PMO Manager, Capital Projects & Reporting

Canadian Pacific Railway; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits package

Pension/retirement plans

Employee share purchase plan

Annual fitness subsidy

Criminal history check

Education verification

Professional references

Driver’s license verification

Job summary

CPKC, North America’s first transnational railroad, seeks a PMO Manager to deliver transparent reporting on a $1.2B capital program across North America. You will partner with engineering leadership, field personnel, and finance to produce monthly insights, forecasts, and robust project controls.

The role emphasizes monthly/annual reviews, budget visibility, and cross-functional collaboration to drive informed decisions and actionable outcomes within a large engineering portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in reporting, program controls, engineering QA or general analysis.
• Proficiency in Excel (financial modeling, VBA, Power Query) and Power BI.
• Experience with SAP and data visualization tools is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Develop monthly capital forecasts by gathering insights, analyzing outlooks, and identifying risks or areas of concern.
• Partner with engineering leadership to address performance challenges and drive actionable mitigation strategies.
• Identify budget constraints and scope changes, overseeing the PCN process in alignment with engineering and finance.
• Contribute and lead monthly and annual review meetings with Assistant Chief Engineers to analyze results, drivers, and forecast refinements.
• Identify and advance opportunities to improve engineering performance, controls, and reporting transparency.
• Consolidate and refresh daily, weekly, and monthly reporting across multiple systems including ECC, S/4HANA, Excel, Power BI, and internal platforms.
• Support ad-hoc analyses, including project spend breakdowns, cost driver assessments, and detailed drill-downs across complex capital portfolios

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, or related field

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Power Query

SAP

Job description

CPKC, North America’s first transnational railroad, seeks a PMO Manager to deliver transparent reporting on a $1.2B capital program across North America. You will partner with engineering leadership, field personnel, and finance to produce monthly insights, forecasts, and robust project controls.

The role emphasizes monthly/annual reviews, budget visibility, and cross-functional collaboration to drive informed decisions and actionable outcomes within a large engineering portfolio.