Head of PMO: Elite Project Delivery & Governance

Silco Fire & Security; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 125,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) company match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Silco Fire & Security is seeking a Head of PMO in Cincinnati, OH, to establish and lead a high-performing project management office across operations. You will set standards, governance, and metrics to ensure on-time, on-budget, high-quality delivery for fire and security projects.

You will mentor PMs, drive continuous improvement, and partner with finance and operations to optimize staffing, budgets, and forecasting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Project Management, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• PMP Certification required.
• 10+ years of progressive project management leadership experience within commercial construction, specialty contracting, or systems integration.
• 5+ years leading project managers or project management teams.
• Demonstrated experience managing a high volume of projects simultaneously.
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing budgets, forecasting, project margins, and contract administration.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and continuously improve the Project Management department and team.
• Develop standardized project management processes, methodologies, templates, and governance across all business units.
• Establish KPIs to measure project health, profitability, schedule performance, customer satisfaction, and resource utilization.
• Drive accountability through regular project reviews and executive reporting.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, ownership, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Ensure projects are executed efficiently, on time, and within standards.
• Monitor schedules, budgets, labor productivity, cash flow, contract compliance, and risk.
• Identify troubled projects early and develop recovery strategies.
• Support PMs in resolving complex issues.
• Improve project profitability through disciplined financial oversight.
• Review forecasts, cost reports, change orders, billing, and margins.
• Partner with Finance to improve forecasting accuracy and cash flow.
• Ensure PMs understand financial expectations and project economics.
• Partner with Operations to optimize staffing and workload across projects.
• Develop workforce planning strategies and identify future needs.
• Implement PM software, dashboards, and reporting tools.

Skills

PMP Certification

Project leadership

Financial acumen

Executive communication

MS Office proficiency

Project management software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or related

Tools

ERP systems

JIRA

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Procore

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Job description

Silco Fire & Security is seeking a Head of PMO in Cincinnati, OH, to establish and lead a high-performing project management office across operations. You will set standards, governance, and metrics to ensure on-time, on-budget, high-quality delivery for fire and security projects.

You will mentor PMs, drive continuous improvement, and partner with finance and operations to optimize staffing, budgets, and forecasting.