Defence Programme PMO & Governance Consultant

Turner & Townsend; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Health & wellbeing support

Flexible working

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Programme Governance, PMO & Advisory Consultant in the UK Defence sector. You will join the Defence Programme Performance team, delivering governance, PMO, assurance, quality, mobilisation and performance services across projects and programmes in the UK.

Expect to work on client sites or Turner & Townsend offices up to 60% of the time, with hybrid flexibility based on client and business needs.

Qualifications

• Experience operating within PMO, programme management, governance, assurance, quality or programme performance functions.
• Experience supporting complex projects, programmes or portfolios within Defence, Rail, Infrastructure or Digital/AI environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including the ability 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, quality management or performance measurement tools would be 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.

Skills

PMO governance

Stakeholder engagement

Programme performance

Risk management

Quality assurance

Reporting & MI

Communication skills

PM methodologies

Defence sector experience

Education

APM/PMI/MSP/PRINCE2/MoP certification

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Programme Governance, PMO & Advisory Consultant in the UK Defence sector. You will join the Defence Programme Performance team, delivering governance, PMO, assurance, quality, mobilisation and performance services across projects and programmes in the UK.

Expect to work on client sites or Turner & Townsend offices up to 60% of the time, with hybrid flexibility based on client and business needs.