Delivery Lead PMO

Harvey Nash; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment consultancy is seeking a PMO Delivery Lead for a 6-month contract in the UK, requiring expertise in project management within the energy sector and knowledge of Oracle ERP systems. This hybrid role demands effective team leadership, risk management skills, and strong project delivery capabilities to ensure successful outcomes for multiple concurrent projects. Starting ASAP with a day rate of £535.

Qualifications

• Recent experience in the energy sector is required.
• Experience of matrix management across multiple sites.
• Experience in business-wide IT processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage PMO activities and ensure timely, budget-conscious delivery.
• Support and coach project managers in delivery.
• Lead project end-of-stage reviews.

Skills

Project management methodologies

Prince II or PMP certification

Time management

Technical knowledge

Microsoft Office proficiency

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Tools

Microsoft Project

Oracle EBS

Oracle HCM

Job description

PMO Delivery Lead 6 Month Contract (Inside IR35) Hybrid, Havant or Reading Starting ASAP

You will have to have recent energy sector experience for this role

Day Rate: 535

Overview

This PMO Lead role combines specific Programme Management Office delivery responsibility with the management and development of a team of PMO Analysts.

About the Role

This PMO Lead role combines specific Programme Management Office delivery responsibility with the management and development of a team of PMO Analysts.

Main Duties/Skills

• Be familiar with structured project management methodologies and a good understanding of the end-to-end project delivery lifecycle.
• Qualified to practitioner level (Prince II, PMP or equivalent) with a background of programme or portfolio management.
• Be able to effectively and accurately track a high number of projects simultaneously.
• Have a good working knowledge of key project processes, including status reporting, budgeting and estimating, planning, dependency management, risk and issue management, quality gates and change management.
• Excellent time management skills; able to effectively plan own and others' time.
• Demonstrate a strong technical knowledge encompassing processes, tools and techniques.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project.
• Excellent personal effectiveness, managing own workload and that of junior staff.
• Ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.

Key Accountabilities

Responsibility for the day to day management of PMO activities, in particular:

• In the development of project management methods, systems, tools and techniques.
• Implementation of support processes for PMO.
• Accountable for the submission of consolidated progress reports into governance boards to agreed reporting timetable.
• Monitor the portfolio of projects and programmes from inception to closure, ensuring that the delivery is on time, within budget, minimising potential risks and assessing to make sure it meets all strategic objectives.
• Highlight any deviation from baselined milestones or agreed budget.
• Proactive risk and issue management, including escalation of cross-programme and operational risks.
• Capacity management of PMO team resources.

Oversees the development and performance management of the PMO team in line with the goals of the PMO manager.

Supports and coaches Project and Programme Managers with all aspects of project and programme delivery, including planning and forecasting, risk and issue management, dependency management, and reporting.

Coaching and mentoring the PMO team.

Leads project end-of-stage reviews.

Delegates for the PMO Manager when required.

Essential Experience

• Experiences of matrix management of teams of PMO analysts across multiple sites, creating a sense of teamwork by pulling together the different members of the Programme Management Office from different locations and/or directorates.
• Experience of staff development and performance management ranging from trainees through to experienced professionals, including setting and monitoring objectives.
• Experience of Influencing direct reports and other resources without a direct line reporting relationship.
• Ideally have experience of working as a Project Manager.
• Experience of business wide IT processes including safety, resourcing, financial management, status reporting and risk management.
• Knowledge of business\' Transformational Change Governance Framework or an equivalent stage gate-based project governance process.
• Knowledge of two or more directorates including key stakeholders, technologies and support groups and local requirements and processes would be advantageous.
• Demonstrate the ability to identify and implement innovative and effective business improvements.
• M or PMO experience on Oracle EBS and or Oracle HCM delivery projects
• Strong knowledge of setting up and running PMO processes on large projects, including Risk Management, Financial Management, Change management, stakeholder management, comms management, third party management
• Summary of usual PMO activities but with a strong focus on PM support activities
• Must have experience of large change deliveries
• Must have Oracle ERP implementation experience; either Oracle Fusion HCM/ERP or ebusiness suite
• Must be capable of managing complex project plans with multiple workstreams and interdependencies
• Must be capable of producing project status reports up to and including exec level
• Must be capable of managing project financials with meticulous detail and accuracy

This role has been deemed Inside IR35 by the client. Applicants must hold, or be happy to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland. Please click the link to apply.