Project Management Officer

Job Description

Role: PMO Lead

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Location: London/Hybrid

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Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

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Type: Full-time/Contract

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The Role

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We are looking for an experienced PMO Lead to join a growing utilities business and take ownership of programme governance, reporting, financial tracking and project controls across a portfolio of complex projects.

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This is a hands-on PMO leadership position, working closely with senior stakeholders, Project Managers and wider delivery teams to provide clear visibility of programme performance, risks, resources and financial position.

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The successful candidate will have previous experience working within the utilities sector and a strong understanding of project and programme governance. Experience across budgets, financial reporting, project tracking and portfolio-level MI will be highly valued.

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Key Responsibilities

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• Lead and maintain robust PMO governance frameworks across a portfolio of projects and programmes.

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• Establish and maintain consistent project controls, processes, reporting standards and governance routines.

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• Manage RAID logs, ensuring risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies are identified, monitored and escalated appropriately.

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• Produce high-quality MI, KPI and programme reporting for senior management and governance forums.

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• Prepare programme and project packs, including RAG reporting, milestones, financial performance, risks, dependencies and actions.

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• Track project budgets, forecasts, expenditure and financial performance, highlighting variances and potential risks.

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• Maintain accurate project trackers, plans, milestones and delivery information across multiple workstreams.

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• Support resource and capacity planning across the programme portfolio.

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• Coordinate governance meetings, ensuring actions and decisions are captured and followed through to completion.

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• Work closely with Project Managers to ensure projects are operating within agreed governance, financial and reporting frameworks.

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• Monitor programme performance and provide data-driven insight to support senior-level decision making.

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• Identify opportunities to improve PMO processes, controls and reporting.

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• Support procurement, supplier management, purchase orders and commercial tracking where required.

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• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and delivery teams across the business.

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• Provide challenge and assurance to Project Managers where projects are off-track or outside agreed tolerances.

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About You

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We are looking for someone with a strong PMO background who can operate confidently in a complex, fast-paced utilities environment.

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Essential

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• Previous experience working within the utilities sector is essential.

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• Proven experience in a PMO, Programme Office or Portfolio Office position.

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• Strong understanding of project and programme governance.

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• Experience managing RAID, project tracking, reporting and governance processes.

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• Strong financial awareness, including experience with budgets, forecasting, expenditure or financial tracking.

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• Experience producing MI, KPI and management reporting for senior stakeholders.

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• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects/workstreams simultaneously.

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• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

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• Ability to challenge, influence and provide assurance to Project Managers and senior stakeholders.

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• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills.

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Desirable

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• Experience within energy, electricity networks, infrastructure or regulated utilities.

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• Experience supporting large-scale transformation or capital programmes.

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• Experience with Power BI, Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project or similar project management tools.

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• Experience with procurement, suppliers, POs or commercial project controls.

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• PRINCE2, P3O, Agile, Scrum or similar project/programme qualifications.

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What You'll Bring

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You'll be someone who can bring structure, visibility and control to a busy project environment. You'll be comfortable working at both strategic and operational levels – from maintaining detailed project trackers and financial information through to presenting clear programme-level insight to senior leadership.

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This is an excellent opportunity for an established PMO professional to take ownership of a key function within a growing utilities business and play a significant role in improving project delivery, governance and performance.

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