Defence Programme Governance & PMO Consultant

Turner-

City of Edinburgh

Hybrid

GBP 65,000 - 95,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Programme Governance, PMO & Advisory Consultant to lead governance, PMO and assurance activities across Defence, Rail, Infrastructure and Digital/AI projects in the UK. The role involves establishing delivery structures, reporting, and quality controls, with client-site activity up to 60% and hybrid working options.

You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to drive programme performance, support senior leadership decision‑making and deliver complex

Qualifications

Experience operating within PMO, governance, assurance, quality or programme performance functions.
Experience supporting complex projects or portfolios within Defence, Rail, Infrastructure or Digital/AI environments.
Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills to support senior leadership decision‑making.
Experience establishing or improving governance arrangements, reporting frameworks, delivery controls or assurance processes.
Understanding of programme lifecycles, project management methodologies, and delivery best practice.
Experience with programme reporting, management information or performance measurement tools advantageous.
Experience within Defence or other highly regulated environments.
Membership of, or qualifications from, recognised professional bodies such as APM, PMI, MSP, PRINCE2, MoP or equivalent.
Experience supporting programme mobilisation, assurance reviews or programme recovery activities.

Responsibilities

Establishing and improving PMO, governance and programme management frameworks across projects, programmes and portfolios.
Supporting programme mobilisation activities, helping clients establish delivery structures, roles, processes and controls.
Developing and maintaining assurance and quality arrangements to support successful programme outcomes.
Producing, analysing and presenting programme performance information, reporting and management insight to support effective decision‑making.
Supporting governance forums, boards and senior stakeholder engagements through structured reporting and recommendations.
Driving continuous improvement initiatives across programme delivery, PMO and project management practices.
Supporting programme reviews, health checks, interventions and recovery activities where required.
Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across Risk, Transformation and AI to improve overall programme performance.