PMO Manager

Intrepid Potash, Inc.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Bonus opportunities

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Intrepid Potash, Inc. is seeking a PMO Manager in Denver to lead the capital project portfolio, ensuring alignment with strategy and enterprise objectives. You will coordinate governance, provide portfolio visibility, and drive cost control across sites.

The role requires strong execution, financial acumen, and the ability to challenge plans constructively while coaching leaders in consistent PMO usage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, business, operations, finance, or related field.
• Progressive PMO/project management experience in asset-intensive operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead company-wide capital portfolio coordination from idea intake to closeout.
• Maintain authoritative view of scope, budget, forecast, schedule, risks, and ownership.
• Facilitate portfolio reviews with concise, decision-focused materials.
• Assess readiness to advance through gates based on strategy and plans.
• Drive cost control, baselines, forecasting, and change management.
• Establish PMO standards, tools, and governance across sites.

Skills

Portfolio governance

Cost forecasting

Stakeholder mgmt

Executive summaries

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Executive ManagementDenver,Colorado
Salary: USD 150000 - 200000 Annually

The Project Management Office (PMO) Manager leads company-wide coordination and governance of the capital project portfolio and other key enterprise projects. Acting as the central point of alignment, the role provides portfolio visibility, execution discipline, cost control, strategic alignment, and timely escalation of issues.

This hands-on leader brings operational credibility, sound judgment, financial acumen, project execution expertise, and the confidence to challenge plans constructively.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead company-wide capital portfolio coordination from idea intake and prioritization through approval, execution, commissioning, handover, and financial closeout.
• Maintain the authoritative portfolio view of project scope, phase, priority, budget, forecast, schedule, milestones, risks, issues, changes, decisions, and ownership.
• Facilitate portfolio, stage-gate, project health, and leadership decision reviews with concise, decision-oriented materials.
• Assess project readiness to advance through gates based on strategic fit, scope, execution plans, estimates, schedules, risks, stakeholder input, and operational readiness.
• Challenge project teams on schedule logic, resources, contracting, long-lead items, outage constraints, commissioning, handoff, and closeout.
• Identify cross-project dependencies, resource conflicts, bottlenecks, and sequencing risks across sites and functions.
• Escalate material issues with clear business impact, options, recommendations, ownership, and decision deadlines before they become significant surprises.
• Drive cost control through disciplined baselines, forecasting, commitment and contingency review, change control, variance analysis, and corrective action.
• Partner with applicable stakeholders to support approvals, sourcing, financial controls, and project closure.
• Establish practical PMO standards, tools, reporting expectations, and governance while coaching project and operational leaders in their consistent use.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, business, operations, finance, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Progressive PMO/project management experience in mining, minerals, chemical processing, heavy industrial, manufacturing, energy, or similar asset-intensive operations.
• Proficiency governing a multi-site capital portfolio and managing project cost, forecast, schedule, scope, risk, change, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Ability to challenge respectfully, influence across functions, and maintain productive relationships.
• Strong critical thinking, judgement, prioritization, problem framing, and decision-support skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including concise executive summaries and action tracking.Ability to work effectively at all levels within the organization.
• Ability to work across geographically separated operations in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
• Ability to travel to operating sites and maintain a valid driver’s license consistent with company requirements.

Measures of Success

• Timely, accurate portfolio visibility and improved milestone and forecast reliability.
• Early identification, escalation, and resolution of critical risks and decisions.
• Consistent capital governance, project closeout, and reduced unsupported scope, stale actions, and late surprises.
• Leadership confidence that the portfolio is strategically aligned and material issues are elevated at the right time.

Working Conditions

Work is performed in office, industrial, and field environments. Travel to operating sites is required. Site work may require personal protective equipment and compliance with site safety requirements. The position may periodically support time-sensitive project or operational matters outside normal business hours.

Targeted salary range for this position is $150,000 - $200,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications. More details can be found at Intrepid Careers: Culture and Rewards .

Intrepid offers a comprehensive benefits package including

• medical
• dental
• vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• bonus opportunities
• paid time off
• tuition reimbursement
• wellness benefits

We are proud to be an EEO/AA Employer M/f/d/v. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.