Sr Mgr - Initiatives

About the role

Job Description At DPR, roles and responsibilities are more than describing a job title—they are a commitment to building great things together. The job description(s) below defines core responsibilities and the scope of the role and is a starting point. Every employee is expected to lead from where they are, take ownership of outcomes, and always act in the best interest of the team, customer, project and organization. As a purpose-driven organization on a journey to be most admired, we rely on trust, shared leadership, open communication, disciplined action and a deep respect for the individual to drive exceptional performance. Success is not just about what we build, but who we build and how we build it: with integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and an ever-forward mindset. Job Summary: Leads the delivery of complex, cross-functional strategic initiatives with enterprise impact, ensuring alignment to organizational priorities and measurable outcomes. Oversees multiple initiatives or workstreams, driving integration, prioritization, and execution across stakeholders. Establishes structured approaches to project delivery, governance, and communication to support effective decision-making. Partners with senior leaders to translate strategy into executable plans while managing risk, dependencies, and organizational change. Key Responsibilities: Leads end-to-end delivery of complex initiatives or multiple concurrent workstreams, ensuring alignment to strategic objectives and successful outcomes. Facilitates decision-making and alignment among senior stakeholders by providing structured recommendations, tradeoffs, and status insights. Oversees initiative governance, including timelines, scope, risks, dependencies, and performance metrics to ensure delivery discipline. Integrates efforts across teams by identifying interdependencies, resolving conflicts, and coordinating execution across functions. Establishes and enhances project management standards, tools, and reporting practices to improve consistency and visibility. Coaches and provides guidance to project managers or initiative leads, strengthening delivery capability and consistency across teams. Drives continuous improvement by evaluating initiative performance, incorporating lessons learned, and refining execution practices. Education Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, management, organizational development, engineering, project management, or a related field, or equivalent experience preferred. Work Experience: 8–10 years of experience in project or program management, operations, or a related field required. Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders in a matrixed organization required. Certifications and Licenses: Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), or Prosci Change Management certification preferred. DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world. Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek. Explore our open opportunities at .