Head of PMO

ISR Recruitment; Tamworth; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Healthcare

Pension

Hybrid working

Job summary

ISR Recruitment is seeking a Head of PMO in Tamworth, Staffordshire, offering hybrid-working (x3 days on site) for a permanent role. The position oversees the Project Management Office and the delivery of the programme portfolio, aligning projects with strategic objectives and reporting to the Senior Leadership Team.

The ideal candidate will have extensive PMO leadership experience, strong budgeting and procurement knowledge, and qualifications such as MSP/APM, PRINCE2 or MRICS.

Qualifications

• Experience running a PMO and implementing delivery processes.
• Experience delivering engineering and product development projects.
• Knowledge of designing, planning, monitoring and controlling programmes.
• Leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to advise senior leadership on progress and escalations.
• Understanding of budgeting and procurement processes.
• Qualification: MSP, APM, MRICS or PRINCE2.

Responsibilities

• Oversee PMO and delivery of the programme portfolio.
• Lead PMO and assign projects per org structure.
• Communicate project progress to Senior Leadership Team.
• Ensure programmes deliver strategic objectives.
• Maintain common project delivery processes.

Skills

PMO management

Project delivery

Engineering projects

Product development

Planning & monitoring

PM methods

SAP ByDesign

Microsoft Project

Budgeting

Procurement

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

PM qualifications

Team leadership

Education

PRINCE2 or MSP/APM

MRICS

PM qualification

Tools

SAP Business ByDesign

Microsoft Project

Job description

• Tamworth, Staffordshire (Hybrid-Working - x3 days on site)
• Up to c£65,000 per year
• Plus an excellent benefits package (including 28 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, Healthcare, Pension, etc.)

Skills and Experience:

• Experience running a PMO and implementing project delivery processes
• Experience delivering engineering and product development projects.
• Proven knowledge of techniques for designing, planning, monitoring and controlling programmes
• Proven knowledge of programme and project management methods
• Experience of SAP Business ByDesign and Microsoft Project
• Sound business development and approval skills
• Good understanding of the procurement process including negotiation with third parties
• Strong knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures
• Effective leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
• The ability to command respect and to create a sense of community amongst the members of the project teams
• Sufficient experience, seniority and credibility to advise the senior leadership team on project progress and escal
• MSP, APM, MRICS or Prince 2 or a similar qualification

The Opportunity:

My client based in the renewables sector are looking for a Head of PMO on a permanent basis. The Head of PMO is responsible for the oversight of the Project Management Office and delivery of the programme portfolio, including delivery of all projects, both internal engineering and external customer delivery. This includes the formalisation of a PMO and the maintenance of a common set of project delivery processes to enable management and reporting on schedule, resource, finance, risk and overall project performance. The Head of PMO will lead the PMO, distribute projects across the team in accordance with the organisational structure and will communicate project progress to the Senior Leadership Team and ensure the overall programme is delivering the strategic objectives of the company.