WGL - Manager, Project Management

AltaGas Ltd.; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

AltaGas Ltd. in the United States is seeking a Manager of the PMO to lead a team responsible for a portfolio of projects across utility operations.

The role ensures safe, on-time, on-budget delivery while complying with regulatory and financial requirements. You will partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Permitting, Accounting, Regulatory Affairs, and Executive Leadership to align the project portfolio with strategic and regulatory objectives and drive disciplined change control

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent experience.
• PMP certification strongly preferred.
• 5-7 years of progressive project and program management experience.
• 5+ years in a PMO leadership or portfolio management role.
• Experience delivering large capital programs in utility or regulated infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain PMO standards, methodologies, and governance frameworks.
• Lead a team of project managers and ensure portfolio alignment with governance criteria.
• Report on portfolio using controls, risk, change, and QA tools.
• Oversee jurisdictional portfolio implementation and capital project optimization.
• Ensure alignment with strategic plans, rate case commitments, and asset management priorities.
• Provide leadership and mentoring within the PMO.
• Monitor portfolio performance and benefits realization.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and support audits and regulatory filings.
• Collaborate with Regulatory Affairs and Finance on rate recovery.
• Oversee cost estimating, budgeting, forecasting, and scheduling with monthly/weekly reports.
• Drive change control and cross-functional coordination.
• Facilitate reporting to senior leadership and resolve cross-functional issues.

Skills

PMO leadership

Portfolio management

Risk management

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Budgeting & forecasting

Regulatory compliance

Team leadership

PMP

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, project management or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Excel

Governance tools

Job description

Job Description

Position Summary

The Manager of the Project Management Office (PMO) is a people leader who is responsible for leading a team to implement and lead a portion a portfolio of project/programs in a centralized PMO organization that governs the planning, execution, and delivery of enterprise and capital projects across the utility. This role ensures projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and in compliance with regulatory, operational, and financial requirements. The PMO Manager partners closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Permitting, Accounting, Regulatory Affairs, and Executive Leadership to align the project portfolio with strategic and regulatory objectives.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain compliance with PMO standards, methodologies, tools, and governance frameworks aligned with utility best practices.
• Monitor and lead a team of project managers and ensure portfolio is executed consistent with governance, stage-gates, and approval criteria for capital and enterprise initiatives.
• Report out on portfolio of projects and programs utilizing project controls, risk management, change management, and quality assurance applications and tools.
• Lead team responsible for jurisdictional portfolio implementation, prioritization, and optimization of capital projects.
• Ensure alignment of the project portfolio with strategic plans, rate case commitments, regulatory mandates, and asset management priorities.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to a team of portfolio program and project managers within the PMO organization to ensure execution of projects and programs.
• Monitor portfolio performance, benefits realization, and capacity planning to achieve program objectives.
• Ensure projects comply with regulatory requirements (e.g., public utility commissions, safety regulations, environmental mandates).
• Support audits, regulatory filings, and reporting related to capital project execution and performance.
• Partner with Regulatory Affairs and Finance to support rate recovery and cost justification.
• Oversee project cost estimating, budgeting, forecasting, and schedule management including producing monthly and weekly financial reports.
• Ensure accuracy and transparency of project financials, including earned value, variance analysis, and corrective actions.
• Drive disciplined change control and escalation processes including supporting and managing change control.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, IT, Supply Chain, and external contractors to ensure integrated project delivery.
• Facilitate information sharing and provide clear, actionable reporting to senior leadership.
• Resolve cross-functional issues impacting project delivery including work re-prioritization and optimizing resources across programs.
• Drive continuous improvement, lessons learned, and maturity advancement of project management practices.
• Promote a culture of accountability, safety, and execution excellence.

Qualifications, Skills and Abilities

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, project management, construction management, other related field, or equivalent experience required.
• Certification demonstrating experience (such as PMP) strongly preferred.
• 5-7years of progressive project and program management experience, preferably within a utility or regulated infrastructure environment.
• 5+ years in a PMO leadership or portfolio management role required.
• Experience managing large capital programs and enterprise initiatives.
• Utility capital project delivery.
• Regulatory and compliance awareness.
• Financial and Business acumen and portfolio management.
• Executive communication and stakeholder management.
• Risk management and governance.
• Team leadership and organizational change.

We offer a competitive salary range of $123,800 to $180,125 per year, commensurate with experience, education, and skills. In addition, we provide a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

The Company values diversity in its workforce and encourages United States military veterans and service members who meet the qualifications to apply

Why work at AltaGas?

AltaGasis a North American energy infrastructure company with a focus on owning and operating assets that provides affordable energy to our customers. AltaGas assets include Washington Gas/WGL, SEMCO, and Petrogas. Our talented team, nearly3,000strong, leverages the strength of our assets and expertise along the energy value chain to connect customers with premier energy solutions - from the well sites of upstream producers to the doorsteps of homes and businesses to new markets around the world.

We deliver affordable natural gas to approximately1.7 million customers' homes and businesses through regulated natural gas distribution utilities acrossfour jurisdictions in the United States and two regulated natural gas storage utilities in the United States. Learn more about our team, vision, and strategy.

To learn more about our mission: https://youtu.be/k1mrKDdsYW8?si=y1k3NOyHxgf4emdL

For Canadian hires

AltaGas hires personnel on the basis of job-related qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to a person's ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

For U.S. hires

WGL/SEMCO/AltaGas offers a total rewards package that includes competitive pay, incentive bonus plans, holiday pay, 401K matching and a wide array of benefits. These benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage are designed to help you and your family stay healthy. We also have paid time off (PTO) to balance the demands of your work and personal life. Available benefits vary depending on the specifics of the role.

U.S. affiliates of AltaGas are committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical or mental disabilities, political affiliation, genetic information, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.