Lead PMO Planner

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Develop, maintain, and ensure integrated plans across intricate programmes.

• Assist complex programmes and portfolios in overseeing plans and schedules at various levels.

• Gather, analyze, and critically assess schedules to provide a comprehensive overview for both internal and external stakeholders.

• Ensure the quality of schedules and uphold portfolio- and programme-level schedules to accurately reflect delivery progress.

• Mentor colleagues in best practices for planning and scheduling.

• Deliver planning and scheduling insights for reporting at the executive level.

• Evaluate progress against schedules and identify delivery risks, dependencies, and milestones.

• Identify, document, and monitor dependencies, milestones, critical paths, resource limitations, and risk impacts.

• Lead planning workshops with senior internal and external stakeholders.

• Enhance PMO maturity and facilitate continuous improvement through standardized planning and scheduling frameworks.

• Report to the Head of the Portfolio Office as part of a team of Lead Planners.

⛳️ Requirements

• Security Clearance must be established and remain valid throughout the entire duration of the position.

• Expert-level experience in planning and scheduling within complex delivery environments.

• Proficient in MS Project at an expert level.

• Experience managing intricate schedules for projects exceeding £5m and cross-functional dependencies.

• Exceptional stakeholder management abilities.

• Proven experience in defining best practices for planning and scheduling.

• Understanding of planning maturity, governance, and schedule quality standards.

• Familiarity with critical path analysis, dependency mapping, and milestone management.

• Capability to coach or assist colleagues in applying consistent planning methodologies.

• Experience within a portfolio, programme, or enterprise PMO environment.

• Willingness to travel on an ad hoc basis.

🏝️ Benefits

• A competitive basic salary.

• Work from home flexibility.

• 23 days of holiday, increasing to 27 days.

• Opportunity to purchase additional leave.

• Paid day off for volunteering activities.

• Automatic enrollment in the company pension plan.

• Life assurance coverage.

• Cycle2Work scheme.

• 15 weeks of fully paid maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave.

• Two weeks of paternity pay.

• Optional lifestyle benefits, encompassing discounts for retail, social activities, health and wellness, travel, and technology.

• Access to Employee Network Groups.

• Opportunities for career advancement and skill development, exploring new paths, and progressing in your career.