PMO Analyst

Southern Water; Falmer; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading water service provider in the UK is seeking a PMO Analyst to support portfolio reporting and project governance. The ideal candidate will manage monitoring, reporting, and analysis of project progress to ensure compliance with delivery standards. Strong PMO and project management knowledge, along with excellent analytical skills, are essential. This role offers a hybrid work model, contributing to transformative initiatives within the water industry and providing significant career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in a PMO or project support role.
• Experience with financial management including tracking and reporting.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Monitor project progress against time, cost, and quality expectations.
• Manage risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies (RAID).
• Support project, programme, and portfolio level reporting.

Skills

Knowledge PMO and PM tools

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

Excellent communicator

Attention to detail

Education

Project Management qualifications (Prince 2, APM, MoP)

Tools

Enterprise 1 (Planview PPM tool)

Job description

Closing Date

2026-01-30

Location

Durrington (Worthing) – Hybrid 2 days a week in office

Contract Type

12 month FTC

Salary

Market Rate

Hours

37 hours

Are you ready to make a difference in the water & waste industry?

Southern Water are going through an immense digital transformation programme and require skilled and talented people to join our supportive and collaborative teams to deliver these transformation initiatives.

About the role

Southern Water is seeking a PMO Analyst to provide portfolio reporting and associated analysis on agreed KPI’s across the Portfolio. Ensure consistent and standardised (where possible) approach to project delivery and drive the associated governance and quality assurance across IT Delivery.

What you will be responsible for

• Monitoring, reporting and analysis of project progress against time, cost and quality expectations, providing an early warning of any variances or exceptions and ensuring compliance with Southern Water project and programme delivery framework, governance and reporting standards.
• Financial management : tracking, reporting, analytics, purchase order and invoice process, financial systems updates.
• Ongoing management and monitoring of the Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies (RAID), for all programmes and projects via regular engagement and challenge with the programme / project teams. Advise and expand on key areas requiring Senior PMO Analyst and management attention. Review and quality assure project change requests.
• Resource demand management : Support PM with the tracking and reporting demand and assignment for the project, identifying options where shortfalls or conflicts arise
• Responsible for contributing ideas to the ongoing development, and improvement of the Project framework and maintenance of the delivery lifecycle, processes, standards, and templates. Perform administration of tools used in PMO, e.g. Enterprise 1 (Planview PPM tool).
• Perform regular and documented quality assessments within the Portfolio, providing recommendations and support as appropriate. Facilitate post project reviews, capturing lessons learnt and actioning continuous improvements across the delivery communities.
• Support project, programme, and portfolio level reporting, including analytics to identify issues, trends, gaps, and improvements required.
• Pro-actively forming effective relationships with collaborators across the Programmes / project within Digital.

What you’ll bring to the role

• Knowledge PMO and PM tools
• Understanding of programme and portfolio management as well as project management
• Project management experience
• Strong demonstrable experience of scoping and delivering PMO services
• Project Change Control and quality assurance. Identify trends to slippage.
• Experience of the full delivery lifecycle and project management tools and techniques.
• Project Management qualifications, Prince 2, APM, MoP, or a related field.
• Demonstrable experience in a PMO or project support role.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies (e.g., PRINCE2, Agile).
• Experience of managing resource demand and assignment, identifying opportunities and risks
• Experience of financial management including tracking and reporting, purchase orders, invoicing, and finance system updates
• Experience of project, programme, and portfolio reviews, reporting and analytics
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Ability to execute in a high demand environment, whilst balancing multiple priorities.
• Excellent communicator, who can engage with all levels of stakeholders across the department.

Southern Water is at the forefront of transforming Britain’s water industry, investing significantly to enhance resilience, sustainability, and service excellence. With £7.8bn planned investment for 2025-30, this is an unparalleled opportunity to join a business committed to delivering a generational shift in the way water services are managed.

You will be joining at a time of significant change, working alongside a highly skilled leadership team with a clear vision for the future. We offer an environment where senior professionals can make a meaningful impact, influence major strategic decisions, and drive long-term value creation

“We understand that great talent comes in many forms. If this role excites you and you share our commitment to delivering sustainable solutions for our communities, please apply—even if your experience doesn’t perfectly match every requirement. We’ll support your growth and development.”

If this role isn’t quite what you’re looking for but are keen to be contacted about opportunities at Southern Water, you can register your details here : Introduce Yourself (myworkdaysite.com- Introduce Yourself)

Our Commitment to Diversity

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or any other protected characteristic. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.