feedback in a culture of engagement and accountability.
• Oversee workload planning, performance management, and team operations to align resources with objectives while ensuring policy compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Project governance

Change management

PM development

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Business acumen

Operational performance

Continuous improvement

Education

Engineering degree or related field

Job description

Brown and Caldwell in Walnut Creek, California seeks a Project Delivery Leader to drive enterprise-wide project delivery excellence and performance outcomes across geographies and business units. You will partner with enterprise leaders to strengthen governance, delivery discipline, talent readiness, and capacity planning while identifying improvement opportunities and implementing proactive solutions.

You will lead the project management community, champion talent strategy, and oversee