PMO Analyst

Sizewell C Company; Royal Borough of Greenwich; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5% annual bonus

Pension: 7.5% employee / 15% employer

Permanent, full-time

Job summary

Sizewell C is seeking a PMO Analyst to support the PMO in governance, reporting and performance management across a large-scale infrastructure project in the UK. You will help forecast, budget, plan resources and maintain robust documentation for assurance and stakeholder communications.

The role requires a degree or equivalent project experience, strong data interpretation skills and the ability to communicate complex information to non-technical audiences. Permanent, full-time.

Qualifications

• As indicated, degree or appropriate project experience is required.
• Strong ability to interpret complex data for non-technical audiences.
• Proven organisational, analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support PMO sub-functions and embed PMO culture across the team.
• Prepare performance reports and track PMO performance.
• Assist in forecasting, budgeting and workforce planning.
• Manage PMO documentation, board papers and audit trail.
• Coordinate assurance activities and due diligence outcomes.

Skills

Data interpretation

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Organisation

Teamwork

Agility

PM practices

Education

Degree in Engineering, Construction, Accounting, Quantity Surveying

Job description

Career Area: Project Management & Business Change

PMO Analyst

Sizewell C is entering an exciting phase of growth as we mature into an independent organisation and continue building one of the UK’s largest and most important energy projects.We’re looking for motivated a delivery‑focused Senior Project Manager with experience in large‑scale infrastructure, engineering or complex construction environments.

What’sin It for You

• Salary: £32,000, depending on experience
• Bonus: 5% annual incentive
• Pension: Up to 7.5% employee / 15% employer contribution

Contract: Permanent, full-time.

Overview

The Project Management Office (PMO) is a centralised team responsible for the maintenance of the integrated project baseline to ensure a consistent and transparent single source of the truth for schedule, cost, risk and data configuration/integration, supporting effective performance management across the delivery programmes. The team establishes consistent management practices across the programmes, with the support of the EPR Programme, and can support with cross-programme initiatives.

The stakeholder landscape for Sizewell C is complex and the project will face many requests for data, information and presentations from diverse internal and external parties. The PMO fulfils an assurance function under the Sizewell C Integrated Assurance Function, and the project will be subject to numerous reviews and audits. A consistent and coordinated approach to assurance within the PMO is crucial for ensuring activities are proportionate, targeted and effective. Provision of robust, factual and consistent responses audit and assurance requirements is essential for their efficient management as well as the

building and maintenance of confidence in the project. The project will also need to demonstrate and showcase the best practice, learning and innovation being applied within the delivery teams in order to maintain stakeholder confidence and support.

As a complex matrix organisation supported by different delivery partners, the PMO will need strong operational capability including performance management, workforce planning, contract management and forecasting and budgeting.

Within the PMO, the PMO Operations function will be the focal point for managing these activities in close collaboration with the delivery programmes and the financing organisation.

Principal Accountabilities, Activities and Decisions

As a PMO Analyst, you will be required to support all PMO sub-functions in order to:

• Support operational activities across the PMO Support in embedding PMO culture across the PMO by conducting pulse surveys across the team and promoting PMO objectives and workforce welfare
• Assist in the tracking and assessment of PMO performance using the PMO balanced scorecard and preparation of performance reports for key stakeholders
• Stay informed on the progress across various delivery work packages throughout the project.
• Support annual forecasting and budget requirements across the PMO
• Help manage workforce planning and resourcing activities, including the administration of PMO resource contracts.
• Track and manage PMO-specific continuous improvement initiatives to ensure portfolio alignment and delivery on key objectives
• Support the development of high-quality content and analysis Support the development of professional, external facing material, simplifying technical and complex topics for a non-technical audience to showcase the work of the project.
• Conduct industry and market trend analysis, preparing timely and relevant PMO-related responses to emerging trends and issues.
• Manage file repository / document management systems using clear file naming conventions and structure
• Monitor reporting outputs and maintain adherence to internal standards for quality and accuracy in all communications.
• Develop PMO-related board papers and other formal documentation to ensure accurate, structured information is presented
• Maintain traceability and auditability of information, presentations, data provided from the delivery teams to key internal and external stakeholders
• Support coordination of internal and external assurance activities Support the preparation of materials for due diligence reviews and assurance engagements, ensuring timely and complete documentation.
• Assist in review meetings that discuss findings from due diligence activities.
• Capture, track, and manage recommendations resulting from due diligence and assurance processes, ensuring they are addressed appropriately.
• Help oversee PMO adherence to the Integrated Assurance Strategy, ensuring compliance with relevant policies and procedures

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• Ability to understand and interpret complex data, translating it into simple messaging for non-technical audiences.
• High level of analytical and numerical skills as well as strong communication skills (written and verbal).
• Highly organised with good prioritisation and time management skills.
• Excellent teamworking skills.
• Ability to work with agility to respond to emerging and urgent requirements.
• Working knowledge on standard project management practices

Qualifications & Experience

• Idealy a degree in Engineering, Construction, Accounting, Quantity Surveying or other related field; Or appropriate Project experience.
• Proven relevant experience in a project environment.
• Experience in working in a complex stakeholder environment and communicating effectively.

Behavioural Competences

Humility

• Recognise the value brought from different cultures and experiences.
• Be open to other’s points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise.

Positivity

• Positively challenge poor quality and performance.
• Identify solutions at the lowest possible level.
• Encourage others to bring new ideas forward.

Respect

• Value the rules and environment in which we operate.
• Give and receive feedback with respect.
• Embrace and engage with new people and ideas.
• One team, working closely together and helping each other.
• Empowered teams always looking forward.
• Shared responsibility for delivery the project outcomes.

Clarity

• Communicate clearly and consistently.
• Promote collaboration and team alignment.
• Drive simplification at all levels.

When joining Sizewell C, you may wonder why you are contacted by colleagues with an EDF email or see the EDF logo on portals that you access and/or documentation you receive; this is because we have partnered with EDF for the provision of a number of support services whilst we complete a successful transition out of the EDF group.

At Sizewell C we encourage and embrace diversity and how it can improve our experience and performance at work.It is a requirement that those who join us have the right to work in the UK. Whilst sponsorship may be a possibility that we can explore, we are fully committed to local recruitment where possible, and those already holding the right to work in the UK.

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Vetting, which will, ordinarily, require you to have been a resident of the UK for at least three of the past five years.