STRATEGIC FACILITIES PROJECT MANAGER PMO

Compass Group USA

Charlotte (NC)

On-site

USD 130,000 - 135,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Compass Group USA is seeking a Strategic Facilities PMO Project Manager to bring structure, governance, and accountability to high‑priority initiatives across Support Services and data center portfolios. You will coordinate strategy through implementation, develop charters and milestones, manage risks, and deliver executive updates that translate into measurable business outcomes.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast‑moving environment, influences without direct authority, and leads

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, operations, or related field.
5+ years leading complex, cross-functional projects or PMO work.
Ability to manage multiple workstreams and senior stakeholders.
Strong business and financial acumen; budgets, forecasts, KPIs, and business cases.
Experience in facilities management, data centers, or similar environments.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and PM tools.
Willingness to travel periodically to locations.

Responsibilities

Lead strategic projects supporting growth, data center readiness, and operating model evolution.
Manage portfolio intake, prioritization, sequencing, risks, and resource planning.
Create charters, workplans, milestones, risk logs, and executive reporting.
Coordinate across operations, finance, solutions, HR, procurement, and partners.
Translate objectives into practical plans with owners, dates, and metrics.
Prepare concise updates for senior leaders highlighting progress and risks.
Establish PMO standards, templates, and governance routines for the hub.
Track financial, operational, and implementation assumptions for initiatives.
Identify barriers, drive resolution, and maintain momentum across teams.
Support post-launch reviews and capture lessons learned for playbooks.
Maintain portfolio system and executive dashboards as the authoritative source.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Budgeting & forecasting

Communication

Excel

PowerPoint

PM tools

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Project management tools

Job description

Compass Corporate

Position Title:STRATEGIC FACILITIES PROJECT MANAGER PMO

Salary: $130000 - $135000 / yr

Other Forms of Compensation: 15% Bonus Opportunity

A family of companies and experiences

As the leading foodservice and support services company, Compass Group USA is known for our great people, great service and our great results. If you’ve been hungry and away from home, chances are you’ve tasted Compass Group’s delicious food and experienced our outstanding service. We have over 284,000 US associates who work in award-winning restaurants, corporate cafes, hospitals, schools, arenas, museums, and more in all 50 states. Our reach is constantly expanding to shape the industry and create new opportunities for innovation. Join the Compass family today!

great people. great services. great results.

Each and every individual plays a key role in the growth and legacy of our company. We know the next big idea can come from anyone. We encourage developing and attracting expertise that differentiates us as a company as we continue to raise the bar.

Job Summary

The Strategic Project Manager PMO will bring structure, pace, and accountability to high-priority initiatives across Support Services and the growing data center portfolio. This role will coordinate cross-functional work from strategy through implementation, establish clear governance and reporting, and ensure that decisions turn into measurable business outcomes.

The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a complex, fast-moving environment where priorities evolve and success depends on influence rather than direct authority.

Key Responsibilities

Lead strategic projects supporting Support Services growth, data center readiness, operating model
evolution, and cross-sector initiatives.
Manage portfolio intake, prioritization, sequencing, and resource planning; evaluate value, urgency, risk,
dependencies, and capacity to recommend trade-offs and allocation decisions to leadership.
Build project charters, workplans, milestones, dependencies, risk registers, decision logs, and executive
reporting.
Coordinate work across operations, finance, solutions, sales and growth, EHS, HR, procurement,
technology, and external partners.
Translate business objectives into practical project plans with clear owners, dates, measures, and
escalation paths.
Prepare concise updates for senior leaders that identify progress, decisions required, risks, and business
impact.
Establish repeatable PMO standards, templates, meeting cadences, and governance routines for the
Support Services Hub.
Track financial, operational, talent, and implementation assumptions for data center pursuits and active
programs.
Identify barriers early, drive resolution, and maintain momentum across teams with competing priorities.
Support post-launch reviews and convert lessons learned into improved processes and playbooks.
Maintain the portfolio management system and executive dashboards as the authoritative source for
project status, decisions, risks, dependencies, and benefits.
Lead formal project closeout, acceptance, documentation transfer, stabilization, and transition to
operational ownership.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, operations, project management, engineering, or a related field;
equivalent experience considered.
Five or more years of experience leading complex, cross-functional projects or PMO work.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams, senior stakeholders, deadlines, and competing
priorities.
Strong business and financial acumen, including comfort with budgets, forecasts, KPIs, and business
cases.
Experience in facilities management, foodservice, construction, engineering, data centers, outsourcing, or
another complex operating environment preferred.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to make complex work easy for leaders to
understand.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and project management tools.
Willingness to travel periodically to operating locations, client sites, and data center markets.

What Success Looks Like

Priority initiatives have clear scope, owners, milestones, and decisions.
Leaders have timely visibility into risks, dependencies, and business impact.
Projects move from planning to execution with fewer surprises and stronger follow-through.
PMO practices are consistent enough to scale across Support Services and data center opportunities.
The role becomes a trusted operating partner who brings clarity and momentum to important work.

Working Relationships

This role partners closely with Support Services leadership, operations, finance, solutions and growth, human
resources, data center stakeholders, and the broader Compass Group talent organization. The role requires
strong executive presence, practical judgment, and the ability to move between strategy and execution.

Compass Group North America

Compass Group North America is a leading foodservice and support services organization. This role sits within
the Support Services Hub and contributes to the growth, consistency, and operational maturity of the business
across Crothall, ESFM, SSC, managed services, and emerging data center opportunities.

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act.

Compass Corporate maintains a drug-free workplace.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.