Head of Projects & PMO — Hybrid Engineering Leader

Solid State Group PLC; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme

26 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays +

Pensions Plan

Company Sick Pay Scheme

Life Assurance Scheme

Profit Share Scheme

All Employee Share Plan

Job summary

Active Silicon is seeking an experienced Head of Projects to own delivery across engineering, establishing a structured PMO. You will shape governance, processes and disciplines to support continued growth.

The role combines strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, working closely with Engineering and senior leadership to translate requirements into delivered programmes. This is a full-time, hybrid position with on-site collaboration in Langley four days per week, offering the autonomy to

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional projects or programmes.
• Experience establishing, developing or significantly improving project management processes or a PMO environment.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capability.
• Experience managing project budgets, forecasting, resources and project financials.
• Knowledge of project governance, risk management and delivery controls.
• Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall and/or hybrid methodologies.
• Experience using project management tools such as MS Project, Jira or Microsoft 365.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish and develop the PMO framework, governance and project management standards.
• Take ownership of project planning and delivery from initiation through to completion.
• Provide clear visibility of project progress, milestones, dependencies, risks and priorities.
• Lead and support Project Managers and cross-functional project teams.
• Manage project budgets, forecasting, resources and financial performance.
• Identify risks early and ensure appropriate mitigation and corrective actions.
• Work closely with Engineering and other stakeholders to balance technical, commercial and operational priorities.
• Provide clear and meaningful project reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Introduce and continuously improve project management methodologies, tools and processes.
• Support the development of project management capability within our evolving ERP environment.

Skills

Project leadership

PMO development

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Governance

Risk management

Agile/Waterfall

MS Project/Jira

Communication

Education

Engineering degree

Science degree

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Microsoft 365

Dynamics 365 Project Operations

Job description

Active Silicon is seeking an experienced Head of Projects to own delivery across engineering, establishing a structured PMO. You will shape governance, processes and disciplines to support continued growth.

The role combines strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, working closely with Engineering and senior leadership to translate requirements into delivered programmes. This is a full-time, hybrid position with on-site collaboration in Langley four days per week, offering the autonomy to