Program Manager

Manifest Solutions is currently seeking a Program Manager for a position in Corpus Christi, TX.

• Develop the program management governance framework for the PMO, defining standards, methodology, and control gates that apply consistently across all programs in the portfolio.
• Establish program management policies covering scope, schedule, risk, issue, change, and stakeholder management.
• Define standard templates and tools for program management activities, including charters, schedules, risk registers, status reports, and change logs.
• Establish a standard reporting cadence and status reporting format for program performance at both the program and portfolio level.
• Define a Program Manager competency framework describing the skills, behaviors, and practices expected of Program Managers across the portfolio.
• Designing and delivering training on program management best practices and on the PMO's governance framework and tools.
• Providing day-to-day coaching to Program Managers as they work through real issues on their programs, helping them apply program management best practices and develop as leaders through real-time guidance rather than a fixed coaching curriculum or schedule.
• Making coaching support available to Program Managers across the portfolio on an as-needed basis.
• Recommending individual development focus areas for Program Managers where gaps in skill or practice are identified through this day-to-day engagement, for PMO leadership's use in workforce development planning.
• Identify issues and bottlenecks in current program management practices across the portfolio.
• Identify inefficiencies in existing program management processes, tools, and reporting activities.
• Identify redundant or duplicative processes, tools, and reporting requirements, both within individual programs and across the portfolio.
• Bring forward recommended process improvements to PMO leadership, with supporting rationale and expected impact.

• Demonstrated experience building program management governance, standards, or methodology within a PMO, ideally within capital construction, utility, or infrastructure programs.
• Experience designing and delivering program or project management training curricula.
• Experience coaching or mentoring Program Managers or Project Managers to develop leadership capability.
• Working knowledge of program and project management methodology consistent with recognized industry standards.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience identifying process inefficiencies and driving process improvement, ideally with formal process improvement training or certification.
• Program or project management certification (such as PMP or equivalent) preferred.