Project Management Office - Strategy & Governance Manager

Job Title: Project Management Office - Strategy & Governance Manager

Employment Type: Full-Time

About The Role

We are seeking a highly experienced FE Strategy & Governance manager to act as a single source of truth, informing cluster heads, and act as a stage-gate authority. In his role, he will be the chief of staff engine for the Factory Expansion PMO Head. Operational teams such Expert Support Group, Implementation Assurance, Training & Development, Project Controls, FE Finance and stay focused on execution inside their projects. In contrast, this function consolidates all program data and ensures that material decisions (quality Q-gates, change requests, scope shifts, contingency usage, escalation topics) are governed through a stage-gate / change-control discipline so every decision fits the overall program risk profile, budget, and capacity constraints and is benchmarked across projects for consistency and impact.

Key Responsibilities (with KPIs)

Risk & Opportunity Management

• Set the system: governance, standards, data foundation
• Governance model + program operating system
• Own governance structure, reporting cadence, templates, KPI dictionary, decision paper formats, RAID / action logs, meeting routines.
• Outputs: governance FE handbook, template library, KPI dictionary (see KPI concept).
• Data environment / single source of truth
• Own databases, dashboards, master datasets, definitions; run plausibility checks and enforce consistency across projects.
• Outputs: Dashboards, master datasets, data-quality rules.
• Stage-gate / Quality-gate authority (readiness + decisions)
• Define readiness criteria and run gate checks at key milestones (baseline approval, contractor award, site readiness, commissioning readiness, etc.).
• Ensure decisions run through this function because it holds the consolidated view and can benchmark across projects.
• Outputs: Gate checklists, readiness assessments, go/no-go decision with conditions, decision log, benchmarking, escalation packs.
• Central change control (single intake + triage + threshold-based escalation)
• Route all change requests through one intake to document impacts on schedule / risk / EHQS / capacity / interdependencies; prevent silent scope creep.
• Triage and escalate only what exceeds thresholds.
• Outputs: Change register, impact assessments, mitigations & corrective actions, escalation recommendations.
• Scope integrity & scope creep prevention
• Maintain scope baselines (inout), track deviations centrally, identify cross-project creep patterns.
• Outputs: Scope baselines, scope deviation log, trend insights (MTA / MTS).
• Contingency governance + Change Control Board (with Finance)
• Run a delegated-authority decision forum; govern contingency usage; escalate only material impacts to Factory Expansion Head (to be specified) / SteerCo.
• Outputs: Approval/decline records, contingency governance, escalation packs.
• Steer the portfolio: program steering, scenarios, capacity, benefits
• Program steering cadence (early intervention, pre-escalation)
• Run structured steering to highlight priorities, trade-offs, and interventions before issues reach Factory Expansion Head / SteerCo.
• Outputs: Intervention list, decision proposals, management narrative.
• Scenario planning & resilience playbooks
• Build if X happens, we do Y playbooks for supplier failure, EHQS events, regulatory delays, geopolitical disruptions, downturns—incl. triggers, corrective actions, decision rights, comms.
• Outputs: Scenario triggers, response guides, tabletop exercises.
• Data-driven capacity steering and Make or Buy recommendations
• Use program-wide capacity and performance data to propose allocations and options, aligned with Finance.
• Outputs: Capacity dashboard, options analysis, recommendation papers.
• Benefits (saving) realization + program performance improvement
• Track whether promised benefits are delivered (cost, capacity, throughput, quality, time-to-market) and replicate what works.
• Outputs: benefits tracking, lessons learned system, improvement actions.
• FE Management Support: chief-of-staff layer for Factory Expansion Head
• Executive readiness (SteerCo / 30x30 Reporting / leadership routines)
• Turn consolidated data into decision-ready material: storyline, key asks, options with consequences, recommended path; align stakeholders before meetings.
• Outputs: Pre-reads, decision papers, 30x30 packs, single narrative.
• Strategic topics & cross-functional alignment (chief of staff tasks)
• Drive strategic initiatives that span projects / functions (e.g., operating model tweaks, governance upgrades, special investigations, priority initiatives from Factory Expansion Head).
• Outputs: Strategic initiative plans, alignment notes, progress tracking.
• OKR and Target setting / tracking + capability building
• Support Factory Expansion Head in defining program OKRs (see target setting); establish tracking cadence; identify capability gaps; propose FE process training/development paths across the factory expansion program.
• Outputs: OKR dashboard, capability roadmap, training/development plan recommendations.
• Program-level communications & stakeholder management
• Maintain stakeholder map and comms cadence to ensure one version of the truth and reduce noise/contradictions.
• Outputs: Stakeholder map, comms calendar incl. invitation, key-message packs.
• FE Employees Development and succession planning
• Supports Factory Expansion to establish a holistic Headcount Development
• Establishing a holistic Succession Planning for FE
• Holistic HC development plan according to approved I-App and established succession plan including home harbour concept.
  
  

Qualifications & Skills

• Education: Technical or commercial background, construction management, or strategy development.
• Experience:
• Minimum 8+ years in construction project management, preferably in manufacturing facility projects.
• Proven track record in strategy development and implementation.
• Experience working on projects with multiple work streams and in a matrix organization.
• Technical:
• Strong understanding of construction contracts, risk analysis methodologies, and change management processes.
• Expertise in risk mitigation planning and governance frameworks.
• Soft Skills:
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Highly proactive, detail-oriented, and strong leadership in enforcing standards.