Director EPMO and Project Delivery

BURNCO is a leading supplier of construction materials, proudly serving communities across North America. We are committed to quality, safety, and customer service, and we’re building a team that reflects those same values.
Are you a strategic leader with a passion for project delivery, portfolio governance, and technology-enabled transformation? We are hiring a Director, EPMO and Project Delivery for our Calgary head office. If you can influence stakeholders, build strong teams, and deliver measurable business value, we want to hear from you!
As Director, EPMO and Project Delivery, reporting to the Chief Information Officer, you will lead the development of project delivery standards, governance practices, portfolio priorities, and organizational change management capabilities that support our strategic goals. In this role, you will work closely with IT, functional, and executive leaders to align projects, resources, priorities, and risks across the organization. You will provide direct leadership to employees and indirect oversight of consultants, vendors, and project resources, helping drive consistent delivery, business value, and strong organizational performance.
What you will be doing   Lead the EPMO and project delivery function, ensuring IT projects and programs are aligned with business strategy, stakeholder needs, and organizational priorities
Establish and continuously improve project delivery standards, governance practices, tools, processes, and reporting frameworks
Partner with executive, functional, and IT leaders to prioritize the project portfolio based on capacity, risk, value, and strategic impact
Oversee project planning, execution, budgets, resources, milestones, risks, dependencies, and overall delivery performance
Monitor project health, financial performance, and business value realization, using portfolio insights to improve planning, decision-making, and accountability
Identify and resolve project risks and issues, developing contingency plans to support successful delivery outcomes
Embed organizational change management into IT projects, including stakeholder analysis, communication planning, training, readiness, adoption, and measurement
Lead, coach, and develop project managers, delivery teams, consultants, vendors, and cross-functional resources, fostering collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
What we would like from you   10+ years of progressive experience leading enterprise project delivery, portfolio governance, program management, or technology-enabled business transformation in large-scale, complex environments, preferably within construction, materials, manufacturing, logistics, or a related industry
5+ years of people leadership experience, including leading project managers, delivery teams, consultants, vendors, or cross-functional project resources in a matrixed environment
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field; MBA, master’s degree, PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, Prosci, or equivalent certification considered an asset
Proven experience leading strategic technology initiatives, governance practices, and change management activities that support adoption and operational performance
Strong understanding of enterprise project delivery, portfolio management, technology platforms, business applications, and delivery tools such as Service Now, Microsoft Project, Visio, Power BI, SharePoint, Planner, Jira, or similar platforms
Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional initiatives involving business, technology, vendor, and operational stakeholders
Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to…