PMO Lead

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

📋 Description

• Oversee the daily delivery of PMO services for designated projects, programmes, or accounts.

• Facilitate governance cycles, reporting, RAID management, planning, resource management, and financial control activities.

• Generate and ensure the quality of clear, accurate, and decision-oriented management information.

• Identify trends, dependencies, exceptions, and emerging delivery issues.

• Provide PMO guidance, analysis, and constructive feedback to project, programme, and account leadership.

• Monitor compliance with PMO processes and controls, addressing discrepancies and escalating significant issues.

• Assist in the implementation and adoption of standard PMO processes, tools, templates, and methodologies.

• Coordinate PMO activities across various workstreams and stakeholders.

• Manage priorities, dependencies, and deadlines effectively.

• Offer task leadership, coaching, and quality oversight to PMO team members.

• Identify and implement enhancements to PMO efficiency, consistency, data quality, and stakeholder value.

• Maintain collaborative relationships across delivery, commercial, finance, resource, and account teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in delivering PMO services within intricate project or programme environments.

• Strong expertise in governance, reporting, RAID management, planning, resource management, and project controls.

• Capability to analyze information, identify exceptions, and convert data into clear, actionable insights.

• Proficient stakeholder management and communication abilities, with confidence to provide constructive feedback and escalate issues when necessary.

• Ability to organize and coordinate multiple priorities, activities, and deadlines in a structured manner.

• Experience in quality-assuring PMO outputs and promoting consistent standards within a delivery environment.

• Capacity to guide, support, and mentor colleagues while ensuring accountability for PMO delivery quality and timeliness.

• Solid financial and commercial understanding, including knowledge of budget, forecast, and resource information.

• Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to identify practical opportunities to simplify and strengthen PMO services.

• Familiarity with relevant PPM tools and systems, such as OneProject, RAID tools, and financial systems.

• Candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain SC clearance.

• Relevant project, programme, or PMO qualifications such as PRINCE2, MSP, P3O, or Agile are preferred.

• Must be UK-based with national mobility required.

🏝️ Benefits

• 25 days of paid leave + National Holidays.

• Pension Scheme – contributions matched up to 10%.

• Private Medical Cover.

• Income Protection.

• Life Assurance.

• Flex Benefits Program.

• Opportunities for professional development, leadership capability, and continuous learning.

• A collaborative and supportive working environment.

• Remote working options available.