PMO Manager

Crown Commercial Service

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

As the PMO Manager, this role will support the Head of PMO in creating a proactive, engaging and collaborative approach to Portfolio Management that sets the standards and supports delivery of the business strategy through the execution of well managed project delivery, embracing agile and waterfall methodology.

Requirements

• Experience of working within a PMO, producing high quality executive reporting
• Strong communication skills, adept at translating the complex into meaningful, engaging insight for all stakeholders up to Exco.
• Demonstrable experience in problem solving; ability to identify key blockers and collaborate to resolve
• Working collaboratively within a team and across wider functions
• Prince 2 or similar project or PMO qualification

Responsibilities

• Strategic Alignment & Connectivity: Act as the "connective tissue" across the organization, ensuring every project and program is explicitly linked to our overarching strategy.
• Relationship Management: Build and nurture high-trust relationships with Department Heads and Project Leads to understand their challenges, provide guidance, and foster a culture of mutual accountability.
• Cross-Functional Synthesis: Proactively identify dependencies, risks, and "blind spots" across the portfolio by joining the dots between disparate teams and workstreams.
• Collaborative Governance: Evolve and facilitate governance that adds value and drives focused discussions, ensuring stakeholders are engaged and informed without being overwhelmed by bureaucracy.
• Insights & Storytelling: Move beyond data collection to provide meaningful portfolio insights; translate complex project data into clear, actionable narratives for the Executive Leadership Team.
• Capability Coaching: Act as a mentor and consultant to Project Managers, helping them navigate organisational hurdles and upskilling teams in collaborative delivery methods.
• Resource Navigation: Work closely with leads to balance resource demand across the portfolio, facilitating honest conversations and collaborative trade-offs when priorities shift.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Generous pension scheme
• A discretionary non-contractual performance related bonus
• Working remotely in addition to working in advertised office location
• Flexi time scheme (available for B1-B6)
• Minimum 25 days annual leave to a maximum service related 30 days excluding bank holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed