Head of Project Management Office (PMO)

SEA Ltd; Frome; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense systems firm in the UK is seeking a Head of Project Management Office. The role involves leading project management practices across hybrid work locations and ensuring effective project governance. With a salary of up to £85k, this position offers extensive benefits including private health insurance and development opportunities. Candidates should have strong project management experience and be qualified or working towards APM certification.

Benefits

Hybrid/flexible working arrangements

25 days annual leave

Private medical health insurance

Employee Assistance Program

All Staff Bonus

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant experience at a functional level in project management.
• Experience of setting up project management offices.
• Knowledgeable in all phases of project management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the PM professional discipline to enhance project management capability.
• Implement structured governance of projects involving key stakeholders.
• Ensure effective resource planning and allocation.

Skills

Project management experience

Risk and opportunity management

Stakeholder engagement

Project governance and reporting

Education

Qualification or working towards qualification with APM

Job description

About the role

Head of Project Management Office

Based across our three locations (Bristol, Barnstaple, Beckington) with a mix of office and home-based working. Up to £85k depending on experience and full benefits.

We are SEA

Engineered to protect. We protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world.

Join us.

As Head of Project Management Office you will lead the PM professional discipline, covering the people, processes and tools used to deliver project management capability within SEA, contributing to company objectives through effective project delivery.

Your work will support SEA’s effective & efficient project definition, delivery, execution, and controls; knowledge and learning, reporting, data integrity; resource planning & allocation and project governance.

This is a great opportunity to take on a critical role during a period of exciting growth for SEA, and drive best practice and learning across the business to support our strategic goals.

Responsibilities

• Project Governance – structured approach to govern projects involving stakeholders, team members, project managers, sponsors, investors, clients etc. Well-defined roles, responsibilities and decision-making capacities.
• Plan and Schedule Resource Efficiency – ensure enterprise resources are utilised efficiently and the right resources are allocated to the right project at the right time.
• Project reporting – centralised project information, delivering reports to the right stakeholders at the right time to enable informed and timely decisions for project success.
• Project Learning and Knowledge – capture learning, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement across the PMO.

What we offer

Work life balance

• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell
• Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
• Half day Fridays
• Reservist in the armed forces receive special paid leave

Family & wellbeing

• Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
• All Staff Bonus
• Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing centre
• Sports & Social activities
• Employee Discounts portal – online and instore discounts, travel savings etc
• Life assurance policy
• Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
• Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning

Facilities & resources

• Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
• Private seated lunch areas
• Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
• Onsite showers and toiletries provision
• Free onsite parking

The skills you need

As Head of Project Management Office you’ll be a proven and seasoned project management practitioner with significant experience at a functional level. You’ll bring experience of setting up project management offices, defining processes, procedures and standards, and an ability to chart a course for our discipline through a busy period of growth. You’ll be:

• Competent in building networks with applicable stakeholders and staff at all levels and departments across the business
• Knowledgeable and experienced in all phases of projects from inception, planning and organisation, monitoring & control and closure
• An expert in risk and opportunity management, project governance and reporting
• Experienced in the definition, improvement, tailoring and training of Organisational Project Management Processes
• Qualified or working toward qualifications with the APM
• Experience of working in a defence or systems engineering context is ideal but not essential

Join us and be part of something smaller – with 300 people in the UK and Canada – doing something bigger: protecting what matters.

If you would like to know more, please give our Talent Acquisition Manager Dave a call on 01373 852197.