IT PPM Governance and Assurance Manager

M Group; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join M Group as an IT PPM Governance and Assurance Manager, playing a key role in enhancing project delivery across various teams. You'll ensure high standards in project governance while fostering a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates possess extensive PMO experience and thrive in matrixed settings, with opportunities for professional growth and impactful work.

Benefits

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Online GP service, 24/7

Employee assistance programme

Life assurance

Cycle to work schemes

Discretionary bonus scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Company car or allowance

Private health care

Qualifications

• Experience in medium/large organizations with PMO frameworks.
• Led investment prioritization and business case development.
• Mentoring and managing teams in a matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

• Enhance project delivery capabilities and standards.
• Act as a trusted advisor throughout project lifecycles.
• Facilitate reviews and embed lessons learned.

Skills

Project Management

Governance

Continuous Improvement

Education

Experience in PMO

Enterprise Project Management Applications

Waterfall and Agile Methodologies

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Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

As an organisation, there is little we don’t do and plenty to get involved in. Our Group Support roles are vital in making sure we can help over 11,000 people deliver essential infrastructure seamlessly across water, energy, transport and telecom.

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

We're on the lookout for a Governance and Assurance Manager to join our IT Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Centre of Excellence—an integral team that champions best-in-class programme and project delivery across the business. In this role, you’ll be the driving force behind enhancing our project delivery capability, ensuring high standards are met and innovations are shared across teams and platforms.

From leading assurance programmes and onboarding project staff, to shaping frameworks, tools, and templates, you’ll help us work smarter and more collaboratively. You'll act as a trusted advisor across the project lifecycle, facilitating reviews, embedding lessons learned, and supporting investment decisions that deliver real value.

If you’re someone who thrives on bringing structure, insight, and continuous improvement to complex project environments—all while working with a brilliant community of stakeholders—this could be your next big move. We’re excited to see what you bring to the table.

What you’ll bring:

• Prior experience in a Enterprise based PMO or Transformation office within a medium/large size organisation, working within a multi-division, matrixed environment.
• Experience setting up PMOs in multiple organisations and in developing PMO frameworks
• Has previously led Investment prioritisation and ongoing management of a portfoli
• Led Business case development on multiple programmes and project
• Waterfall and Agile related project discipline experience
• Previous experience with mentoring/management of staff of teams
• Experience in leading teams in a matrixed environment, preferably with experience in managing managers of teams.
• Previous experience in working with Enterprise Project Management applications
• Experience working in multiple PMO models across various industries
  
  

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme
  
  

In addition, this role offers;

• Company car (or allowance) and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
• Company van/vehicle and fuel card for business use
• Private health care and health care cash plan for you (and your family)
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!
  
  

About Us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
  
  

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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