PMO Manager

Programme Office Manager / PMO

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Programme Office / PMO professional to support the successful delivery of complex technology and engineering programmes within a major international organisation.

Working closely with Programme and Project Managers, senior leadership and cross-functional teams, you will provide the governance, controls, reporting and coordination required to ensure programmes are effectively planned, monitored and delivered.

This is a hands-on role requiring someone who can bring structure and visibility to complex programmes, challenge where appropriate and provide senior stakeholders with accurate information on programme performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the effective operation and management of the Programme Management Office.

• Establish and maintain appropriate programme governance, controls and reporting processes.

• Coordinate programme plans, milestones, dependencies and key deliverables.

• Monitor programme performance against agreed schedules, budgets and objectives.

• Produce regular programme reporting, dashboards and management information for senior stakeholders.

• Track and manage programme risks, issues, actions and dependencies.

• Support Programme and Project Managers with planning, forecasting and project controls.

• Maintain RAID logs and ensure actions are appropriately owned and progressed.

• Coordinate change control and ensure changes to scope, schedule and cost are appropriately recorded and governed.

• Support resource planning and provide visibility of current and future programme requirements.

• Ensure consistency of project management processes and standards across the programme.

• Coordinate programme reviews, governance meetings and senior management reporting.

• Work with finance, commercial, engineering and operational teams to provide an accurate view of programme performance.

• Identify areas where programme controls, reporting and delivery processes can be improved.

• Support the successful delivery of multiple concurrent projects within a complex technology environment.

Experience Required

Essential

• Previous experience working within a Programme Office, PMO or project controls environment.

• Experience supporting complex, high-value programmes or portfolios.

• Strong understanding of project and programme governance.

• Experience with programme planning, scheduling, reporting and controls.

• Strong risk, issue, action and dependency management experience.

• Experience producing programme-level reporting and management information.

• Strong Excel and general Microsoft Office skills.

• Experience working with project planning and scheduling tools.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

• Ability to work across multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.

• Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify potential problems and challenge information where necessary.

Desirable

• Experience within transportation, infrastructure, engineering, technology, defence or another complex project-led environment.

• Experience supporting programmes incorporating software, hardware and systems engineering.

• Knowledge of financial forecasting, budgeting and project commercial controls.

• Experience with tools such as Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Power BI or similar.

• A recognised project or programme management qualification such as APM, PRINCE2, MSP or PMP.

The Person

You will be a structured and commercially aware PMO professional who is comfortable working within complex programmes involving multiple teams and stakeholders.

You should be confident dealing with senior management, able to turn detailed programme information into clear reporting, and capable of identifying where projects require additional attention or intervention.

This role would particularly suit someone who has worked within a mature project or programme environment delivering large-scale technology, engineering or infrastructure programmes.

Contract

Temporary / Contract assignment.