EPMO Lead (Enterprise Program Management Office Lead)

Position: EPMO Lead (Enterprise Program Management Office Lead)
Location: Downtown, Dallas, (Fully Onsite) Duration: 6 months contract to hire
Summary
The Enterprise PMO Lead is responsible for establishing, leading, and maturing the Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) at Energy Transfer. This role owns the governance framework, delivery standards, portfolio visibility, and program execution discipline across the enterprise transformation portfolio. The EPMO Lead partners with senior business and technology leaders to ensure strategic initiatives are planned, tracked, and delivered with rigor and accountability.
This is a build-and-run leadership role the EPMO Lead will stand up the EPMO function, define its operating model, staff its delivery team, and lead execution from day one.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities EPMO Strategy & Operating Model
Design and implement the EPMO operating model including governance structure, delivery methodology, intake processes, and reporting cadence
Define portfolio management standards across project prioritization, resourcing, and status reporting
Build and continuously improve a center of excellence for project and program management across ET's Transformation portfolio
Drive adoption of consistent PM practices across business units and functional teams
Portfolio Governance & Executive Reporting
Own the enterprise program portfolio dashboard and executive-level reporting cadence
Provide portfolio-level status, risk, and financial reporting to senior leadership
Facilitate steering committee meetings, stage-gate reviews, and cross-program dependency management
Maintain visibility into resource allocation and capacity across the active portfolio
Program Delivery Leadership
Lead and mentor the EPMO delivery team including project managers and coordinators
Serve as the escalation point for cross-program risks, blockers, and key decisions
Partner with partner business organizations, such as Finance, HR, Legal, IT, and Operations to enable successful program delivery
Drive lessons-learned processes and continuous improvement across the delivery lifecycle
Organizational Capability Building
Define PM career paths and capability standards within the EPO
Develop onboarding and training pathways for project practitioners across the enterprise
Champion appropriate delivery methodologies (Agile, hybrid, waterfall) based on program context
Requirements:
Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:
Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field or equivalent experience
12+ years of progressive program and project management experience
4+ years in a PMO leadership, PMO manager, or program governance role
Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-workstream enterprise transformation programs
Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills
Experience with portfolio and project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, MS Project, Planview, or equivalent)
PMP certification required
Preferred Qualifications
MBA or advanced degree
Experience in energy, midstream, or industrial sector
Familiarity with enterprise platform implementations (Workday, SAP, Salesforce, or equivalent)
Agile or SAFe certification
Experience contributing to or building a PMO during organizational transformation or M&A
Key Competencies
Strategic thinking with execution follow-through
Executive presence and communication
Organizational influence across business and technology
Risk identification and escalation management
Team leadership and talent development
KEY NOTES:
Enterprise PMO Lead
I am not seeking a traditional project manager or PMO administrator. I need a leader who can establish and mature an enterprise program management capability while preserving business ownership and applying governance in proportion to initiative complexity, risk, and enterprise impact.
Immediate Need
Establish a clear initial mandate, intake approach, and boundaries for the Enterprise PMO.
Build reliable portfolio visibility across qualifying enterprise initiatives.
Create practical governance, stage gates, decision rights, and executive operating routines.
Improve prioritization, investment decision support, and leadership transparency.
Set standards for program planning, status, risks, dependencies, benefits, and escalation.
Provide selective execution support where complexity, risk, or enterprise importance warrants it.
Partner with business sponsors, the Enterprise Business Architect, Enterprise Data Team, Business Enablement, and IT PMO.
Develop and coach program management talent while scaling the capability responsibly.
How the Candidate Should Think
Preferred approach: Business Strategy -> Portfolio -> Program -> Project
Less aligned: Project Schedule -> Status Report -> Task Completion
What Strong Performance Looks Like
Builds structure where structure does not yet exist.
Keeps governance practical, useful, and tied to decisions.
Creates an executive view that leaders trust and use.
Operates credibly with senior executives and across organizational boundaries.
Personally drives the initial setup while developing a sustainable team and operating model.
Connects portfolio governance to measurable execution and business outcomes.
Balances strategic leadership with a roll-up-your-sleeves operating style.