PMO Manager

CBRE GDS is seeking a Construction PMO Manager in support of fedgov construction contracts in the Asia, Pacific, and Indian Ocean areas.  The Construction PMO Manager will be part of the GDS Engineering Services (ENGS) Asia-Pacific (APAC) team, and report to the Director of Operations for the APAC group.

The Construction PMO Manager will oversee the newly created Program Management Office, and supervise a team of 10-12 program managers and staff, providing shared services to multiple contracts, ensure standardized delivery practices, strong project governance, and consistent performance against schedule, cost, quality, safety, and regulatory requirements. The role combines strategic leadership with hands‑on process design, and direct support to project teams to drive contract execution and profitability.  The person filling this role must be comfortable and adept at distilling actionable information from data, prioritizing work assignments in alignment with the strategy and mission requirements, and leading initiatives and change across organizational boundaries when needed.

Serving as the PMO’s senior liaison to U.S. government stakeholders—including construction managers, contracting officer representatives, embassy/consulate staff, and DoD/USAID/State program offices—the manager ensures compliance with federal procurement and contract obligations by effectively working across organizational boundaries to coordinate efforts and lead change. The position also contributes to business development efforts to identify, propose, and secure new awards.

Key Responsibilities

• PMO Leadership: Establish and maintain PMO frameworks, methodologies, templates, and tools tailored to construction projects.
• Portfolio Governance: Maintain the Program Pipeline in accordance with current strategies and pursuit prioritization, and alignment with business objectives.
• Project Controls: Oversee schedule management, cost control, risk and issue management, and earned value reporting across the portfolio.
• Performance Reporting: Produce consolidated dashboards and executive reports showing schedule, budget, risks, and key milestones.
• Standards and Best Practices: Develop and enforce standardized processes for planning, procurement, subcontractor management, quality assurance, and closeout.
• Resource Management: Coordinate resource planning and capacity forecasting for project teams, contractors, and consultants.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as the central liaison between project teams, senior leadership, owners, and external stakeholders; facilitate steering committee meetings.
• Continuous Improvement: Lead lessons‑learned reviews, maturity assessments, and training programs to raise project delivery capability.
• Compliance and Safety: Ensure projects comply with contractual obligations, regulatory requirements, and site safety standards.
• Location, Schedule and Travel:  This is a remote or office-based assignment, with the potential for periodic domestic/international travel <25%.  Coordination with team members located in the Philippines and on Diego Garcia will necessitate a flexible schedule for occasional calls and meetings. 

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, management or operations; construction management; engineering, or related field.
• Experience: 5+ years in construction project management with 3+ years in a PMO or program management role overseeing multiple concurrent projects.
• Technical Knowledge: Proven experience with project controls tools (scheduling, cost estimating, EVM); Financial reporting tools; construction project estimating, fedgov construction contracts, and the procurement and supply chain lifecycles.

Skills and Competencies

• Leadership: Ability to lead cross‑functional teams and influence senior stakeholders.
• Analytical: Strong financial acumen, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis skills.
• Communication: Clear, concise reporting and presentation skills for executive audiences.
• Process Orientation: Experience designing and implementing PMO processes and governance.
• Tools Proficiency: Familiarity with CostPoint, Primavera P6, Procore, Power BI, Maximo, MSOffice, or similar platforms.
• Problem Solving: Proactive risk identification and mitigation; decisive under pressure.
• Interpersonal: Time management and task prioritizations skills are critical.  Teamwork and team building skills, and the ability to collaborate and negotiation with other stakeholders are essential. 

KPIs and Reporting

• On‑time Delivery Rate: Percentage of projects meeting baseline schedule milestones.
• Budget Variance: Average cost variance across active projects.
• Forecast Accuracy: Accuracy of schedule and cost forecasts versus actuals.
• Risk Closure Rate: Percentage of high‑priority risks mitigated within target timelines.
• PMO Adoption: Rate of project teams using PMO templates and tools.
• Reporting Cadence: Weekly operational dashboards and monthly executive portfolio reviews.

Working Conditions and Compensation

• Environment: Combination of office and occasional site visits required.
• Hours: Standard business hours with flexibility for project team coordination.
• Compensation: Competitive salary commensurate with experience, plus benefits.

Disclaimer 

J&J Worldwide Services CBRE Government and Defense Business are thrilled at the opportunity for you to apply for one of our roles. The base salary range for this position is $105,000 - $115,000. This position may also be eligible for a wide range of competitive benefits that can include but are not limited to medical, well-being, financial planning and short-term benefits.  

This description is not intended to be an “all inclusive” list of the accountabilities of the job described. Rather, it describes the general nature of the job. In addition, some aspects of this job may change over time, according to business needs, and these changes may not be recorded immediately. The requirements stated represent the minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities to qualify and satisfactorily perform this job. 

THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS CREATING A CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN J&J WORLDWIDE SERVICES AND ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES OR OTHERWISE ALTERING AN EMPLOYEE’S AT WILL EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH J&J WORLDWIDE SERVICES. 

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