PMO Analyst

National Highways; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

National Highways is seeking a PMO Analyst to join the East region, with offices in Bedford, Cambridge or Ipswich. The PMO enables delivery plans through effective programme management and ensures data quality and timely reporting to decision makers.

You will support development teams in maintaining project data, delivering analytical reports on scope, cost and schedule, and assisting governance meetings and improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Project and Programme Management and Controls Methodologies.
• Good Excel skills for data analysis.
• Knowledge of contractual relationships between a client organisation and suppliers.
• Knowledge of business management information systems and finance / project control applications.
• Ability to develop and sustain effective working relationships with key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate and complete project data across National Highways finance and project control systems.
• Develop and deliver analytical reports for scope, cost, schedule, outputs and efficiencies.
• Support governance meetings and provide insights and recommendations to decision makers.
• Maintain registers of risks, opportunities and issues and ensure timely action closure.
• Support Change Control governance for project and programme with regular reviews.
• Contribute to continuous improvement through insights and transformation initiatives.

Skills

Project management

Data analysis

Excel

Stakeholder management

MS Office

Tools

MS Office

Job description

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for a PMO Analyst to join our team in the East region. The PMO enables the achievement of capital investment and operational expenditure delivery plans through effective programme management. The PMO Analyst will perform a key role in ensuring the quality and completeness of programme data and delivering accurate and timely reporting to decision makers.

This role will be based from our Bedford, Cambridge or Ipswich Office.

What you'll be leading on

• Support and enable development and delivery teams in the maintenance of accurate and complete project and programme data and information on the National Highways finance and project control systems. In accordance with National Highways reporting requirements, ensure the quality, completeness and integrity of data uploaded to National Highways business management systems.
• In accordance with National Highways governance policies and reporting cycles, develop and deliver analytical reports enabling effective management of project and programme scope, cost, schedule, outputs and efficiencies. Be prepared to develop and deliver bespoke reports on request.
• Support project and programme governance meetings including Project and Programme Board and Management Meetings, Scheme and Stage Gate Reviews and Working Day Round meetings. Develop and deliver analysis, insights and recommendations to decision makers. Support business planning processes, ensuring that complete and accurate baselines with appropriate budgets are developed
• Support in the maintenance of registers of project and programme risks, opportunities and issues, and facilitate monthly reviews in accordance with National Highways governance policies. Working with project development & delivery teams, ensure that effective risk and issue management actions are recorded and completed within agreed timelines.
• Support Change Control governance for project and programme to facilitate weekly/monthly reviews in accordance with National Highways governance policies.
• Support culture of continuous improvement through insights and analysis and the identification of lessons learnt and opportunities for business improvement. Participate in the delivery of business improvement initiatives and transformation projects.

About you

• Knowledge and experience of Project and Programme Management and Controls Methodologies
• Knowledge of the Microsoft Office with good knowledge of excel to enable effective data analysis.
• Knowledge of contractual relationships between a client organisation and suppliers
• Knowledge of business management information systems and finance / project control applications
• Develop and sustain effective working relationships with key stakeholders in National Highways and the supply chain

About us

Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.

Operations is at the heart of keeping the strategic road network moving and ensuring our customers get the best possible experience when using our roads.

We address over 39,000 customer enquiries every month, plan and deliver all maintenance activities on the network, drive efficiencies and improvements across our systems and roads, and respond to incidents across 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads that we manage. All to make sure National Highways customers have safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.